Mannes produces institutes each summer that focus on a variety of topics and feature world-renowned faculty and performers. Each institute has a different format, employing master classes, performances, lectures, ensembles, and coursework.
For more information, visit each program's website:
- The Beethoven Institute
During a week of intensive study, participants in the Mannes Beethoven Institute explore Beethoven's sonatas, piano trios, and string quartets. A distinguished faculty provides students with a mix of private lessons, master classes, lectures, and concerts. Participants perform public concerts at the conclusion of the session. - IFCP—Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance
Directed by Marc Ponthus, the IFCP brings together a diversity of approach, talent, and experiences during a week and a half of workshops, master classes, lectures, and symposium. Daily concerts feature some of the most significant performers, composers, and thinkers working in contemporary music today. - Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Theory
The Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Theory is an intensive series of high-level participatory workshops, plenary sessions, and roundtable discussions. Under the guidance of a rotating faculty of experts drawn from the international music community, the institute focuses on a new topic each year. - New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes
The New York Guitar Seminar is a gathering of students, faculty, and guest artists interested in immersing themselves in classical guitar. Seminar activities include master classes, improvisation, composition, and arranging classes, pedagogy forums, career development workshops, and performances. - IKI—International Keyboard Institute and Festival
Founded by Mannes alumnus and faculty member Jerome Rose, the International Keyboard Institute features world-renowned pianists in performance, master classes, and symposia. The IKI is open to pianists of all ages and backgrounds.