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conservatorium

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Ente regionale

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Instytucja kultury

Krakow

Poland

ICE Classic

Approved

Seville

Spain

ICÓNICA Sevilla Fest

Bradford-on-Avon

United Kingdom

Iford Arts

Halfing

Germany

Immling Festival

Scicli

Italy

InCanto Barocco Festival

Innsbruck

Austria

Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik

Piacenza

inRiva Festival

InTaKT Festival

Tel Aviv

Israel

International Arts Festival - Regarding

Melk

International Baroque Days Stift Melk

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

International Chamber Festival Plovdiv

Warsaw

Organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, the International Music Festival "Chopin and his Europe" looks at the work of Chopin through masterpieces of other artists, especially those from which he drew. It also refers to the contemporary times of the brilliant composer, presenting, among other things, the works of his friends, Polish composers, who were close to Chopin, for whom the memory of their posterity turned out to be less gracious, and who left works of great value: Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Józef Nowakowski, Franciszek Lessel, Józef Krogulski, as well as those with whom Chopin co-created the musical world of Europe in the first half of the 19th century and those who remained clearly influenced by him.

Every year, at the invitation of the Institute, they come to Warsaw to perform at the festival, stars of the world's pianism, eminent chamber musicians, virtuososos of various instruments, conductors, excellent ensembles... Among those who have been invited to Warsaw many times are Martha Argerich, Nelson Goerner, Garrick Ohlsson, Orchestra of the 18th century, Europa Galante, Collegium 1704, Sinfonia Varsovia...

A special value of the Chopin and its Europe Festival is to recall the original sound of works which - performed on period instruments or their copies - allow us to get closer to the sound aura of Chopin's times. Legendary ensembles and soloists specialising in historical performance are regular guests of the Festival, bringing the magical image of past eras closer. The pianists play on pianos from the Institute's collection, which has an extensive collection of instruments from the Chopin era: the famous Pleyel, Erard, Broadwood, as well as a copy of the Buchholtz piano (Chopin's Warsaw instrument) and the Vienna Graf.

The festival is also the basis for the Institute's constantly expanding and internationally acclaimed collection of phonographic publications - many of the CDs and DVDs published by the Institute are recordings of festival concerts or were created as part of the festival.

Every year the Festival gathers in Warsaw an audience of many thousands, including many music lovers from Poland and abroad, coming to our capital city especially for this event. The festival has its fans and listeners all over the world - including those who cannot be in Poland in August. Thanks to the Institute's traditional cooperation with Polish Radio 2, the festival concerts reach an audience of many millions in several dozen countries - the concerts of the Festival are broadcasted many times on the air of Program 2 PR, they are also an offer of the European Broadcasting Union EBU station, which is still enjoying great interest and recognition. Selected concerts are also available online, in live streaming and vod on the Institute's youtube channel.

International Chopin and His Europe Festival

Vladivostok

Russia

International Far East Festival "Mariinsky"

Ermoupolis

Greece

The International Festival of the Aegean is held, every year, in Syros/ ΣÏρος island which is part of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. This is a multi-disciplinary event that showcases opera productions, chamber music, and art song.

Known bands, conductors, dance groups, choirs and groups from the leading opera houses in the world participate in this festival. The highlight of the 2023 festival is a tribute to Maria Callas - commemorating 100 years of birth of this Greek/American opera singer. Furthermore, there will be performances of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and more.

International Festival of the Aegean

Moscow

International Festival of Vocal Music "Opera Apriori"

Wrocław

International Festival Wratislavia Cantans

Girocului

Romania

International Festival „Timișoara Muzicală”

Harrogate

The festival runs for 3 weeks every summer and is by far the world's biggest celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan. It's a fantastic experience for visitors and performers alike. Come along to Harrogate and join us. It's fun. It's friendly. It's for all the family.

International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival

Istanbul

Turkey

International Istanbul Opera Festival

Izmir

The International Izmir Festival reaching an audience expressed in millions has been proudly providing opportunities to numerous world renowned artists to perform at unique historical venues. As a festival of great prestige and high artistic standards, it has been organised in Izmir, a city located on the Aegean Coast and right in the middle of several historical places and popular touristic resorts of Turkey. The festival covering a wide spectrum of classical, traditional and contemporary works in music, ballet, theatre and opera including both international and national performances, has proved itself to be one of the cultural and intellectual corner stones of Turkey, attracting great attendance from locals and foreigners visiting Turkey alike. From its first inception, the festival has made a special effort to make the Ancient city of Ephesus, which is one of the best  preserved antique cities of the world, and other historical heritage sites of Izmir to be included among its venues.

International Izmir Festival

Organization Name	City, Country	Organization Type
ICE Classic	Krakow, Poland	FestivalView profile
ICÓNICA Sevilla Fest	Seville, Spain	FestivalView profile
Iford Arts	Bradford-on-Avon, United Kingdom	FestivalView profile
Immling Festival	Halfing, Germany	FestivalView profile
InCanto Barocco Festival	Scicli, Italy	FestivalView profile
Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik	Innsbruck, Austria	FestivalView profile
inRiva Festival	Piacenza, Italy	FestivalView profile
InTaKT Festival	Austria	FestivalView profile
International Arts Festival - Regarding	Tel Aviv, Israel	FestivalView profile
International Baroque Days Stift Melk	Melk, Austria	FestivalView profile
International Chamber Festival Plovdiv	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	FestivalView profile
International Chopin and His Europe Festival	Warsaw, Poland	FestivalView profile
International Far East Festival "Mariinsky"	Vladivostok, Russia	FestivalView profile
International Festival of the Aegean	Ermoupolis, Greece	FestivalView profile
International Festival of Vocal Music "Opera Apriori"	Moscow, Russia	FestivalView profile
International Festival Wratislavia Cantans	Wrocław, Poland	FestivalView profile
International Festival „Timișoara Muzicală”	Girocului, Romania	FestivalView profile
International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival	Harrogate, United Kingdom	FestivalView profile
International Istanbul Opera Festival	Istanbul, Turkey	FestivalView profile
International Izmir Festival	Izmir, Turkey	FestivalView profile

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