This is a series of chamber music seminars that will take place during the 2025/2026 concert season at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. This program is a collaboration with the Youth Academy of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine and is supported by the Austrian Cooperation Office in Lviv and the Ukraine Office Austria at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Selected participants will immerse themselves in the chamber music repertoire for various formations and will develop their skills of group music-making, refine their artistry and polish their technique. Structured around four intensive seminars under the guidance of Immersio Vienna Academy mentors the program will also give its graduates a possibility of future concert appearances in Ukraine and abroad.

Immersio Vienna Academy mentors:

Vira Zhuk – violin
Mariam Vardzelashvili – piano
Ofer Canetti – cello

– Alumni of emblematic pedagogical institutions of Austria, the Music and Arts University of Vienna and the Mozarteum University Salzburg.

Members of Immersio Vienna (formerly known as Trio Immersio) have accumulated vast artistic, musical, pedagogical and musicological experiences over decades of performing, teaching and researching activities around the globe. Mentors have performed extensively in more than 30 countries on five continents, both as soloists and chamber musicians and have created special bonds with audiences of different cultures and backgrounds worldwide. Their teaching activities include masterclasses in Austria, Germany, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, U.S.A., Chile and beyond.

As recorded artists, musicians of Immersio Vienna are constantly expanding their discography and videography or repertoire, that spans from masterpieces of Vienna Classics to lesser known creations or never before recorded works.

The Immersio Vienna Academy program features both lessons for ensembles, as well as individual coaching sessions, lectures and discussions.

Instruments:
Violin
Viola
Cello
Piano

Student Age:12 to 19 years old.
Repertoire: Piano trio, string quartet, string trio, duos, etc.

For inquiries reach out via email: immersiovienna@gmail.com

Schedule of the Ukrainian Immersio Vienna Academy:

Application submission: by 29 September 2025
Participant selection and repertoire approval: by 6 October 2025
6–31 October: preparation of the repertoire by the ensemble
1–2 November: first seminar and introduction to Immersio Vienna Academy with Vira Zhuk
January–May 2026: second, third, and fourth seminars. Exact dates of the seminars will be announced later