Tokyo College of Music
Master Class
TCM, where the music never stops.
Recommended Study
Music Liberal-Arts
Distinguished visiting performers often give master classes at TCM. This experience enhances performance skills and helps promote the students’ abilities. All majors and minors have opportunities to attend master classes. Some distinguished artists that have given master classes at TCM since 2008 are:
Federico Agostini, Moshe Atzmon, Felix Ayo, Boris Belkin, Michel Béroff, Artem Chirkov, Barry Douglas, Vladimir Feltsman, Robert Howes, Peter Jablonski, Isabelle van Keulen, Zygmunt Krauze, Wieland Kuijken, Albrecht Mayer, Cristina Ortiz, Isabelle Perrin, Johannes Schöllhorn, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Erik Tawaststjerna, Maxim Vengerov, and Eliso Virsaladze.
Master Classes for 2025
April 8
Composition Masterclass
Ensemble intercontemporain
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Flyer
April 15
Cello Lecture
Dr. Tomas Jamnik
Flyer
April 16
Cello Masterclass
Dr. Tomas Jamnik
Flyer
April 18
Piano Masterclass, Workshop & Lecture
Christos Marantos
Flyer
May 19
Oboe Masterclass
Matthieu Petitjean
Flyer
June 17
Cello Masterclass
Lluis Claret
Flyer
June 30
Voice Masterclass
Giuseppe Sabbatini
Flyer
July 17
Horn Masterclass
Andrew Bain
Flyer
July 26
Bassoon Masterclass
Axel Benoit
Flyer
September 27
Saxophone Masterclass
Lars Mlekusch
Flyer
October 9
Percussion Masterclass
Dominique Vleeshouwers & Xia Yuan
Flyer
November 5
Voice and Collaborative Piano Masterclass
Sigmund Hjelset
Flyer
November 20
Violin Masterclass
Agata Szymczewska
Flyer
December 12,13
Composition Masterclass
Aufwind: YOO Hong, PARK Chi-Wan, KANG Jieun, KIM Woongsik
Flyer
December 16
Saxphone Masterclass
Fabrice Moretti
Flyer
Piano Major
Topics and Professional Development 2025
April 11
Guidance
TCM Professors
April 18
Lecture on Mikimoto Method
Mitsuyo Yamamoto
April 25
Lecture on Acoustics at Concert Hall and the Design
Yasuhisa Toyota
May 2
Lecture on Debussy
Pascal Devoyon
May 9
Performance and Lecture on Diversity of Music and Possibility as Musicians
Shota Nakano
May 16
Chamber music masterclass
Mari Nakano
May 23
Lecture on Music Education at School
Akifumi Shegemi
May 30
Lecture on Bach
Naoya Otsuka
June 6
Lecture on Chopin and Masterclass
Yuka Imamine
June 13
Lecture and Piano Performance
Miroslav Kultyshev
June 20
Piano Performance and Masterclass
Marialena Fernandes and Ranko Markovic
June 27
Lecture on Stress Management as Pianists
Masaomi Iyo
July 4
Lecture on Piano Tuner
Hidemi Okubo
July 11
Masterclass
Henri Sigfridsson
July 18
Lecture on “Making a Living as Pianists”
Shinya Kiyozuka
Photo
September 17
Masterclass
Noriko Ogawa
September 19
Masterclass
Ronan O’Hora
September 26
Lecture on “Relationship between Career Path and Classical Arts as Classical Musicians “
Can Çakmur
October 1
Masterclass and Lecture on “The World of Arranged Works”
Shinji Urakabe
October 10
Lecture on “Visuals and Music -The Method of creating TAIGA Drama Music and Studio Recording”
Yoshihiro Kanno
October 17
Lecture on “Listen to the Words of Chopin on the Day of Anniversary of Chopin’s Death”
Tokimasa Sekiguchi
October 24
Chamber Music Masterclass
Frantz Caspar
October 29
Lecture on “100th Anniversary of Pierre Boulez’s Birth: About Boulez’s Piano Music”
Hideki Nagano
November 7
Performance and Chamber Music Masterclass
Rieko Suzuki and Akira Wakabayashi
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November 21
Lecture on “Injures on Hands for pianists and the Mechanism and the Treatments”
Aya Kanazuka
November 28
Concert and Masterclass
Eliso Virsaladze
December 12
Lecture on Concert Production
Masashi Nishimaki
December 19
Lecture on Piano Tuner
Masanori Hanaoka
January 16
Lecture on Music Therapy
Kaoru Sekine
Master Classes for 2024
April 10
Composition Master Class
Ensemble InterContemporain
Flyer
June 17
Euphonium Master Class
David Childs
Flyer
July 8 & 10
Musicology Special Lecture
Barbara Dobretsberger
Flyer
November 10-11
Traditional Korean Instruments Workshop
Aufwind
Flyer
November 15
Clarinet Master Class
Nicolas Baldeyrou
Flyer
November 21-22
Cello Master Class
Dai Miyata
Flyer
November 25
Horn Master Class
Szabolcs Zempleni
Flyer
November 26
Strings Master Class
Les Volques String Trio
Flyer
November 27
Voice Master Class
Armin Zanner
Flyer
December 5
Saxophone Master Class
Fabrice Moretti
Flyer
December 16
Voice Lecture
Yasushi Matsui
Flyer
December 17
Voice & Piano Master Class
Klaudia Tandl & Gisela Jobstl
Flyer
December 18
Tuba Master Class
Yasuhito Sugiyama
Flyer
January 10, 2025
Voice Master Class
Nicola Mottaran
Flyer
January 14, 2025
Voice Master Class
Luca Gorla
Flyer
February 28, 2025
Vocal Lecture & Lesson
Takumi Oomae
Flyer
Piano major
Piano Topics and Professional Development 2024
April 5
Guidance
TCM Professors
April 12
Lecture on the Mikimoto Method
Mitsuyo Yamamoto
April 19
Lecture on Mozart and performance
Kikuko Ogura
April 26
Lecture on mental training
Masaomi Iyo
Photos
May 10
Lecture on academism in the US
Noriko Ohtake
May 17
Chamber music masterclass and performance
Rieko Suzuki, Akira Wakabayashi
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May 24
Performance and lecture on Chopin
Ewa Poblocka
May 31
Lecture on accompaniment
Nobuyuki Hirose
June 5
Piano performance and masterclass
Eliso Virsaladze
June 14
Lecture on concert production
Jun Sawahashi
June 21
Lecture on composition
Celeri Haruhata
June 28
Lecture on Messiaen and performance
Masaaki Yasuda
July 5
Lecture on tuning
Shinya Saito
July 12
Forum on evaluation of music
Tomoaki Yoshida and TCM professors
July 19
Lecture and masterclass on Mozart
Yuka Imamine
September 13
Guidance
TCM professors
September 20
Piano Masterclass
Ronan O’Hora
September 25
Lecture on concert
Masashi Nishimaki
September 27
Lecture on music therapy
Kaoru Sekine
October 2
Lecture on improvisation
Chika Nagisa
October 11
Forum on Chopin
Artur Szklener
October 18
Piano performance and masterclass
Gustavo Romero
October 25
Piano masterclass
Frank Braley
November 1
Piano performance and masterclass
Alex Alguacil
November 8
Lecture on hand and arm issues
Aya Kanazuka
November 22
Lecture on piano and computer
Yoshihiro Kanno
November 29
Lecture on music students’ careers
Paul Hughes
December 20
Piano masterclass
Gerald Fauth
January 10
Piano Masterclass
George Vatchnadze
January 17
Lecture on Piano Technicians
Akira Ochi
Master Classes for 2023
April 10
Voice Master Class
Adrian Eröd
Photo
Flyer
April 19
Piano Master Class
Ronan O’hora
Photo
May 24
Composition Lecture
Chun-Hao Ku
Flyer
June 6
Violin Master Class
Kyung Sun Lee
Flyer
June 7
Piano Concert
Eliso Virsaladze
Flyer
June 19-20
Cello Master Class
Lluís Claret
Photo
Flyer
September 8
Voice Master Class
Mitsuko Shirai
Flyer
September 11
Voice Master Class
Carlo Colombara
Flyer
November 8
Horn Concert
Přemysl Vojta
Flyer
November 21
Brass Concert
Septura
Flyer
November 24
Percussion Master Class
Franz Schindlbeck
Flyer
January 9, 2024
Vocal Lecture
Takumi Oomae
Photo
Flyer
January 19, 2024
Vocal Master Class
Makiko Kinoshita
Flyer
February 15, 2024
Piccolo Master Class
Jean-Louis Beaumadier
Flyer
March 4, 2024
Musical Master Class
Jiro Takano
Flyer
Piano major
Music Interpretation 2023
April 5
Guidance
TCM Professors
April 19
Piano Master Class
Ronan O’hora
Photo
May 10
Piano Master Class
Martin Stadtfeld
May 17
Piano Master Class
Eckart Heiligers
May 24
Piano Master Class
Masataka Takada
June 7
Piano Concert
Eliso Virsaladze
Flyer
June 21
Piano Master Class
Yuma Osaki
July 12
Piano Master Class
Henri Sigfridsson
July 19
Piano Master Class
Yuka Imamine
September 20
Piano Master Class
Naoya Otsuka
October 4
Piano Master Class
Pascal Devoyon
November 8
Piano Master Class
Miroslav Kultyshev
November 22
Piano Master Class
Stephan Moller
Master Classes for 2022
May 25
Horn Master Class
Saal Berger
Flyer
June 8
Conducting Master Class
Boris Davidovich Belkin
June 21
Conducting Lecture
Isao Takashima/Mansai Omori/Yasuhiro Kondo
July 2
Violin Master Class
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
July 26
Conducting Lecture
Yoichi Nakamura
September 20
Purcussion Master Class
Michael Vladar
Flyer
October 31
Cello Master Class
Mario Brunello
November 8
Tuba Master Class
Gene Pokorny
November 24
Tenor Master Class
Arnold Bezuyen
November 30
Piano Master Class
Eliso Virsaladze
December 21
Violin Master Class
Simon Blendis
Flyer
January 24
Cello Master Class
Ayumu Kuwata
January 30
Conducting Lecture
Shinji Miyadai
February 5
Saxophone Lecture
Claude Delangle
February 14
Orchestral Excerpts
Ayumu Kuwata
March 1
Flute Master Class
János Bálint
Flyer
March 18
Clarinet Master Class
Florent Héau
Flyer
Piano major
Music Interpretation 2022
April 6
Guidance
TCM Professors
April 20
Lecture
Midori Takeishi
April 27
Lecture
Srephan Moller
May 18
Piano Master Class
Barry Douglas
May 25
Lecture
Ichiro Nodaira
June 1
Lecture
Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger
June 15
Piano Master Class
Michel Béroff
July 6
Lecture
Aya Kanazuka
Photos
July 20
Piano Master Class
Geroge Vatchnadze
September 21
Lecture
Kikuko Ogura
October 5
Piano Master Class
Pascal Devoyon
November 16
Piano Master Class
Miroslav Kultyshev
November 30
Piano Master Class
Elisso Virsaladze
January 18
Seminar
TCM Professors
Master Classes for 2017
April 17
Voice Master Class
Luca Gorla
May 8
Percussion Master Class
Simone Rubino
May 10
Voice Master Class
Raffaele Cortes
May 23 / 24
Violin Master Class
Lucie Robert
May 29
Composition Lecture
Dogen Kinowaki
June 7
Cello Master Class
Lluis Claret
June 9
Lecture “What’s in a Song?”
Patricia Shehan Campbell
June 22
Conducting Master Class
Paavo Jarvi
June 26
Wind Ensemble Master Class
James Barnes
September 6
Voice Master Class
Vincenzo Taramelli
September 19
Composition Lecture
Dogen Kinowaki
October 3,4,5
Conducting Master Class (Violin)
Boris Belkin
October 4
Timpani Master Class
Raymond Curfs
October 12
Viola Master Class
Wilfried Strehle
October 14
Voice Workshop
Ricardo Tamura
cancelled
October 30
Voice Master Class
Ricardo Tamura
cancelled
October 30
Voice Master Class
Marcella Reale
November 11
Violin Master Class
Shunsuke Sato
November 13
Trumpet Master Class
Pierre Dutot
November 22
Double Bass Master Class
Dominic Seldis
November 28
Horn Master Class
Christoph Ess
December 7
Piano Master Class
Elisso Virsaladze
Master Classes for 2016
April 18
Voice Master Class
Ricardo Tamura
April 18
Flute Master Class
Patrick Gallois
April 28
Composition Lecture
Ivan Fedele
June 9
Cello Master Class
Lluis Claret
June 10
Composition Lecture
Peter Veale
June 13
Voice Master Class
Hiroshi Oga
June 16
Composition Lecture
Yukiko Sugawara
June 27
Percussion Master Class
Adrian Spillett
June 28
Conducting Master Class
Tsugio Tokunaga
July 7
Lecture “Universality and Variability of Music”
Tsuyoshi Hondou
October 8
Percussion Master Class
Thomas Lechner
October 31
Composition Lecture
David Eagle
October 31
Voice Master Class
Akihiro Shiota
November 16
Euphonium Master Class
Bastien Baumet
November 24
Clarinet Master Class
Philippe Berrod
November 24
Horn Master Class
Johannes Hinterholzer
December 9
Conducting Lecture
Tsutomu Ougitani
Master Classes for 2015
May 8
Tuba Master Class
Daniel Perantoni
May 20
Marimba Master Class
David C Panzl
May 27
Violin Master Class
Maxim Vengerov
June 11
Horn Master Class
Szabolcs Zempleni
June 15
Lecture “Contemporary Works and
Tuba” 1
Shinya Hashimoto
June 19
Kyoto City University of Arts &
Tokyo College of Music
Conducting Master Class
Nobutaka Masui
June 22
Voice Master Class
Makiko Kinoshita
June 26
Flute Master Class
William Bennett
July 16
Voice Master Class
Stefano Mastrangelo
September 14
Voice Master Class
Katherine Paterson
September 18
Composition Lecture “Exploring New
Possibilities for Woodwind Quintet”
Slowind Woodwind Quintet
October 7
Trumpet Master Class
Pasi Pirinen
October 16
Composition Lecture
FLUX Quartet / Eric Huebner
October 16
Lecture “Contemporary Works and
Tuba” 2
Shinya Hashimoto
November 10
Clarinet Master Class
Charles Neidich
December 2
Conducting Lecture
Tsutomu Ogitani
December 15
Cello Master Class
Hidemi Suzuki
February 22
Voice Master Class
Yuka Takara
Master Classes for 2014
April 16
Cello Master Class
Wen-Sinn Yang
May 15
Violin Master Class
Irina Tseitlin
May 29
Oboe Master Class
Filippe Tondre
June 3
Violin Master Class
Maxim Vengerov
June 20
Trumpet Master Class
Anthony Plog
June 30
Lecture / Talk
Osvaldo Golijov
October 2
Flute Master Class
Renate Greiss-Armin
October 10
Composition Master Class (Accordion)
Stefan Hussong
November 10
Conducting Master Class
Niels Muus
November 19
Harp Master Class
Béatrice Guillermin
November 20
Voice Individual Lessons
Vladimir Voronin
December 6
Symposium / Concert
Doctoral Course A
Wu Wei
Hong Yoo
December 8
Composition Lecture
Benjamin Attahir
December 15
Cello Lecture
Hidemi Suzuki
December 16
Cello Master Class
Hidemi Suzuki
December 18
Conducting Lecture
Tsutomu Ogitani
Master Classes for 2013
Jan. 21
Voice Master Class
Marcella Reale
April 16
Cello Master Class
Wen-Sinn Yang
April 23
Violin Individual Lessons
Koh Gabriel Kameda
June 3
Composition Lecture
Allain Gaussin
June 25/26
Cello Lecture / Master Class
Hidemi Suzuki
July 8
Composition Lecture
Michiko Hirayama / Maki Ohta
July 9
Conducting Master Class
Boris Belkin
July 11
Percussion Master Class / Individual Lessons
Bogdan Bacanu / The Wave Quartet
October 4
Voice Master Class / Individual Lessons
Julio Alexis Munoz
October 18
Composition Lecture
Zbigniew Skowron
October 21
Composition Lecture
Gaku Yamada
October 29
Euphnium Master Class
David Childs
November 14
Percussion Master Class / Individual Lessons
Isao Nakamura
November 19
Voice Master Class
Raffaele Cortesi
December 3
String Quartet Master Class
Szymanowski Quartet
December 4
Voice Individual Lessons
Raffaele Cortesi
October 12-13
Baroque Cello Master Class / Lecture
Hidemi Suzuki
January 15
Bass-Trombone Master Class / Performance
Paul Milner
October 25-26
Percussion/Orchestra Master Class
Michel Vladar
November 4
Cello Master Class & Individual Lesson
Luis Claret
November 16
Piano Individual Lesson
Christopher Elton
December 6
Conducting Master Class
Pietari Inkinen
January 21
Tuba Lecture
Shinya Hashimoto
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