Updated 11.2.2026
MASTERCLASSES 2026 NOW PUBLISHED!
The masterclasses for summer 2026 have now been published!
Savonlinna Music Academy will organize 10 masterclasses in June and July, five for instrumentalists and five for vocal music.
This summer, the vocal courses will focus on opera. SMA will organize an extensive Mozart–Da Ponte project in cooperation with the Mikkeli City Orchestra and the Savonlinna Opera Festival and in collaboration with the Mirjam Helin Academy (SKR), four masterclasses for singers.
The instrumental courses will feature several of SMA’s regular guests. A special highlight is the masterclass of the living violin legend, Professor Ana Chumachenco. We are also delighted to announce that Professor Mi-kyung Lee will return to Savonlinna after an eight-year absence!
OPERA – SAVONLINNA, 19.-22.2.2026
Francesca Micarelli and Massimo Lambertini (Belcanto Academy, Trento, Italy).
The application period has ended.
CHAMBER MUSIC – HELSINKI, 6.-10.5.2026
Professor Levon Chilingirian (Guildhall School of Music, UK) and
Professor Seppo Kimanen (Jean Sibelius Quartet, Finland)
Application period 1.-31.3.2026.
SUMMER MASTERCLASSES
OPERA I – LINDA WATSON, 29.6.-5.7.2026
Soprano Linda Watson
Collaborative pianist Kirill Kozlovski
In cooperation: Mirjam Helin -akatemia, SKR
PIANO I – MEI-TING SUN, 5.-11.7.2026
Professor Mei-Ting Sun (Royal Academy of Music London, UK)
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.
OPERA III – AUDREY SAINT-GIL, 6.-10.7.2026
Vocal coach ja kapellimestari Audrey Saint-Gil
Collaborative pianist Kirill Kozlovski
In cooperation: Mirjam Helin -akatemia, SKR
OPERA IV – ANNETTE WEBER, 6.-11.7.2026
Opera Director Annette Weber
Collaborative pianist Kirill Kozlovski
In cooperation: Mirjam Helin -akatemia, SKR
MOZART – DA PONTE OPERAS – masterclass, 7.-25.7.2026
Director: NOA NAAMAT
Musical coaching:
soprano & vocologist FRANCESCA MICARELLI,
conductor & pianist MASSIMO LAMBERTINI,
tenor TOPI LEHTIPUU,
collaborative pianist & assistant conductor KRISTIAN ATTILA
In cooperation: Belcanto Academy (Trento and Helsinki), Mikkeli City Orchestra, Savonlinna Opera Festival
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.
PIANO II – PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, 13.-16.7.2026
Pianist Paavali Jumppanen.
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.
VIOLIN I – ANA CHUMACHENCO, 18.-21.7.2026
Professor Ana Chumachenco.
Collaborative pianistTimo Koskinen.
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.
CELLO I – MARKO YLÖNEN, 18.-24.7.2026
Professor Marko Ylönen (Sibelius Academy, Helsinki).
Collaborative pianist N.N.
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.
VIOLIN II – MI-KYUNG LEE, 23.-26.7.2026
Professor Mi-kyung Lee (Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München).
Collaborative pianist Timo Koskinen.
Application period 1.3.-30.4.2026.