Thanks to its previous concept with numerous cultural events since 2011 up to now, in its 12 years of existence, Youngmasters has established itself as the most attractive summer school in the region. Proven to be interesting to students from many different countries, it brings together lecturers and young musicians of international reputation.

This August Samobor will be filled with sounds as many as 8 instruments: guitar, saxophone, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, flute and viola. This year Samobor won’t be the only location for educational content or concert activities of Youngmasters.

From the very beginnings of Youngmasters we have developed two basic models – the summer classes and masterclasses. Summer classes are primarily intended for elementary and high school students who wish to improve their skills, work on new repertoire, experience playing in an orchestra or in small chamber ensembles.  Masterclasses are intended fot students with a high level of playing and singing skills on a competitive level, for students and professional musicians.
The diversity of Youngmasters lays not only in the choice of instruments but also in the expert, artistic and educational facilities offered to the participants and their teachers. Masterclasses have thus become an integral part of Youngmasters, and through forums and debates our lecturers and participants can share theri experiences and discuss current topics related to music and education in general.

In the tradition of the International Young Musicians’ Summer Class is also the concert activity of its students, lecturers and guests. Youngmasters students and participants have the opportunity to discover new acoustic and inspiring venues to perform and gain invaluable concert performance experience. The Youngmasters Festival, as an inseparable part of the summer school, will offer this year several recitals in which the dominating instruments will be guitar and piano, since the story of Youngmasters started with guitars twelve years ago.

The Youngmasters Gala Concert, which is the most solemn concert of the Festival, will also be the celebratory concert this year. The selected repertoire and top performances of our lecturers and guest artists will give it a golden glow. For the first time, the Gala concert moves to another city, even to another country! The Youngmasters Gala Concert will take place in the magnificent Knight’s Hall of the Posavina Museum in Brežice, Republic of Slovenia. This will be our way to celebrate Schengen that opened up new opportunities for international cultural cooperation with the city which is only 18 km away from ours!