JUlia

Mustonen-Dahlkvist

Ingesund Piano Forum

We are happy to present this competition, what will take place at Ingesund School of Music in 2017!

New location, new rules, concerto final accompanied by the Wermland Opera
Orchestra conducted by Johannes Gustavsson, 
Live Streaming

Artistic Director: Prof. Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist

Main Sponsor: Blüthner Pianos

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More videos of students

Daumants Liepins

More about Daumants:

www.daumantsliepins.com

Here I want to present my institution.

Look at www.mhi.kau.se for practical  and official info!

The campus of a Karlstad University-  Musikhögskolan Ingesund is located on the lake in the middle of the Swedish forest. Peaceful plays with many fantastic instruments, where future pianists can focus, practise and develop peacefully and fast!  Our institution developing really fast as well, besides best in country program for the instrumental pedagogues now we are building up the bachelor - soloist education, what will be launched in 2016! 

Read Prof. Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvists Article about the development of the instrumental pedagogical program. Published in PianoBulletin Magazine in Sweden. 

Pedagogical work

Gabriele Strata in the Finals of Montreal 

www.gabrielestrata.com

Musikhögskolan Ingesund

Article in Pianist Magazine:


Jean-Baptiste Doulcet. Performing Bartok Concerto in Paris.

http://jeanbaptistedoulcet.com

Interview on Salon de la Musique : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBM3qPYecVQ​​​

Lars Fredrik Nystad Performing Grieg Ballade at Grieg competition. Winner of the special Prize for Grieg. 

Students Interviews and Articles ​​

Here you can see a LIVE stream reports about all our projects and also - get to know more about my work, meet my students, look to many videos and many more exciting details!

Other Interviews and Articles ​​

Tom Borrow in Wigmor Hall. 

www.tomborrow.com


Some videos of students

Pedagogical work

Only in the past few academic years Prof. Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist was giving master courses at: National University in Seoul and Kyungsung International Piano Academy South Korea, Hong Kong Academy, Royal Brussels Conservatory Belgium, Latvian Academy of Music in Riga, Denmark Odense Music Academy, Ireland Royal Academy in Dublin, Iceland Academy of Arts in Reykjavik, Germany Hochschule für Musik Köln,  Music Academy in Stockholm, Edsberg department, Finland: Sibelius-Academy, and other music academies at: Turku, Kuopio, Oulu, Pietarsaari, Jyväskylä. Masterclasses at the festivals: Helsingborg Piano festival, Göteborg Piano Festival, Tjenre Festival in Artsakh.  



 


During years 2016-2025 her students became Top Prize Winners, Finalists and Special Prize Winners of WFIMC level competitions like:


The Cliburn 1st Prize and Audience Prize, 2025 USA Texas
Concours musical international de Montréal, 2nd Prize, Audience Award and Chamber Music Award
The 3rd International Piano Competition and Festival in 2023 Rio de Janeiro, 1st prize 
Monte Carlo World Piano Masters, Monaco 2023,  Grand Prix  ​
Long-Thibaud Crespin Councours Internationale, France. 4th prize + Audience Prize

Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona, Spain 1st Prize+ Public Prize+ Orchestra Prize 2019
Casagrande Piano Competition in Terni, Italy,  1st Prize 2019
G. Bachauer International Piano Competition in US, 2nd Prize + Public Prize, 2018
Enescu International Piano Competition in Rumania, 2nd Prize, 2018
Viotti International Piano Competition in Italy, 2nd Prize 2017
J. Mottram International Piano Competition in England, 3rd Prize 2016
Tbilisi International Piano Competition in Georgia, 4th prize + Prize for Artistry 2017
Dublin International Piano Competition in Ireland, 4th Prize + Orchestra Prize 2018
Clara Haskil Piano Competition in Switzerland, Finalist Prize, 2017 and

2019 Special Prize for Contemporary music.
Concours de Geneve in Switzerland, Special Prize, 2018
Grieg Piano Competition in Norway, Grieg Special Prize, 2018

 1st Prize Winner of Vendome Prize at Verbier Festival 2019

Besides deep devotion to the pedagogical work prof. Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist is an artistic director of Glafsfjorden Music Festival and newly restarted  Nordic Piano Competition, www.nordicpiano.com


She is also an important part of the development of the new Artistic Bachelor program at Karlstad University, where she also was a founder and creator of the educational plan for the main subject piano. 


​​Presentation of a new Bachelor Education at Ingesund School of Music, Piano

8th Nordic Piano Competition

Aristo Sham at the finals of The Cliburn Piano Competition.

More about Aristo

www.aristosham.net