From 19 to 21 May, the Academy of Music of the University of Zagreb organized the “Summer Clarinet School”, which, in addition to students and teachers from the Zagreb Academy of Music, was attended by students and a teacher from a partner institution of the Winds of Central Europe CEEPUS network: 1 professor and 4 students from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. The clarinet professor at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Csaba Palfi, took four students from his class to the Summer Clarinet School in Zagreb: Szilvia Lambert, Kincső Puklics, Domonkos Tóth and András Sterner. These students had classes every day with one of the three clarinet professors from the Zagreb Academy of Music, Milko Pravdić, Davor Reba and Davorin Brozić.
On the first day, on Monday May 19th 2025 they worked in the afternoon with Professor Reba and they presented works by Mozart, Weber and Brahms. On the same day, in the morning, Professor Palfi worked with students of the Zagreb Academy Marija Jureša, Paula Požar and Lucija Radić, who presented works by Tomasi, Debussy and Crusello. Professor Palfi’s classes were held in the Huml hall, so that professors and students of the Zagreb Academy could follow them in the auditorium.
CEEPUS network Winds of Central Europe – Clarinet Summer School at the Academy of Music University of Zagreb
Paula Požar and Csaba Palfi
Student Roko Lovrić began the class with Professor Palfi on the second day, on Tuesday, followed by Jose Antonio Garcia, Jakov Jagodić and Tihana Car. They presented works by Weber, Spohr, Debussy and Françaix. Later, Professor Brozić held the class for students from Budapest. This time, the visiting students performed works by Mozart, Molter, Spohr and Bassi.
Paula Požar and Csaba Palfi
Tihana Car and Csaba Palfi
Domonkos Tóth and Davorin Brozić
Domonkos Tóth, Kincső Puklics, Szilvia Lambert, Davorin Brozić and András Sterner
On the third day of the summer school, Professor Pravdić gave a lecture for visiting students entitled “Breathing and How It Affects Phrasing”. After that, they tried to apply the theory from the lecture to their playing practice. At the same time, in the Stančić Hall, Professor Palfi gave classes to Zagreb students. Andrija Džaja, Ana Maria Klasan and Marta Burazer presented their exam program with works by Tomasi, Mozart and Spohr.
Csaba Palfi and Marta Burazer
During the three days of teaching, we went through the most important pieces of clarinet literature, both with ten Zagreb students and four visiting students. All professors at this summer school, when working with students, focused their attention on the production and shaping of tone and the tone color in relation to the content of the composition. There was also talk of interpretation based on historical and stylistic aspects, and the instructions often referred to the improvement of manual playing technique and the ability to analyze musical text. The clarinet summer school met all expectations because not only the students, but also the professors benefited from the exchange of experiences. Students who participated in the summer school received 2 ECTS points upon completion of the program.
Domonkos Tóth, András Sterner, Csaba Palfi, Davorin Brozić, Szilvia Lambert, Kincső Puklics
