33rd International ESTA Conference in Valletta, Malta, March 19th – 24th 2005
This time, the Conference took place on the southern edge of Europe, on a Mediterranean island with a rich history marked by rule under many different nations. The Conservatoire, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary at the same time, had been founded with help from the Austrian government. The Greeks, Sicilians, Spaniards, the Order of the Knights of St John, Napoleon, the Italians under Mussolini – all have left their traces in the architecture and music of Malta. Lastly, music from around the Mediterranean was a focal point of this Conference. Concerts took place in palatial buildings.
Presentations included:
| Werner Schmitt, CH | Legato |
| Igor Ozim, CH | Teaching demonstration on the César Franck violin sonata |
| Eva Bogren, S | Scandinavian Strings |
| Mark Lambrecht Stefan Craynest, B |
Baroque cello duets on modern instruments |
| Bruno Giuranna, I | Lecture recital: Brahms viola sonata Op.120 no.2 |
| Charles Camilleri, Malta | Coaching the Stolyarsky String Quartet |
| Lautits Larsen, Germany | Development of strings |
| Philipp Ciantar, Malta | Stringed instruments in Arab classical music |
| Cheniston K. Roland, GB | Testimony from pupils of Jenö Hubay |
| Hassan Sharara, Egypt | Works by Attia Shahara Education at the Cairo Conservatoire |
| Lisbeth Vecchi, S | Body and instrument in harmonious teamwork |
| John Schranz, Malta | Dance performance |
| Joseph Vella, Malta | Music in Malta in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| Klaus Hertel, Germany | The problems of intonation |
| Qui van Woerdekom, NL | Violin method on DVD |
| Ulrike Danhofer, A | Max Rostal – 100 years |
| Marianne Poncelet, CH | The MUS-E Project |
| Rainer Fsadni, Malta | “Ghana” – traditional song in Malta |
| The Stolyarsky String Quartet, UA | Quartet in Residence |
The ‘ESTA Students of the Year’ were British violinist Jeanine Thorpe and violinist Hwa-Won Pyun from Germany.
At the Delegates’ meeting: As Igor Ozim had expressed the wish to stand down, Edith Peinemann (Germany) was elected as the new President. Käthi Gohl (CH) and Aino Riikjärv (Est) were elected onto Central Board, joining Vice-President Kjell-Åke Hamrén (S) and Peter Esswood (UK). Council of the Koch Foundation: Michel Strauss (F), K-A Hamrén, W. Schmitt, L. Stöckbauer. Cooperation (over six years) with The Strad magazine, which distributes the ESTA international newsletter EST, will continue to a lesser extent. ESTA will still appear on the Orpheus/Strad website.
