FACULTY AND STAFF

GEORGES APERGHIS

Honorary President

BEAT

FURRER

 Composition

SAMIR 

ODEH-TAMIMI

 Composition

DIMITRI

PAPAGEORGIOU

 Composition

ALEXANDROS

SPYROU

Composition

Artistic Director

Dimitrios Polisoidis

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Viola

Krassimir Sterev

Accordion

Gerald Preinfalk

Saxophones

Benedikt Leitner

Cello

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TAK Ensemble

TAK is a quintet that delivers energetic and virtuosic performances of contemporary classical music. The ambitious ensemble “impresses with the organicity of their sound, their dynamism and virtuosity — and, well, just a dash of IDGAF as they slay the thorniest material like it’s nothing” (Q2 Music). Dedicated to the commissioning of new works and direct collaboration with composers and other artists, TAK promotes ambitious programming at the highest level, fostering engagement both within the contemporary music community and the artistic community at large. Their debut album “Ecstatic Music: TAK plays Taylor Brook” was released by New Focus Recordings in September 2016, to critical acclaim; it was featured as Q2 Music’s Album of the Week by WQXR, and was listed in the Top 10 Classical Albums of 2016 by The Boston Globe, which praised the “young, fearless players… fluid grace and confidence.”

Laura Cocks

Flutes

Ellery Trafford

Percussion

Charlotte Mundy

Voice

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Claudia Pérez Iñesta

Piano

Dan Weinstein

Violoncello

FEES AND FUNDING

All participants are encouraged to seek funding through state grants, foundations, institutes of higher education or other institutions. The Academy will provide you with all necessary documentation that will help your application. You can find a guide to cultural mobility funding at

Scholarship in memoriam Iannis Xenakis

One (1) merit/need-based scholarship will be awarded in the memory of Iannis Xenakis, covering the full amount of participation fees. The scholarship holder must still cover their travel and accommodation expenses. If you would like to be considered for the scholarship, please include a short letter in your application, explaining the circumstances. If you have sufficient funds or a source of funding (e.g., through your school, foundations, state grants), we kindly ask that you refrain from requesting funding so that others in real financial need can be assisted.