List of classical music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on classical music. Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and secular), and has long been played at festival-like settings. It encompasses a broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day.[1] The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) era, played at early music festivals; the common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1830), and Romantic eras (1804–1910), which included opera festivals and choral festivals; and the 20th century (1901–2000) which includes the modern (1890–1930) that overlaps from the late 19th-century, the high modern (mid 20th-century), and contemporary classical music festivals or postmodern (1975–2000) eras, the last of which overlaps into the 21st-century. The term "classical music" did not appear until the early 19th century, in an attempt to distinctly canonize the period from Johann Sebastian Bach to Beethoven as a golden age.[2]
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Festivals
Africa
Asia
| Festival name |
Location |
Years |
Notes |
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| Kuthira Malika |  India; Thiruvananthapuram | ?-present | At shrine built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma |
| All Pakistan Music Conference |  Pakistan; Lahore | 1959-present | Qawaali, Classical, Pop, Rock, Hamd, Ghazel |
| Israel Festival |  Israel; Jerusalem | 1961-present | Arts festival with classical focus |
| Istanbul International Music Festival |  Turkey; Istanbul | 1973-present | Classical music, ballet, opera, traditional music |
| Tokyo Summer Festival |  Japan; Tokyo | 1985–present | Mixed genres |
| Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha | India; Chennai | 1986–present | encouraging young talents |
| Pacific Music Festival | Japan; Sapporo | 1990–present | Performers from major orchestras serve as faculty |
| Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival | Japan; Matsumoto | 1992–present | Held in August and September; renamed 2015 |
| Parampara Series – Andhri | India; Hyderabad | 1997–present | Asian classical music |
| Beijing Music Festival |  China; Beijing | 1998-present | Founded by the Chinese government |
| Swathi Sangeethotsavam | India; Trivandrum | 2000–present | Asian classical music |
| TIMF |  South Korea; Tongyeong | 2002–present | Large event with multiple genres |
| Mersin International Music Festival | Turkey; Mersin | 2002-present | Classical, jazz, pop |
| Isang Yun Competition | South Korea; Tongyeong | 2003–present | Classical competition |
| Daegu International Opera Festival | South Korea; Daegu | 2003–present | Multiple features beyond main opera |
| Great Mountains Music Festival & School | South Korea; PyeongChang | 2004–present | Chamber music festival |
| Gümüşlük International Classical Music Festival | Turkey; Gümüşlük | 2004-present | and Eklisia summer school |
| Great Wall International Music Academy | China; Beijing | 2005-present | month-long classical music institute |
| The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival | India; Chennai | 2005–present | Asian classical music |
| Beigang International Music Festival |  Taiwan; Beigang | 2006-present | Beigang Philharmonic Association |
| Bengal-ITC SRA Classical Music Festival |  Bangladesh; Dhaka | -present | South Asian classical music |
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Europe
North America
| Festival name |
Location |
Years |
Notes |
|---|
| Winnipeg Music Festival |  Canada, Winnipeg | 1919–present | Contest |
| Brott Music Festival | Canada | 1988–present | Multiple genres |
| Bach Music Festival of Canada | Canada | 2011–present | Bach festival |
| Domaine Forget | Canada | -present | |
| Festival 500 | Canada | -present | |
| Festival of the Sound | Canada | -present | |
| Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts | Canada | -present | |
| Kiwanis Music Festival | Canada | -present | |
| Mondial Choral | Canada | -present | |
| Montreal Festivals | Canada, Montreal | -present | |
| Music and Beyond | Canada | -present | |
| New Brunswick Summer Music Festival | Canada, New Brunswick | -present | |
| Ottawa Chamberfest | Canada, Ottawa | -present | |
| Quebec City Summer Festival | Canada, Quebec | -present | |
| Quebec Contemporary Music Society | Canada, Quebec | -present | |
| Stratford Summer Music Festival | Canada | -present | |
| Toronto Summer Music Festival | Canada, Toronto | -present | |
| Tuckamore Festival | Canada | -present | |
| American Festival for the Arts |  United States | | |
| Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York | United States | | |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | United States | | |
| Atlantic Music Festival | United States | | |
| Bard Music Festival | United States | | |
| Bellingham Festival of Music | United States | | |
| Blossom Festival | United States | | |
| Bowdoin International Music Festival | United States | | |
| Bravo! Vail | United States | | |
| Brevard Music Center | United States | | |
| Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival | United States | | |
| Caramoor International Music Festival | United States | | |
| Carmel Bach Festival | United States | | |
| Casals Festival | United States | | |
| Chamber Music Northwest | United States | | |
| Chestnut Hill Concerts | United States | | |
| Cincinnati May Festival | United States | | |
| Colorado MahlerFest | United States | | |
| Colorado Music Festival | United States | | |
| Eastern Music Festival | United States | | |
| Festival del Sole | United States | | |
| Festival of Neglected Romantic Music | United States | | |
| Festival of New Trumpet Music | United States | | |
| Grant Park Music Festival | United States | | |
| Hot Springs Music Festival | United States | | |
| Kneisel Hall | United States | | |
| La Musica (music festival) | United States | | |
| Laguna Beach Chamber Music Society | United States | | |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute | United States | | |
| Mainly Mozart Festival | United States | | |
| MasterWorks Festival | United States | | |
| Mendocino Music Festival | United States | | |
| Midsummer Mozart Festival | United States | | |
| Missouri Chamber Music Festival | United States | | |
| Mostly Mozart Festival | United States | | |
| Music Academy of the West | United States | | |
| Music@Menlo | United States | | |
| Music in the Mountains | United States | | |
| New Hampshire Music Festival | United States | | |
| Newport Music Festival | United States | | |
| Norfolk Chamber Music Festival | United States | | |
| Ojai Music Festival | United States | | |
| OK Mozart Festival | United States | | |
| Olympic Music Festival | United States | | |
| Oregon Bach Festival | United States | | |
| Park City International Music Festival | United States | | |
| Piano Summer | United States | | |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | United States | | |
| Rockport Music | United States | | |
| Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | United States | | |
| Sarasota Music Festival | United States | | |
| Sitka Summer Music Festival | United States | | |
| Strings Music Festival | United States | | |
| St. Augustine Music Festival | United States, St. Augustine, FL | 2007-present | |
| Worcester Music Festival, Massachusetts | United States, Massachusetts | -present | |
| Woodstock Mozart Festival | United States | -present | |
| West Side Orchestral Concerts | United States | -present | |
| Vermont Mozart Festival | United States, Vermont | -present | |
| Tanglewood Music Center | United States | -present | |
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| Classical/Pops Festival |  Barbados | 2014–present | held yearly in December. |
Oceania
South America
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See also
References
- ↑ "Classical", The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music, ed. Michael Kennedy, (Oxford, 2007), Oxford Reference Online. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ↑ Rushton, Julian, Classical Music, (London, 1994), 10
- ↑ http://www.cistermusica.com/
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