Richard Luby International Violin Symposium

Richard Luby International Violin Symposium | May 15 – 20, 2023

MUSC 103/MUSC 112 Individual & Group Lessons in Strings – 2 credits

Named in honor of its founder, violinist Richard Luby, the Symposium offers participants intensive instruction, performance opportunities, and exchange of interpretation ideas ranging across five centuries of violin repertoire. Artist-Faculty include guest artist Grace Park, symposium director Nicholas DiEugenio (UNC-CH), Aaron Berofsky (University of Michigan), Fabian Lopez (UNC-G), Shannon Thomas (Florida State), Kevin Lawrence (UNCSA) and Jacqueline Wolborsky (UNC-CH) .

Course dates are May 15-20, with arrival on May 14 and departure on May 21. Program fee. Contact Associate Professor Dr. Nicholas DiEugenio at nicholas.dieugenio@unc.edu.

The Richard Luby International Violin Symposium includes:

daily private lessons
daily masterclasses
student performances
faculty performances
guest artist performances
HIP Bach perspectives
body awareness methods
practice techniques
performance psychology
orchestral repertoire

Richard Luby founded the Violin Symposium in 2008. Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1979-2013, Dr. Luby was a renowned violinist and a master teacher for over 40 years. Richard Luby had a special interest in the solo violin Sonatas and Partitas of J.S. Bach and performed them, on baroque violin and modern violin, to widespread critical acclaim at the Wigmore Hall in London, Merkin Hall in New York, the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, and throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

All course activities take place on the beautiful campus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Kenan Music Building and Person Hall.

Public Events:

For a list of events, please click here. Events are free and open to the public. They are held in Person Recital Hall. Paid parking is available in Swain Lot after 5 p.m. or in lots on Rosemary Street (approx. five-minute walk).

Room and Board:

Housing will be available at a discounted rate in UNC dorms. Information can be found at: http://housing.unc.edu

Tuition*:

Each session will count for two hours of academic credit. The cost per credit hour for Summer School at UNC is:

In-state Out-of-state Program Fee

$293 undergraduate $960 undergraduate $175

$415 graduate $940 graduate

*These are 2022 rates. Check the UNC Summer School website for 2023 rate updates.

Payment

Tuition payment is made through UNC Summer School. The program fee must be paid using this link. Please wait for program fee confirmation from the program director before paying your fees.

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Application:

Students must submit a short video of their two contrasting works, including one solo work (preferably Bach, Ysaye, or Bartok) to LubySymposium@gmail.com and complete the Applicant Information Form.

Deadline: March 30, 2023 (UNC Summer School registration deadline is April 29, 2023)

Richard Luby International Violin Symposium