{"id":12018,"date":"2026-09-16T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12018"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:29","slug":"classic-unlimited-piano-tour-marks-10-years-since-first-concert-kicks-off-2026-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12018","title":{"rendered":"Classic Unlimited: Piano tour marks 10 years since first concert, kicks off 2026 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The piano tour <em>Classic Unlimited<\/em> returns this autumn with a new musical journey across Romania as pianist Bogdan Vaida will deliver 13 concerts across nine counties, in venues including castles, churches, museums, cultural centers, a synagogue, an artists\u2019 colony, and a space dedicated to motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>The project began in 2017 in Ia\u0219i, to take classical music beyond traditional concert halls and bring it closer to people. Since then, it has travelled to more than 70 venues across Romania. After a decade of travelling around the country, the 2026 tour will conclude where it all began, namely in Ia\u0219i.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is <em>The Sound of Poetry<\/em>, an \u201cexperience in which music, poetry, and visual art come together in a sensitive, contemporary dialogue,\u201d the organizers explain.<\/p>\n<p>The program features eight works inspired by poetry: four pieces from the classical repertoire and four contemporary compositions by Romanian composers Alexandru Murariu, Cristian Bence-Muk, Ciprian Gabriel Pop, and \u0218erban Marcu. The music is complemented by stories and reflections on composers, poetry, and the sources of musical inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, we started from the idea that poetry and music have more in common than might initially appear: both can express things that ordinary words sometimes cannot. We selected eight poems that inspired the works in the program and invited four contemporary composers to join this dialogue. For me, The Sound of Poetry is also a natural continuation of what we have been doing for ten years: presenting music in a direct, accessible way that brings it closer to people, in places where you would not expect to find a concert piano,\u201d pianist Bogdan Vaida, the founder of the Classic Unlimited project, explains.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the project is adding, for the first time, a visual component. The exhibition Classic Unlimited x Poster x Poem, created in partnership with Glitch Association, brings together works by eight contemporary illustrators who have translated the eight poems and their musical worlds into images.<\/p>\n<p>Another new feature of the project in 2026 is its educational program for students at music and arts high schools. Classic Unlimited will organize four masterclasses at high schools in Zal\u0103u, Bistri\u021ba, Deva, and Baia Mare, exclusively for students at these institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 tour comprises 13 concerts across nine Romanian counties: Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud, Cluj, Hunedoara, Satu Mare, Maramure\u0219, S\u0103laj, Boto\u0219ani, Suceava, and Ia\u0219i.<\/p>\n<p>The program is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>October 1: Bistri\u021ba \u2014 Bistri\u021ba Synagogue Multicultural Centre<br \/>\nOctober 3: Gil\u0103u, Cluj County \u2014 R\u00e1k\u00f3czi-B\u00e1nffy Castle<br \/>\nOctober 9: Deva \u2014 Pro Arte Hall, Decebal National College<br \/>\nOctober 10: S\u0103cel, Hunedoara County \u2014 Nopcsa Castle<br \/>\nOctober 15: Carei \u2014 K\u00e1rolyi Castle<br \/>\nOctober 16: Sighetu Marma\u021biei \u2014 St. Joseph the Confessor Pastoral Cultural Centre<br \/>\nOctober 23: Ipote\u0219ti \u2014 Ipote\u0219ti Memorial \u2013 Mihai Eminescu National Study Centre<br \/>\nOctober 24: Siret \u2014 Roman Catholic Church<br \/>\nOctober 29: Zal\u0103u \u2014 Porolissum Hall, S\u0103laj County Centre for Culture and Art<br \/>\nNovember 1: Cluj-Napoca \u2014 Motoland<br \/>\nNovember 7: Gherla \u2014 Franciscan Monastery Church and Cloister<br \/>\nNovember 8: Baia Mare \u2014 Artists\u2019 Colony<br \/>\nNovember 13: Ia\u0219i \u2014 Museum of Museums<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the concerts is free, upon prior reservation and subject to available seating.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The piano tour Classic Unlimited returns this autumn with a new musical journey across Romania as pianist Bogdan Vaida will deliver 13 concerts across nine counties, in venues including castles, churches, museums, cultural centers, a synagogue, an artists\u2019 colony, and a space dedicated to motorcycles. 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