Musical enjoyment with wine, sparkling wine and treats from the picnic basket: the Moritzburg Festival attracted around 600 people to the park at Proschwitz Castle for its traditional musical morning pint. In a sunny and relaxed atmosphere, the 36 participants of this year's Moritzburg Academy - young musicians from 20 countries - served up chamber music in a wide variety of formations to the guests for a good three hours. For example, a movement from Beethoven's 1st Symphony was played in a version for ten woodwinds and double bass.
Festival Academy is seen as a springboard for a career in classical music
The Moritzburg Academy is seen as a springboard for a career in classical music. This year, the Festival Academy is celebrating its 20th birthday. The young men and women received a full scholarship and traveled from four continents. They have only been rehearsing a program of chamber music and orchestral literature for a few days under the guidance of experienced artists. Next Saturday, the festival orchestra will give a concert in Dresden's Kulturpalast under the direction of its Spanish chief conductor Josep Caballé Domenech.
This year, the Moritzburg Festival invites you on a musical journey through Europe. The 20 concerts are entitled with European city names and offer a discovery tour in which 23 musicians from all over the world will put the audience in the mood for European places and regions. Next Tuesday, for example, there will be a concert in Rome with works by Italian masters, followed by St. Petersburg on Wednesday and Oslo and Copenhagen on Friday. The festival lasts until August 24.
