April 29th - May 7th
Arrival:
before lunch, first lessons in the afternoon on Wednesday April 29th.
Departure:
after breakfast on Thursday May 7th.
How to get to La Loingtaine:
By bus:
Open Strings Minibus from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
For further info and registration please contact us at
If you arrive to Orly Airport please contact us, perhaps we can arrange a pick-up.
By car:
Paris A6 - Sortie Fontainebleau 45km
Sortie Autoroute - Fontainebleau 16km
Carrefour de l´Obélisque - Sorques 10km
By train:
Paris, Gare de Lyon - Montigny sur Loing.
The journey takes 50 minutes.
Main teachers: Gary Hoffman (each student receives 3 lessons)
Jakob Kullberg (each student receives 3 lessons)
Guest teacher: Aage Kvalbein (each student receives 1 lesson + cello ensemble sessions)
Price: 750€ for tuition, full board and lodging.
Deposit: 300€ by Friday March 27th 2015
- then upon arrival to La Loingtaine students will be expected to pay the remaining 450€ (in cash).
NB! There are no cash machines near La Loingtaine.
How to pay:
The deposit must be paid by bank transfer
Cheques are not accepted.
Important: It is the applicant’s responsibility to pay for the transfer costs when making a bank transfer. This means not only the cost charged by the applicant’s bank but also transfer costs charged by the receiving bank. Remember to notify your bank about this.
For all application related questions please write to: info(at)openstrings.org
International bank transfer:
Danske Bank
Holmens Kanal 2-12
1092 Copenhagen K - Denmark
IBAN: DK9530003649564884
SWIFT CODE: DABADKK
National bank transfer:
Danske Bank
Holmens Kanal 2-12
1092 København K - Danmark
Reg. Nr.: 1551
Konto nr.: 3649564884
How to apply:
1. To make a valid application you must send an e-mail with a short Curriculum Vitae to info(at)openstrings.org
Upon sending this e-mail you will receive an invitation to the Open Strings Dropbox.
2. Applicants must upload a short audio or video demo with one or more pieces of about 5 - 10 minutes of duration to the Open Strings Dropbox.
3. Applicants must pay the deposit before any application will be considered.
All students alike are selected on the submission of their demo recordings.
In case of negative results the application deposit will be reimbursed (minus transfer costs).
Deadline for application:
Friday March 27th 2015.
For all application related questions please write to: info(at)openstrings.org