It’s a weekend of music events, from the long-standing jazz festival in Gărâna to classical music in Bucharest, Sibiu, and Sfântu Gheorghe, but also one for reconnecting with nature at a festival bringing the Făgăraş Mountains under the spotlight.
In Bucharest:
EUROPAfest
Until July 13
Artists from 20 countries perform at the event, covering jazz, blues, pop and classical music. More details here.
Perifeeric Festival
July 11 – July 13
This event for families and children, held in Parcul Morarilor, in Bucharest’s Pantelimon neighborhood, is meant to bring culture closer to local communities. More details on the program here.
Magic Summer
Until August 13
The Athenaeum hosts this series of classical music concerts that kicked off with an event featuring the Royal Camerata of Bucharest. Further details here.
Open Streets
Until October 12
The program that turns the city’s main arteries into pedestrian areas returns with a program of live concerts, street performances, dance evenings, parades, children’s workshops and creative activities, guided tours, and areas for exercise and sports. More here.
Art Safari
Until July 27
The current edition of the art event features exhibitions on Ioan Andreescu, Ion Țuculescu, forgotten Romanian painters, but also the new generation of artists. More details here. The event is closed for the Easter Sunday but open the Saturday before.
Gaep Presents: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curcă
July 3 – July 31
This duo exhibition features two artists that have been part of Gaep’s Accelerator, the mentoring program for emerging artists: Vlad Albu and Roberta Curcă. More here.
Cats Are Taking Over
Until July 30
This is the inaugural exhibition of Vila Catena’s contemporary art pavilion, a Sandwich and the Fildas Art Foundation joint initiative, via the Catena for Art program. The exhibition “explores the universe of the most charismatic domestic felines, often considered too trivial for “serious” art, reclaiming their place in contemporary creation.” More on the show and the artists included here.
Open Doors @Cotroceni Palace
Weekends
The program that sees the garden of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the Presidential Administration, continues in a renewed format. More details here.
Film Garden
Until September 28
The Film Garden (Grădina cu Filme), the venue in Bucharest’s Alexandru Lahovari Square that hosts outdoor film screenings, will host a variety of screenings and talks with directors. More here.
In the country:
Art Encounters Biennial
Until July 13
The Timişoara event explores at this edition the theme of Bounding Histories. Whispering Tales as it showcases more than 100 works by 60 artists, including five specially commissioned creations that examine the city’s historic layers. Curators Ana Janevski (MoMA New York) and Tevž Logar (independent curator) invite the public to reflect on the city’s complex past and discover the hidden stories of emblematic places: the Garrison Headquarters – a former military building, FABER – a former factory, and the headquarters of the Art Encounters Foundation, a space with an industrial and educational history. More details here.
SoNoRo Musikland
Until July 19
The seventh edition of the event takes place in Sibiu, Copșa Mare, Cincu, Saschiz, Meșendorf, Criț, Viscri, Codlea, Făgăraș and Brașov with concerts honoring the area’s Saxon heritage. More details here.
Beach, Please
July 9 – July 13
Held in Costineşti, on the Romanian Black Sea coast, the event has a lineup featuring names such as 21 Savage, Young Thug, Lil Baby and more. Further info here.
Sepsi Classic
July 10 – July 13
The classical music festival held in Sfântu Gheorghe brings foreign musicians and talents from the local community for a program of symphonic and chamber music concerts and recitals. More details here.
Gărâna Jazz Fest
July 10 – July 13
Electro-acoustic fusions, Nordic improvisations, and avant-garde explorations are part of the program of the event, which lines up artists from over 12 countries, including Norway, Denmark, France, Poland, Greece, the Netherlands, Turkey, the US, and Romania. The concerts are held in Poiana Lupului, in Gărâna, and at the Catholic Church Văliug. More on the program here.
Făgăraş Fest
July 11 – July 13
The event takes place in the village of Sebeșu de Sus in Racovița, in Sibiu county, bringing an offering of activities for the entire family, concerts by Subcarpați and Vama, guided tours, film screenings and other activities. The festival is a manifesto for protecting the nature and cultural values of the Făgăraș Mountains. More details here.
Classics for Pleasure
July 9 – July 13
Sibiu hosts a new edition of the event held this year under the theme Next Crescendo – a celebration of the emerging generation of musicians. More details on the free-entry event here.
(Photo: Gărâna by
Ileana Marcela Bosogea Tudor | Dreamstime.com)
editor@romania-insider.com
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