Programme

The St Wenceslas Music Festival, in cooperation with the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Ostrava,cordially invites you to an open masterclass by the Terra Nova Collective Academy, taking place on Friday, 25 September 2026, at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Ostrava – City Campus at Černá louka.

Following the festival performance by the Belgian ensemble Terra Nova Collective on 27 September at the “Leaning” Church of St Peter of Alcantara in Karviná, we offer students the opportunity to meet leading European performers specialising, among other areas, in historically informed performance, and to observe their individual lessons. The programme combines practical tuition with an exploration of historical context and period performance practice.

PROGRAMME | 25 SEPTEMBER 2026

10:00–12:00 | INDIVIDUAL MASTERCLASSES
violin • cello • horn

Students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Ostrava will take part in the individual lessons. The tuition will focus on the interpretation of selected repertoire, instrumental technique, style, articulation, phrasing, and the connection between historical knowledge and practical performance experience.

Mira Glodeanu | violin | Room 405
Romanian violinist and specialist in historically informed performance who studied, among others, with Sigiswald Kuijken. She has collaborated with ensembles including L’Arpeggiata, Collegium Vocale Gent, Le Poème Harmonique and Il Gardellino and is Professor of Baroque Violin at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.

Tine Van Parys | cello | Room 423
Belgian cellist specialising in both modern and Baroque cello. She is principal cellist of Anima Eterna Brugge and also performs with Insula Orchestra, BachPlus, Il Gardellino and Le Concert d’Anvers.

Bart Cypers | horn | Room 419
Belgian horn player and teacher specialising in both modern and historical horn. He is a member of the Belgian National Orchestra and teaches at the Conservatoire Royal de Liège and IMEP in Namur. As a historical-instrument performer, he collaborates with ensembles including Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Il Pomo d’Oro, Insula Orchestra, Les Talens Lyriques and Terra Nova Collective.

9:00–11:00 | INDIVIDUAL MASTERCLASS
clarinet

Vlad Weverbergh | clarinet | Room 421
Belgian clarinettist, conductor and artistic director of Terra Nova Collective, whose work combines performance on historical instruments with research and the rediscovery of neglected repertoire. During his international career, he has collaborated with ensembles including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Collegium 1704, Quatuor Danel and Le Concert Olympique.

11:00 | LECTURE | Room 421

“THE LAST CONCERTO”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Basset Clarinet and the Genesis of the Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Lecturer: Vlad Weverbergh

Aimed primarily at clarinettists, the lecture will explore the genesis of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, the composer’s relationship with Anton Stadler, and the basset clarinet for which the work was originally conceived. Vlad Weverbergh will combine insights from historical research and organology with his own experience as a performer on historical clarinets, exploring what the surviving sources can reveal about the original conception of one of the most important works in the clarinet repertoire.

We warmly invite students, teachers and everyone interested in performance and historically informed performance practice.