31st International ESTA Conference in Paris, April 14th – 19th 2003
The renowned Conservatoire Supérieure de Musique, housed nowadays in an ultra-modern building in the north of the city, welcomed the European guests courtesy of the President of ESTA France, Michel Strauss, a cello professor at this venerable institution. The presentations covered topics including group tuition, physiology, music history and instrument-making. The concerts were of the obligatory high standard. A boat trip on the Seine by moonlight, with lively music from a Moldavian ensemble, delighted the participants, among whom were representatives from both Israel and Palestine.
Presentations included:
| Michel Faure, F | Aspects of the musical life of Paris, 1890 – 1940 |
| Claude-Henry Joubert, F | Introduction to handbook on composition and improvisation |
| Pierre Barois, F | The European Association of pre-professional orchestras |
| Thierry Barbé, F | The modern double bass: a “viola-cello”? |
| Thierry Vaillant Jean-Christophe Deleforge, F |
The double bass comes out of its shell… |
| Antonio Pellegrini, CH | Beethoven, Kreutzer and the French Revolution |
| Reine-Brigitte Sulem, F | Physiology and the art of violin playing |
| Eva Bogren, S | The advantages of group tuition |
| Bernard Sabatier, F | Small violas for children – why? |
| Ivi Tivik, Est | Teaching tone production to violin pupils of all ages |
| R. Caroline Bosanquet, GB | Fun with Cello Harmonics |
| Mikulas Jelinek, Slo | Tradition and difficulties, using Slovakia as an example |
| Gérard Geay, F | Rameau, Gossec and their times |
| Jaap Schröder, NL | Early music repertoire: 18th and 19th century duos in modern teaching |
| Myriam Chimines, F | The social élite and Parisian musical life under the Third Republic |
| Thierry Masson, F | Compositions for small children |
| Jean-Francois Raffin, F | The art of bow-making in France |
| Robert Papavrami, F | The “Pierre Rode” school and the Papavrami method |
In the Koch Foundation competition, now called the “ESTA Student of the Year Award”, the winners wereFrench violinist Charlotte Bonneton and Serbian cellist Maya Bogdanovich.
