Hello, young string teachers! Today we’re opening a new chapter—a community fueled by your fresh ideas, your courage to change things, and your desire to make string teaching across Europe more vibrant, visible, and connected. ESTA Young Professionals isn’t just a “section for the young”; it’s a laboratory where we test what works, exchange practices, and accelerate the development of … Read More
Dear ESTA Members, We are excited to share details about two key initiatives for the coming months, and we kindly ask for your collaboration in sharing this information with your members. Upcoming ESTA Talk – 18. January 2026, 4pm CET / 3pm GMT with Anđelko Krpan, president of ESTA Croatia Zoom Link: https://arnes-si.zoom.us/j/5404493360?omn=99198209570 You can watch past ESTA talks on … Read More
Autumn Semester 2025/2026 We are thrilled to announce a nine-session workshop series starting in September 2025, offering valuable insights into string pedagogy. Dates and Times at 4:00 PM CET, each meeting will last approximately 75 minutes. Participants must register through their national ESTA branch, where they will pay the registration fee and receive a web link to the workshop. ESTA Talks and … Read More
This year’s European String Teachers Association (ESTA) conference in Porto in March featured the official launch of ESTA Folk. Among the group of teachers from Slovenia and Spain heading this new working group is violinist Bojan Cvetrežnik, who runs the Ljubljana-based Godalkanje organisation, which presents a programme of folk music workshops and concerts. Read more from this article in STRAD … Read More
ESTA Folk is happy to announce that Galicia Fiddle Cultural Association is offering two scholarships for members of any ESTA branch for their summer courses! This association seeks to promote the use of stringed instruments in folk and traditional music. Galicia Fiddle offers: Full scholarship for San Simon Fiddle 2024(Students between 7-18 years old of any level, and up to … Read More
In March 2024, during the 52nd International ESTA Conference in Porto, a new working group was created: ESTA Folk. A group of music teachers from ESTA Spain and ESTA Slovenia have been working during the last two years to make the folk music education visible in ESTA activities and conferences. The purpose is connecting people through this music and to … Read More
Porto, 23 – 27 MARCH 2024 Connecting People Last March, ESTA Portugal hosted the 52nd International ESTA Conference, themed “Connecting People.” Over five days, it brought together teachers, students, luthiers, companies, and string instrument enthusiasts from across Europe. Organized by ESTA, this conference rotates annually among European cities, with the previous one held in Cardiff. This time, ESMAE in Porto … Read More
Fifty years of ESTA By: Mart Roegholt, ESTA Netherlands Marianne Kroemer, a violinist from Austria, founded ESTA in Graz in 1972. Fifty years later, during de ESTA conference in Graz in 2022, she was honoured for it; she received the medal of honour of the town of Graz and a national award. She is now a lady of 93 years … Read More
The Online Future of ESTA International Establishment of an expanded online presence of ESTA International with the sections Information Center (public domain), Pedagogic Help Forum (non public domain), Help Center for International Connections (non public domain) and StringsArt. The new ESTA Help Center offer a significant improvement in professional opportunities for all ESTA members. With a focus on pedagogical advice … Read More
