Open Art Workshops in Bucharest, Enescu Edition
Between 2 and 24 September 2017, over 70 creation workshops will be opened to the public of Bucharest, including residents and artists who have come especially for this year’s edition of the George Enescu International Festival. For four weekends in a row, 02/03, 09/10, 16/17 and 23/24 September 2017, between 12.00 and 20.00, visual artists […]
“Playing B-OSA” or how art can transform a city
5 – 30 September Galateca Contemporary Arts and Design Gallery In the period 5-30 September, the Galateca gallery hosts the “Playing B-OSA” exhibition, dedicated to Romanian urban art. B-OSA means Bucharest Open Street Art and it is the largest urban art festival in Romania, taking place in May, June, July 2018 in Bucharest. The urban arts […]
Opera 9 – a contemporary interpretation of the myth of Oedipus
“George Enescu” National Museum 12.09 18.00 Free admission Do you love chamber music, opera voices and today’s dramaturgy? “George Enescu” National Museum schedules the OPERA 9 concert within Creative Bucharest – Contemporary variations on a theme by George Enescu. Find out what the tragedy of Oedipus would sound and look like in the 21st […]
In the footsteps of the maestros
“George Enescu” National Museum 15 September 2017 18.00 Free admission The music event “In the footsteps of the maestros” aims to bring to life the memory of the two genius musicians George Enescu and Dinu Lipatti, as well as the memory of the concerts that the two used to give together. The event includes […]
A day with three different hours
“George Enescu” National Museum 16 September 2017 18.00 – 21.00 Free admission An exhibition of new artistic experiences at the “George Enescu” National Museum, which gives the public the occasion to enter a special world, with original events – to be visited, listened to, seen and tried, all for 3 hours. Concept and coordination: Irinel […]
Into My GongSelf – performative installation
Date: 20 September 2017, 18.00-20.00 Location: Lecture Hall of the Cantacuzino Palace Into My GongSelf is an interactive project, at the border between live music, sound sculpture, performance, ritual and meditation, a challenge for the artists and the audience to experiment archetypal transrealism. The new aesthetic and spiritual direction founded by the composer Mihaela Vosganian […]
Enescu’s violins at the palace
“George Enescu” National Museum 24.09 18.00 Free admission Extraordinary recital – Gabriel Croitoru and Simina Croitoru play two violins that belonged to George Enescu, namely the Guarneri del Gesù – Cathedral, 1731 and Paul Kaul (violin manufactured specially for George Enescu, 1937) Programme George Enescu – The Country Fiddler from the suite Impressions d’enfance, […]
Imaginary – connect yourselves to mathematics through the sound of music!
Where: the Foyer of the Radio Hall, 60-64 Gen. H.M. Berthelot Street, Bucharest When: Between 8 and 24 September, Monday to Sunday, between 10:00 – 18:00 Do you know the wonderful mathematics of music? Visit the amazing exhibition Imaginary – through the lens of mathematics which takes place at this year’s edition of the Enescu […]
Œdipe for everyone and Sonata no. 3 for piano and violin, op.25, “dans le caractère populaire roumain”
“Œdipe for everyone” is a travelling project, whose concept belongs to the baritone Ștefan Ignat and which is presented in Romanian, which enables the main character’s interaction with the audience. Ștefan Ignat says he “got this idea of presenting Œdipe in Romanian by noticing that the interaction of the main character with the audience in our […]
Strada de C’Arte
Strada de C’arte 20-24 September 2017 “Carol I” Central University Library Bucharest “Carol I” Central University Library is one of the most important institutions in our cultural and academic world, with an essential role in Romania’s process of modernisation. Founded in 1891 by King Carol I as a University Foundation, the institution had a visionary […]
The website of the George Enescu International Festival is functional and offers real-time information to the audience, as well as live broadcasts of the concerts
The website of the George Enescu International Festival is functional and offers real-time information to the audience, as well as live broadcasts of the concerts. It offers the full programme, the real-time availability of tickets, as well as access to official photos from the events of the Festival. The official website of the George Enescu […]
Enescu Festival 2017, acclaimed in the international press for the opening concert with George Enescu’s Œdipe, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski
“A Romanian hero brought vividly to life at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest” – writes the prestigious The Telegraph George Enescu International Festival 2017 is lauded in the international press for the opening concert on September 2, where the conductor Vladimir Jurowski and London Philharmonic Orchestra presented George Enescu’s Œdipe in its concert version, performed […]
The exquisite, charming, delightful Sir Bryn Terfel: ”I want to work!”
Interview by Cristina Enescu It is simply impossible that you know a little something about the biggest contemporary operatic stars and have not heard his voice or his name mentioned among the world’s most praised (bass)-baritones. “One of the most important and charismatic singers performing today” (Opera Magazine), as simple as that. Sir Bryn Terfel […]
Kristine Opolais, one of the most acclaimed sopranos of today, will perform at the Enescu Festival 2017 for the first time
Soprano Kristine Opolais, renowned for her roles on the most important stages of the world, from the New York Metropolitan Opera to the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and the Covent Garden Royal Opera House, will give an extraordinary recital on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum on September 22, at the 2017 edition of […]
Enescu Festival 2017 – innovation in classical music
The 2017 edition of George Enescu International Festival (September 2-24, Bucharest, Romania) brings new elements with several premieres: classical music meets technology in three operas with live multimedia projections, contemporary music becomes the star of the edition and 30 of the highest-rated contemporary composers of the world will come to Bucharest for an unprecedented dialogue […]
Sir Bryn Terfel in recital at the Enescu Festival 2017. Pianist Lang Lang reschedules his Festival recital for a future edition
Sir Bryn Terfel, one of the most acclaimed bass-baritones in the world, winner of a Grammy Award, will take the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum on 5 September. Lang Lang reschedules his recital at the Enescu Festival 2017 for a future edition, for medical reasons. Sir Bryn Terfel, one of the most appreciated bass-baritones in […]
