Iași, January 11th 2024 – Classix Festival reaches its fifth edition in 2024. The event will take place in Iași, between February 18 and 25, 2024, and subscriptions and tickets are on sale online.

The Classix programme takes shape with the announcement of two more concerts, both under the sign of interdisciplinarity and syncretism of the arts, enhancing the magic of desire.

The Romantic Whispers concert will take place on February 22nd, 2024, at the Student Culture House, in the Gaudeamus Hall. Korean flautists Soyoun Kim, Jie-Youn Lee and Hyunim Yoon, together with Swiss flautist Philipp Jundt, Swiss pianist Ulrich Koella, baritone Florin Estefan and pianist Dragoș Dimitriu will perform compositions by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Poulenc, as well as a premiere work: Ji Won Kwon: Destiny – Arirang Arariyo for 4 flutes and piano (2024).

On February 23rd, the Reframing the Classics concert will take place in the “Henri Coandă” hall of the Iași Palace of Culture. On stage we will find: French pianist Jean-Baptiste Doulcet, Polish tenor Jan Petryka, Swiss pianist Ulrich Koella and horn player Petrea Gîscă. The concert program includes works by Edvard Grieg and Franz Schubert, and Jean-Baptiste Doulcet will perform piano improvisations inspired by the paintings presented by Felix Aftene from the private collection of painters from Iași.

Classix in Art and Classix in community

Volunteer registrations have begun and will continue until February 4, 2024, the form can be filled online.

„The importance of volunteers at any festival is vital — not only in terms of the huge amount of work that this type of activity entails, but especially in terms of the opportunity young people can gain as work experience and new skills. It’s a wonderful experience for them, and the sense they get of knowing the importance of their contribution gives them confidence in the future to enter the job market with a track record they can rely on. Every year we had record entries, hundreds of volunteers from which we had to choose between 70 and 150, and their interest convinces us that the new generations want to get involved in the projects they resonate with — they are not so passive to opportunities like their predecessors. Of course, the number of festivals, NGOs, activities that require their participation has multiplied enormously in recent years, thus giving everyone the opportunity to find the niche in which they want to get involved in order to fulfil their need to contribute to the community, to the causes in which they believe, in supporting a change or in gathering the necessary experience for insertion in the labour market. The profile of the Classix volunteer primarily aims at curiosity and seriousness, openness to new things, sociability, willingness to work in a team, a big smile and lots and lots of energy.”, mentioned Anca Floroiu, the festival’s Communication Manager.

Classix Festival’s contribution to the development of the community is also materialised through the Classix in Art project. Within this component, masterclasses are organised annually for young artists and grants for creations in various fields are offered. The scholarship program started in 2021 with 3 scholarships totaling 3,000 euros, in 2022 5 scholarships totaling 5,000 euros were awarded, and in 2023 7 scholarships totaling 7,000 euros were awarded .

The Classix in Art 2023 scholarship winners are:

Ancuța Mureșan – visual arts
Mihai Aureliu Savin – visual arts
Andrei Petrache – music
Florin Ștefan Lupu – music
Alisia Nină – performing arts
Laura Pop – digital art and new media
Emanuel Chiriac – cultural intervention

The atmosphere of the festival is illustrated in the presentation video of the Classix Festival 2023 edition. The complete program of concerts and related events will be updated on the festival website, www.classixfestival.ro

With its debut in 2020, Classix has become one of the most important international independent festivals in Romania, gathering over 14,000 spectators in halls and 200,000 online, 200 international artists from 18 countries, 20 cultural and diplomatic partners, in 28 of concerts, 14 panels, 2 lectures, 2 openings, a book launch, 8 film screenings, 121 masterclasses and 15 scholarships for artists worth 15,000 euros.

Tickets and subscriptions are on sale online, and more details about the concert program can be obtained at www.classixfestival.ro

Organisers: Asociația Industrii Creative, Showberry

Cultural partners: Forumul Cultural Austriac, Institutul Francez Iași, Centrul Ceh, Centrul Cultural German Iași, Institutul Polonez, Institutul Cultural Italian
Institutional Partners: Filarmonica de Stat „Moldova” Iași, Complexul Muzeal Național „Moldova” Iași, Episcopia Romano – Catolică Iași, Universitatea Națională de Arte „George Enescu” Iași
Media Partners: Radio România Internațional, Radio România Cultural, Radio România Muzical, Radio France International, Radio Iași, Viva FM, Radio HIT, Smart Radio, IQads, Scena9, Cărturești, Dilema, Zile și Nopți, Capital Cultural, Romania Journal, Suplimentul de Cultură, Ziarul de Iași, Observator Cultural, Aici a Stat, Curatorial.ro, Bookhub.ro, LiterNet.ro, News.ro, Infomusic.ro, Fashion Premium Magazine, Modernism.ro