Iași, February 6th 2025

Classix Festival, one of the independent cultural initiatives noted at European level, has announced the complete concert program of its sixth edition: we will have a contemporary classical adventure dedicated to explorers eager to step out of their comfort zone and enter the world of classical music in a unique and authentic approach.

The show „A Composer at The Carnival”, part of the Classix Festival 2025 program, will take place on March 1, 2025, starting at 11:00, in the Sala Unirii (Cinema Victoria) in Iași. Tickets are available online, on the festival website – and pupils and students benefit from a 50% discount.

In the role of composer Camille Saint-Saëns, Bob Rădulescu invites the audience to a tour of the creative workshop where his famous Carnival was born. The short musical portraits of the animals are full of all kinds of humorous jokes, behind which a dose of satire is also hidden. Which animal is the most elegant waltz dancer? Are the fossils, also invited to the carnival, dinosaur skeletons, or maybe completely different fossils? Stepping out of the composer’s shoes, Bob, the comedian of today, bravely proves that the humor of more than a century ago is more alive than ever.

The artists invited to the concert stage are: Bob Rădulescu – actor, Dalma Toadere – conductor, the Classix Collective ensemble (violins, violas, cellos, double basses, pianos) and Sabin Penea – guest concertmaster.

„When classical music meets the spoken word, when the conductor occasionally hands over the baton to the actor and the orchestra’s sonorous chords give way to jokes and laughter from the audience, then you know you’ve come across the newest concept of musical stand-up, and “A Composer at Carnival” is the exponent of this artists’ manifesto to keep up with the audience in our times.”, mentions Bob Rădulescu.

The concert program consists of the works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals and Danse Macabre, Hector Berlioz – Dance of the Sylphs from “The Damnation of Faust”, op. 24, Jacques Offenbach – “Galop Infernal” (Can-Can) from “Orpheus in the Inferno” and Hortense de Beauharnais – Partant pour la Syrie.

Dalma Toadere, the concert conductor, mentions: „A Composer at The Carnival walks us between Saint-Saens’s little room where he composed a humorous work for one of his friend’s evenings and the present where we experience humor in a contemporary form: stand-up moments. When the concept was born I was not sure what it would look like in the end or if it would be something that would be received with applause. The concert was successfully presented in multiple cities and now we are going with it to Classix!”

The 9 concerts that make up the Classix Festival 2025 program are:

February 23rd| 19:30 | In Reverentia
February 24th | 19:00 | Reverie D’Amour
February 25th | 19:00 | Heroin Chic
February 26th | 19:00 | Classic Express
February 27th | 19:00 | The Rest is Silence
February 28th | 19:00 | Bach in Movement
March 1st| 11:00 | A Composer at The Carnival
March 1st | 19:00 | Baroque Royale
March 2nd| 19:00 | Il Dolce Finale

Passes and concert tickets are available for purchase on the official festival website. To encourage the participation of young people, students and pupils benefit from a 50% discount. Also, those who pay with a BRD card can benefit from a 15% discount, which is automatically applied when selecting “BRD” as a payment method on the platform. In the spirit of accessibility, people with disabilities and their companions benefit from free access by completing the form available online on the festival website, in the FAQ section.

To stay up to date with the latest news from the festival, classical music lovers can subscribe to the dedicated newsletter available on classix.ro and follow Classix’s official social media channels.

Organisers: Asociația Industrii Creative, Showberry
Main partner: BRD Groupe Société Générale
Cultural partners: Centrul Cultural German, Institutul Francez din România la Iași, Institutul Polonez, Forumul Cultural Austriac, Institutul Italian de Cultură din București, Institutul Adam Mickiewicz
Institutional partners: Complexul Muzeal Național „Moldova” – Palatul Culturii Iași, Filarmonica de Stat „Moldova” Iași, Episcopia Romano-Catolică Iași, Biblioteca Centrală Universitară „Mihai Eminescu” Iași, Universitatea Națională de Arte „George Enescu” Iași, Opera Națională Română Iași, Muzeul Național al Literaturii Române Iași, Muzeul Municipal „Regina Maria” Iași, Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iași
Strategic partner: DAC Music Performance
Hospitality partner Vitamin Aqua, Noir Coffee Roasters, Gramma, Hotel Unirea, Hotel Bellaria, Volvo Iași – Premium Nordic Cars, Oddity Events, Soft & Grace, Acaju, Iași.Travel, Negru Zi – coffee & arts

Promotion partners: Wink Media, Printco, Aeroportul Internațional Iași
Lifestyle partners: Chotronette, Tudor Tailor, Studio Estetique
Media partners: Aici a stat, Bookhub, Cărturești, Ercis FM, Fashion Premium Magazine, Happ.ro, IQads, Life.ro, Modernism, Observator Cultural, Radio Clasic FM, Radio France Internațional România, Radio România Iași, Radio România Cultural, Radio România Muzical, Revista Golan, Spotmedia, Scena9, Suplimentul de Cultură, Iași în Oraș, Viva FM, Ziarul de Iași, Ziarul Metropolis, Zile și Nopți.

Cultural project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration.

The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the project results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding recipient.

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The Creative Industries Association is the organizer of the Rocanotherworld and Classix festivals in Iași, aiming to culturally revitalize the city, engage creative communities and engage in the civil life of society through actions that promote a proactive, contributory and participatory spirit.

Showberry, a member of AROC (Romanian Association of Concert and Cultural Event Organizers), is a startup winner of the Invest in People! program. Since 2015, it has been developing cultural and creative projects, being one of the main promoters of public concerts and thematic events in the northeastern region of Romania. Since 2016, it has been a co-organizer of the Rocanotherworld festival, and since 2020 of the Classix Festival, together with the Creative Industries Association.

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