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Why violinist, educator and conductor Ronald Masin decided to spend a lifetime providing opportunities for the next generations of string players in Ireland.
Festival
GAIA Music Festival is 17 years old in 2025. This edition's theme, "Residencies", explores the impact music has on the immediate environment, from the perspective of the musician, and that of the listener.
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Summer Academy
The seventh edition founded and artistically directed by Gwendolyn Masin. With Lena Neudauer and Gwendolyn Masin (violin), Guy Johnston (cello), Oliver Schnyder (piano). Composer in residence, Emma O'Halloran. Applications deadline: TBA. Open to violin, viola, cello and piano students over the age of 18.
National Concert Hall | Dublin, IRL
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Body Mapping
NEXT COURSE: 5 April 2025, ONLINE
Body Mapping is a somatic method specifically for musicians informed by neuroscience that illuminates the art of movement in musicians.
Licensed Body Mapping Educators teach the power of intentional movement to prevent and eliminate performance-related injuries through self-awareness, practical anatomy, and efficient and dynamic movement.
Dr. Masin is the first Licensed Body Mapping Educator in Switzerland, and the first world-wide to teach in German and Dutch as well as English. She was mentored by violinist Jennifer Johnson, a Sponsoring Teacher for the Association of Body Mapping Educators.
What is the Body Map and how can refining it help you in your music-making?
Produktion
The Journey ist eine literarisch-musikalische Reise in den Osten. Minsk, Odessa, Istanbul und Sarajevo. Die Route folgt den Menschen, die ihre Heimat verlassen mussten. Ihre Lieder erzählen vom letzten Morgen im alten Zuhause, vom ersten Abend in einem fremden Bett. Geschichten aus alten Zeiten? Es sind die Neuigkeiten des Tages. Inspiriert von ihrer osteuropäischen Herkunft und dem tiefen Wunsch, Brücken zwischen Genres, Kulturen und Epochen zu bauen, greift Gwendolyn Masin zusammen mit ihren ungarischen Volksmusikkollegen und dem internationalen ORIGIN Ensemble tief in die musikalischen Schatzkammern der Region, um eine Klanglandschaft zu schaffen, die unsere ureigensten Emotionen weckt – die Palette reicht von Freude und Begeisterung bis hin zu Trauer und Leid, von Niederlage und Verlust bis hin zu Triumph und Widerstand.
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Thesis
“Violin Teaching in the New Millennium" is a collection of stories about music, violinists and violin performance – involving intrigues and anecdotes, revealed secrets and unpublished interviews given by some of the leading lights of the classical music world.
Single
I am excited about the release of Vitali’s “Chaconne”, in our version for violin and organ, on Orchid Classics. Our perspective on the work provides new ideas about the colour and texture of the piece. Seeing as the score is not written for organ, the effects that you hear are entirely conceived by Francesca Ajossa and I. We recorded the Chaconne in Amsterdam’s legendary Orgelpark on their Sauer organ. The single is now available on all streaming platforms.
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Agenda
Live performances, artist residencies, collaborations, and masterclasses.
Arts Club
Next Event: The Secret Garden Party, August 2025
Located at a venue disclosed on the day, the 9th edition of this day and night-long open-air mini-festival has become a thing of legend in the city of Berne. With more than 14 acts from the world of classical music, jazz, improvisation, pop, rock, world, opera, as well as writers, poets, dancers, magicians and actors, this is one of the days I most look forward to annually. Be a part of it. Become a patron of Gwendolyn's Bridge Club, and support local art and artists, as well as the main event: the GAIA Music Festival.
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Album
“Legends” is a collaborative project in partnership with GAIA Music Festival, Orchid Classics and SRF 2 Kultur. Born out of an idea to elevate Irene Wieniawski aka Poldowski - composer, pianist and daughter of Henryk Wieniawski - as well as draw a family tree of blood lines and student-teacher relationships, the album showcases works that have rarely been explored before. These include Poldowski’s Tango for Violin and Piano, Eugène Ysaÿe’s String Quintet as well as George Enescu’s Sept Chansons de Clément Marot. Performing artists include violinist Kirill Troussov, soprano Rachel Harnisch and pianist Jan Philip Schulze.
With thanks to the patrons of Gwendolyn's Bridge Club for their unwavering support.
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Book
Gwendolyn's violin-technique book for young players. Also available in the English-language version.
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Livestream
A unique happening, facilitating new audiences: Simon and Gwendolyn occupied the shop window of Loeb in Bern during three days of concert performances. Relive their last performance in our livestream.
