TEACHING
ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS (ZHdK)
Since 2015 Lars Mlekusch is professor of saxophone, chamber music and contemporary music at the Zurich University of the Arts following his teaching position at the Konservatorium Wien University (2005-2017). He also conducts the universities contemporary ensemble Arc en Ciel on a regular base.
His students are successful at international competitions, hold professorships at music universities in Austria, Germany or in the USA, major teaching positions in several countries, play in professional orchestras and are successful as solo and chamber music performers.
His students come from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, United Kingdom, Armenia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thailand, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Chile, USA.
Find more information about the studio, alumni, the different degree programs, auditions and much more on the following website:
official website
PRIVATE TEACHING
Whether you are interested in working together on conducting skills with a focus on contemporary repertoire, on saxophone repertoire or whether you seek coaching for your chamber music group.
Through my experience and passion, feel deeply rooted in contemporary music, but not exclusively, and I am happy to share my experience and knowledge with interested musicians.
Please contact me through managementmlekusch@gmail.com
AROSA MUSIC ACADEMY
Lars Mlekusch is teaching an annual summer saxophone masterclass together with Christian Wirth (France) and Timothy McAllister (USA) in Arosa, Switzerland.
For more information, please visit:
Arosa Music Academy (DE)
Arosa Music Academy (EN)
MASTERCLASSES
SWITZERLAND
Hochschule für Musik Basel
Hochschule für Musik Luzern
Scuola Universitaria di Musica di Lugano
Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne
FRANCE
European Saxophone University Gap
Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur de Musique de Paris
Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud
Conservatoire CRR Boulogne-Billancourt
Conservatoire Mulhouse
Conservatoire CRR Cergy-Pontoise
Conservatoire HEAR Strasbourg
CESMD de Poitou-Charentes Poitiers
Stage de Virtuosité et d'Interprétation
CROATIA
University of Music Split
University of Music Zagreb
POLAND
Chopin University of Music Warsaw
Academy of Music of Poznan
Academy of Music of Krakow
Academy of Music of Katowice
ITALY
Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi Milano
Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia Roma
Conservatorio di Musica Trieste
Fermo Saxophone Festival
Alpen Classic Saxfest Bressanone
SPAIN
European Saxophone Congress Ciudad Real
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Vigo
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de A Coruna
Conservatorio Superior de Musica Zaragoza Aragon
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Sevilla
Conservatorio Superior de Musica Palma de Mallorca
Conservatorio Real Superior de Musica Madrid
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Alicante
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Malaga
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Granada
Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Cordoba
USA/CANADA
Northwestern University Chicago
Eastman School of Music Rochester
Manhattan School of Music New York
New England Conservatory Boston
University of Miami
University of Central Florida Orlando
Florida State University Tallahassee
University of Florida Gainesville
De Paul University Chicago
Bowling Green State University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Toronto
Brigham Young University Rexburg
Michigan State University Lansing
COMPETITION JURIES
M-Prize Chamber Music Comp. University of Michigan 2018
Nochta Saxophone Competition Zagreb 2017
Varazdin International Wind & Brass Competition 2016
EMONA Competition Slovenia 2015
Odessa Golden Saxophone Competition 2015
Adolphe Sax Competition Dinant 2014
Deutscher Musikwettbewerb Bonn 2012
Jean Marie Londeix Competition Bangkok 2011
Nova Gorica Saxophone Competition 2011
Prima La Musica Austria 2010-2015
Schweizerischer Jugendmusikwettbewerb 2022, 2024
UNIVERSITY FINAL JURIES
Hochschule für Musik Basel, Haute Ecole de Musique Strasbourg, HEM Geneve, HEM Lausanne, CESMD de Poitou-Charentes Poitiers, Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud and others
AUSTRIA
impuls academy Graz since 2013
THE NETHERLANDS
Conservatorium of Amsterdam
Conservatorium of Utrecht
Conservatorium of Music The Hague
BELGIUM
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels
Conservatoire Royal Bruxelles
SWEDEN
Royal College of Music Stockholm
SLOVENIA
Conservatory of Music Ljubljana
Academy of Music Ljubljana
UK
Royal College of Music London
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
HUNGARY
Music University of Debrecen
PORTUGAL
European Saxophone Congress Porto
University of Music Aveiro
GERMANY
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Köln
Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg
Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin
Universität der Künste Berlin
TAIWAN
National Taiwan University of the Arts TNUA
Asia Saxophone Congress Taiwan Chayi
CHINA
Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
Sichuan Conservatory of Music
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
JAPAN
Senzoku Gauken College of Music Tokyo
Kunitachi College of Music
SINGAPORE
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
THAILAND
World Saxophone Congress Bangkok 2009
Mahidol University Bangkok
New Zealand
Victoria University Wellington New Zealand
University of Hamilton New Zealand