In August 2009, Lewis Kaplan will be taking his second summer leave of absence from The Mozarteum International Summer Academy in historic Salzburg, Austria, famed birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Since 1987 Lewis Kaplan has been offering an intensive course in violin with daily master classes supplemented by private instruction. Students are encouraged to learn new repertoire and perform in class and in the Academy concerts in their famed concert halls. Their technical and musical concerns are at the center of Professor Kaplan's teaching.

The classes take place in a supportive atmosphere; the highpoint is the final class concert, open to the public, in which all of the students are encouraged to perform.

Although the daily schedule is intensive, time is allotted to sightseeing and enjoying beautiful Salzburg.