2024 _ International Congress in Campinas, Brazil
49th International Viola Congress
Celebrating the fusion of cultures – a world of viola music
150
Lectures
+500
Recitals and concerts
80
Workshops
50
Masterclasses
01 _ About the Event
49th Congress of the Internacional Viola Society 2024
We at ABRAV are very happy to be chosen to host the 49th IVS Congress in 2024! It will be the first time this important event will take place in South America, hosted at Unicamp, Campinas/SP in July 2024.
The theme of the Congress is: “Celebrating the fusion of cultures – a world of viola music”. The Congress will invite a small number of individuals to present performances and masterclasses; all other events will be scheduled exclusively by selection through this proposal submission process.
02 _ The Artists
Featured Artists
Tatjana Mead Chamis
Pittsburgh Symphony and Carnegie Melon University, USA
and pianist/composer André Mehmari, one of Brazil’s leading creative and performing musicians
Jennifer Stumm
USA
will perform with her group Ilumina and pianist André Mehmari in the final concert
Jutta Puchhammer
Austria/Canada
will perform two viola concertos accompanied by the Jundiai Symphony Orchestra in the opening concert
Renato Bandel
Brazil
will perform Ernst Mahle’s concertino with Unicamp’s Symphony Orchestra
Georgina Rossi
Chile
will perform a viola and piano recital with works from Brazilian and Chilean composers
Guest Artists
17/7 – 19:30
OPENING CONCERT
Jutta Puchhammer + Jundiaí Municipal Symphony Orchestra
19/7 – 19:30
GALA CONCERT
Tatjana Mead Chammis + André Mehmari
7/21 – 7:30 pm
CLOSING CONCERT
Jennifer Stumm + Ilumina Ensemble + André Mehmari
03 _ Thematic Axes
Discover the Thematic Axes
Check out the main topics that will be discussed over the 5 days of the event.
Check the lectures and events related to each of the thematic axes on the event schedule page
04 _ Get in touch
Be part of the 49th International Congress
The Brazilian Violists Association is a non-profit association created in 2014. We aim to bring together professional violists, teachers, students and amateurs from all over Brazil.
Our objective is to promote and value the artistic quality of the entire violist class, individually and collectively.