The Classic Unlimited piano tour will return to Romania this fall, with pianist Bogdan Vaida performing in 12 towns across seven counties as part of a project designed to bring classical music to communities where such events are rare. Running through September and October, the tour will stage free concerts in unconventional venues including castles, synagogues, cultural centers, churches, and even a mine and a motorcycle showroom.<\/p>\n
Tour stops include Aiud and Ro\u0219ia Montan\u0103 in Alba county, Gherla, Gil\u0103u and Cluj-Napoca in Cluj county, Siret, R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi and Vatra Dornei in Suceava county, as well as Sibiu, Petrila, Carei, and Sighetu Marma\u021biei.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s edition, titled Love at First Sound, explores how composers across different eras drew inspiration from love, whether spiritual, romantic, or tied to places and communities, the organizers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The program includes works by Bach, Scarlatti, Brahms and Clara Schumann, alongside four new pieces written for the tour by Romanian composers Aurelian B\u0103can, \u0218erban Marcu, Cristian Bence-Muk, and Ciprian Gabriel Pop.<\/p>\n
Classic Unlimited 2025 concert calendar:<\/p>\n
\tAiud, Alba County \u2013 Roman Catholic Church, September 26
\n\tGherla, Cluj County \u2013 Armenian Church, September 27
\n\tSiret, Suceava County \u2013 \u201cMihai Teliman\u201d Cultural Center, October 3
\n\tR\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi, Suceava County \u2013 Great Synagogue, October 4
\n\tVatra Dornei, Suceava County \u2013 Casino Baths Museum Center, October 5
\n\tSibiu \u2013 Topic HUB, October 9
\n\tRo\u0219ia Montan\u0103, Alba County \u2013 Catholic Church, October 11
\n\tPetrila, Hunedoara County \u2013 Petrila Cultural Exploitation, October 12
\n\tCarei, Satu Mare County \u2013 K\u00e1rolyi Castle, October 17
\n\tSighetu Marma\u021biei, Maramure\u0219 County \u2013 Pastoral Cultural Center \u201cSt. Joseph the Confessor,\u201d October 18
\n\tGil\u0103u, Cluj County \u2013 R\u00e1k\u00f3czi-B\u00e1nffy Castle, October 25
\n\tCluj-Napoca, Cluj County \u2013 Motoland, October 26<\/p>\n