Our Story
In 1988, the Luxemburgish flutist and conductor Carlo Jans established, together with Claude Millim the "International Forum for flute and piano Diekirch". Since 2007, Simon Knopp has assisted Carlo Jans in the organization. This Forum is an international summer class for flutists and pianists coming from all over the world.
Former professors
Flute
Maxence Larrieu, Janos Balint, Jean-Claude Gérard, Jean-Michel Tanguy, Konrad Hünteler, Eric Kirchhoff, Andrea Lieberknecht, Carin Levine, Marianne Henkel, Gaby Pas-van Riet, Craig Goodman, Abbie de Quant, Patrice Kirchhoff, Marc Grauwels, Michael Faust, Pierre Séchet, Mia Dreese, Petr Pomkla, Vincent Cortvrint, Micheal Heupel, Wally Hase, Natalia Gerakis, Gunhild Ott, Tilmann Dehnhard, Mirjam Nastasi, Wissam Boustany, Salvatore Lombardi , Gudrun Hinze, Philippe Benoit, Antoni Wierzbinski, Anne-Catherine Heinzmann, Matej Zupan, Carlos Bruneel, Kazutaka Shimizu, Robert Aitken,Qiling Chen,Sergej Tikhonov,Alan Weiss, Peter Verhoyen,Carlo Jans (from 1988 on)
Piano
Gary Muller, Stépahne Seban, Thomas Duis, Ewa Poblocka, Daniel Blumenthal (from 1990 on)
Harpsicord
Béatrice Berstel, Christine Wauters, Ewa Rzetecka
Bassoon
Jürgen Gode
Clarinet
Alain Damien, Marcel Lallemang
Violin
Sandrine Cantoreggi, Vaclav Dvorak
Harp
Katerina Englichova
Accompanists
Carlo Gruber, Gary Muller, Stéphane Seban, Janis Maleckis, Katrin Reifenrath, Zénon Bialas, Cordula Hacke,Michael Zieschang
Conferences
by Haruo Uesawa, Jochen Mehnert, François Louis, Karl Ventzke, Raymond Meylan, M.Lüdemann, Filipe Pires, Jindrich Feld, Peter Swinkels, Petra Music,Claudia Wälder-Jene, Ludwig Boehm, Remi Caron
Flute Makers
Mehnert, Yamaha, Mancke-Flutes, Parmenon Flutes, Eloy Flutes
Expositions
Yamaha Flutes, Mancke Flutes, Eloy Flutes, Mehnert Flutes, Altus Flutes, Mateki Flutes, Adams European Flute Centre, Listesso, Flöte Haber, Flute Motion, Viento Flute, Parmenon Flutes,Music and Tools
Yoga
Claude Schultze, John Schlammes, Carine Ries
Alexander technique
Guy Vincent Aknin, G.Krieg
Invited guest soloists
Mirel Iancovici (cello), Henri Foehr (cello), Muriel Pouzenc (cello), Michael Bouvier (violon), Danielle Hennicot (alto), Claude Giampellegrini (cello), Jürgen Gode (bassoon).
Invited orchestras
Orchestre de chambre "Stamitz" (Germany), Orchestre de chambre de Luxembourg "Les Musiciens", Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
Former students
Since 1988, over 900 students from 40 different nationalities have attended the Forum. Most of them are now professionals, playing in orchestras or teaching in music schools or conservatories. Already the first students of former participants are applying and securing the continuity of the Forum
Team
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Flute Professor
Will be added soon...
Daniel Blumenthal
Piano Professor
Les dix jours que je passe à Diekirch chaque année au Forum sont pour moi une oasis de bonheur musical et humain et tout cela dans un atmosphère de grande générosité, de bonhomie
et d'ouverture d'esprit.
Tous les élèves qui y sont venus partent avec quelque chose de plus: le résultat d'avoir fait ce qu'ils aiment dans un contexte familial et chaleureux.
Amélie
Piano Student
The Forum for Flute and Piano is an amazing opportunity to learn a lot as a musician AND to enjoy the great company of fellow students from all over the world in the old village of Diekirch.
Amazing professors, facilities to practice and nice accommodation:
Don't miss it!
Petar
Flute Student
Diekirch ist deine Chance, im heißen Sommer immer noch motiviert zu bleiben, dich für einen wichtigen Auftritt vorzubereiten und noch mehr zu lernen. Hier kannst du dabei auch Spaß haben und Leute aus vielen Ländern kennenlernen!