Teaching
Masterclasses
Masterclass Budapest
Masterclass Budapest 01.07. – 13.07. 2026
Masterclass Lisbon
Verao Classico 19.07. – 26.07. 2026
Masterclass Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 02.08. – 15.08. 2026
Concept
Every violinist who wants to develop a mature artistic personality needs to devote intense study to music, the instrument, and the body, as well as cultivating his/her imagination. The experience can be richly fulfilling if the student is provided with motivation and the most adequate advice at every step of the journey. As musicians, we all need to learn to ask the right questions. With his vast experience in performance and teaching, Stephan Picard has been supporting and encouraging violin students for several decades, attempting to help them find the most appropriate answers to their individual questions.
Every problem associated with violin technique can be traced back to a cause, which, in turn, leads back to a further cause, etc. Stephan Picard finds it important to analyse those causes in each individual case in order to help each student find the most effective path toward a long-term solution.
The teaching goal has been reached, in his view, when the students know their instrument and themselves to such an extent that they are prepared to go on growing as an artist for the rest of lives without requiring further assistance. When he sees that a student does not need him any longer, he feels confident that his training has finally reached its destination.
Students
Niek Baar
Johann-Sebastian-Bach Wettbewerb 3.Preis www.niekbaar.com
Karoline Bestehorn
Konzerthausorchester Berlin 2. Violine
Philipp Bohnen
Berliner Philharmoniker 2. Violine
Omer Bouchez
Quatuor Hermès
Anna-Maria Brödel
Staatsorchester Hannover 1. Violine
Elsa Brown
Deutsches- Symphonie Orchester 1. Violine
Verena Chen
Mahler Chamber Orchestra 1. Violine
Guillaume Chillemme
Concours International Marguerite Long- Jacques Thibaut 3. Preis
Harim Chun
NDR Hamburg 1. Violine
Jolente De Mayer
Academy of Music and Performing Arts Tilburg (NL)
Guillame Faraut
Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester 2. Violine
Guido Gärtner
Bayerisches Staatsorchester München 2. Violine
Stefan Hempel, Professor
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock
Felix Hörter
2. Violine Tutti Bayerisches Staatsorchester München
Yu-Fan Huang
NDR- Elbphilharmoie 2. Violine Tutti
Martyn Jackson
Allegri String Quartet (GB)
Sophia Jaffé, Professorin
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main
Domas Juskys
Münchner Philharmoniker/ Hongkong Philharmonic Orchestra 1. Violine
Teresa Kammerer
Konzerthausorchester Berlin Vorspielerin 1. Violine
Viktoria Kaunzner, Professorin
Kangnam University German School of Music Weima
Alexander Kisch
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks 2. Violine
Johanne Klein
Staatskapelle Dresden 2. Violine
Hande Küden
Berliner Philharmoniker 1. Violine
Young Kun Kwak
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt/Oder 1. Konzertmeister
Eren Kustan
RSB Berlin / Bilkent Orchester Ankara 1. Violine
Eunyoung Lee
Dresdner Philharmonie
1. Violine
Zohar Lerner
Konzertmeister Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Ladyslava Luchenko
Sinfonieorchester Biel Solothurn 1. Konzertmeisterin
Anna Malesza
International Carol Lipinski Violin Competition, 1. Preis
Adam Markowski
MDR-Sinfonieorchester
2. Violine
Tsuyoshi Moriya
Tokio- Berlin String Quartett
Aisling O´Dea
hr-sinfonieorchester Frankfurt/ Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Enrico Palascino
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 2. Violine
Birte Päplow
Staatsorchester Hannover
1. Violine
Alvaro Parra
Berliner Philharmoniker
1. Violine
Roman Patocka
Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Konzertmeister/ Talich- Quartett (CZ)
Traudel Reich
Münchner Philharmoniker
2. Violine
Thomas Reif
Symphonierchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
1. koordinierter Konzertmeister
Petra Schwieger
2. Konzertmeisterin Staatskapelle Berlin
Elisaveta Shnayder
Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
1. Violine
Johanna Staemmler
Armida-Quartett 2. Violine (u.a. 1. Preis ARD und Genf Wettbewerbe)
Lukas Stepp
Dresdner Staatskapelle Konzertmeister 2. Violine
Julien Szulman
Konzertmeister Nantes und London Symphony Orchestra
Sophie Tangermann
Philharmonie Magdeburg Stellvertrende 1. Konzertmeisterin
Alexander Teichmann
Dresdner Philharmonie
1. Violine
Taro Uemura
Tokio University of Arts (Geidai) Associate Professor
Christian Van Eggelen
Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1.Violine
Elvira van Groningen
Mahler Chamber Orchestra 1.Violine
Alexandra Weissbecker
Berliner Philharmoniker 2.Violine
Heimhild Wolter
Bayerisches Staatsorchester München 2. Violine
Dorian Xhoxhi
Berliner Philharmoniker
1. Violine
Xunyue Zhang
Henri Marteau International Music Competition 2. Preis
Galiya Zharova
Ysaye International Music Competition 1. Preis