Welcome to the The Mazer String Quartet Society's  chamber music course in

 Sigtuna, Sweden, January 23 -- 25, 2026. 

Brief Facts

Purpose:  Study one chamber music piece for two days with professional coaches. 

Teachers:  Jon Dahlkvist, Catharina Ericsson, Ottar Hauge, Elemér Lavohta, Bernt Lysell

Participants:  

60+ people in 15 groups.

Location: Hotell Kristina

Group fee:

SEK 1,500 for adult groups

SEK 0 for youth groups (all are full time students 25 years or younger)

Personal fee:

(covers coaching, lodging in double room and all meals from a light meal late Friday evening to coffee on Sunday afternoon after the display of work.)

SEK 1,900 for Mazer members

SEK 1,000 for full time students 25 years or younger

SEK 2,300 for others

SEK 2,300 for accompanying person

   Extras:

SEK 300 for single room (please use duoble rooms if possible. We would like to be able to maximize the number of participants)

SEK 180 for dinner Friday at 1700 hrs (before the course starts) 

Course start: Friday at 1800 hrs

Course end: Display of work (voluntary participation) at the theatre on Sunday at 1400-1600 hrs.

Signing up

Time for registration: September 18 -- October 18. Registration is per ensemble. It is binding and for the complete course. 

During the registration period, each ensemble (1) need to be register on-line, (2)  its group fee to be paid, and (3) each member of the ensemble to be registered, in order for its registration to be regarded as completed. Do not pay the personal fee now. We will invoice the accepted individuals during the middle of november. 

Admission to the course

The ensembles admitted will be determined by a lottery among the ensembles completed the registration. 

Only ensembles with complete registrations (see "Signing up" above) may be part of the lottery to be admitted to the course. The number of piano ensembles is limited to three. Groups of only two players are welcome subject to availability. Groups consisting of at least 50% Mazer members have precedence if the course is overbooked. Special priorities apply to ensembles consisting of only full-time students. During the lottery, a weight to each ensemble will be given according to its number of members (a larger ensemble will increase its possibility somewhat). 

Link to the sign-up page.

If you need assistance completing an ensemble, you can contact the course administrators at sigtuna@mazer.se for help.

Recommendations for a successful course 

• Acquire a score of your piece. It will help the instructor - and yourself - a lot.

• Write bar numbers in the score and the individual parts.

• Try to select a fairly short piece, or select a few movements to work on, in order to get the most out of the course.

• Bring a music stand, extra strings, pencil and eraser, cosy slippers and maybe a cushion to sit on. 

• Bring extra music for leisure playing with others during the evenings.

International Payment

Mark all payments with your name and "Sigtuna" and choose the payment method below that works for you. 

Plusgiro:  

Mazer's plusgiro account 574 85-5.

Bank account

IBAN: SE56 9500 0099 6034 0057 4855

BIC (Swift): NDEASESS

Bank address

Nordea Bank AB (Publ)

Smålandsgatan 17

SE-105 71 Stockholm

Sweden

Pay to: Mazerska kvartettsällskapet c/o Lavery

Payee's address: Högalidsgatan 40A, SE-117 30 Stockholm, Sweden

If you have any questions, please contact us at sigtuna@mazer.se or call Erik Hagersten (+46 79-321 6771) or Tomas Lidén (+46 70-755 0020).

Välkomna!

Anna, Erik & Tomas