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The Song of the Earth

The main theme of the 17th edition of the Cartagena Music Festival will be ‘The Song of the Earth: Music Between Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in the 19th Century’. It will explore a repertoire in which composers of several European countries introduced traditional and folkloric elements into their musical creations. There will also be a special cycle dedicated to Colombian chamber music composers.

January 5-13 of 2023

Concerts

The Prague Chamber Orchestra will be the resident orchestra of this Festival. Besides this ensemble, significant quartets and soloists will star in this fascinating journey through the music of Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Enescu, Liszt, Bartok, and Chopin, among others.

January 5-13 of 2023

Educational Programs

One of the most fundamental components of the Cartagena Music Festival is its academic and social programs, happening in parallel to the artistic performances with master classes, lutherie workshops, and many more activities.

 

January 5-13 of 2023

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A detail from a ballet
The Swan Lake

Next events:

05

January

Opening Concert

7:00 p.m. | Teatro Adolfo Mejía

06

January

A Pianistic Tradition Looking to the West

11:00 a.m. | Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara

06

January

Quartet and Quintet in Quasi-Classical Style

4:00 p.m. | Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara

06

January

Music by Russian composers with a Western outlook

7:00 p.m. | Teatro Adolfo Mejía

07

January

Pictures at an Exhibition. A New Way of Thinking Music

11:00 a.m. | Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara

07

January

A Masterpiece of Musical Literature Inspired by Childhood

4:00 p.m. | Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara

07

January

The Assertion of National Trends

7:00 p.m. | Teatro Adolfo Mejía

08

January

Three Pillars of National Music

11:00 a.m. | Capilla del Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara

Artists:

Orchestra In Residence
String Quartet
Violín
String Quartet

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