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
- 2025: September 21, October 12, November 2, November 23, December 7
- 2026: February 8, March 8, March 29, April 12
at 4:00 PM CET, each meeting will last approximately 75 minutes.
ESTA Talks and the workshops series are the very first projects in the history of our organization where the central board creates and maintains professional connection between board and membership. The numerous and active participation in the workshops together with the positive feedback encourages and motivates us to proceed on.
The subjects of the coming workshop sessions:
BOWINGS PART I. Detache, legato, martelé, staccato and portato. Sunday, November 2.
BOWINGS PART II. Marcato, bouncing bow, ricochet, sautille, arpeggio and chordal playing. Sunday, November 23.
FINGER – PATTERNS PART I. Basic, flattened and sharpened stopping positions of the second and third fingers. Sunday, December 7.
FINGER – PATTERNS PART II. Basic, flattened and sharpened stopping positions of the first and fourth fingers. Half position, enharmony and chromaticism. 2026 Sunday, February 8.
SHIFTING PART I. Discover and master the fingerboard. Sunday March 8.
SHIFTING PART II. These workshops are designed for developing technically and intellectually balanced acquisition of the different positions. They offer art-pedagogical material to read confidently in the positions, to master the shifting movements and to understand why and when to use a particular position. Sunday, March 29.
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOUS IN TWO, THREE AND FOUR OCTAVES Sunday, April 12.