The Starling-DeLay Symposium is held every two years. 
The next Symposium is scheduled for May 26 – 30, 2009. Program details for the 2009 sessions are now being finalized and will be posted on our Web site as soon as they are available.

The late Dorothy DeLay with Brian Lewis at the inaugural Starling-DeLay Symposium in May 2001. Mr. Lewis is the Symposium's artistic director. (Photo by Nan Melville)

The fourth Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies in 2007 continued the legacy of learning fostered by the late renowned teacher, Dorothy DeLay. Held at Juilliard, the Symposium examined the topic “From Basics to Bravura.” It consisted of five days of master classes by Itzhak Perlman, Stephen Clapp, Paul Kantor, Kurt Sassmannshaus and Donald Weilerstein; recitals by David Chan and Augustin Hadelich; and lecture and pedagogy sessions taught by Brian Lewis, Mimi Zweig, Dr. Robert Duke and Simon Fischer.

Young Artists (age 25 and under) are selected as performing students for the Symposium. Participants are selected to observe master classes, attend recitals and lectures, and participate in pedagogy sessions.

Up to 15 violinists are accepted as Young Artists to perform in public master classes and are featured in public performance on selected evening recitals in Paul Hall. Young Artists also observe other activities throughout the Symposium.

To audition for the Young Artists program, applicants must submit an unedited audio cassette tape, CD, or DVD with the following repertoire: one movement from an unaccompanied sonata or partita by Bach; a movement from any concerto in the standard repertoire; one Paganini caprice; and one virtuosic show piece (by Sarasate, Wieniawski, Kreisler, etc.). Submitted tapes, CDs, and DVDs should be marked clearly with the performer's name and repertoire. Two letters of recommendation are also required; one letter must be from the applicant's primary violin teacher.

Participants accepted to the Symposium observe all master classes, attend recitals and lectures, and participate in pedagogy sessions.

Housing and Meals

Limited housing for Young Artists and Participants age 18 and over is available in Juilliard's Meredith Willson Residence Hall, which is located next to the School. No meal plan is provided during the Symposium, but food is available on campus at the Juilliard Cafeteria and at numerous restaurants in the Lincoln Center area.

Deadlines and Fees

Applications will be available for download from this Web site beginning January 1, 2009. If you would like a paper application mailed to you, please make a request to symposium@juilliard.edu.

Application deadline: Monday, March 2, 2009.

Application fee: $40 (non-refundable).

Participant fee: $400.
All payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Make checks payable to The Juilliard School.

Housing fee: $425. (Optional; limited space available.)

For more information please call, write, or e-mail:
The Juilliard School
Starling-DeLay Symposium Office
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6590
Tel.: (212) 799-5000, ext. 7161
symposium@juilliard.edu

The biennial Starling-DeLay Symposium, dedicated to the art of violin teaching and performance, is hosted by The Juilliard School as part of the Starling-DeLay Symposium of Violin Studies, and made possible by the generous support of the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation.