{"id":8412,"date":"2026-01-15T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:00:36","slug":"weekend-calendar-filmikon-kirill-gerstein-george-enescu-philharmonic-notre-dame-de-paris-musical-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=8412","title":{"rendered":"Weekend calendar: Filmikon, Kirill Gerstein @George Enescu Philharmonic, Notre-Dame de Paris musical and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Productions awarded by ecumenical juries at international film festivals and a musical based on Victor Hugo\u2019s novel <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em> are among the options in Bucharest.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Filmikon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 17 \u2013 January 24<\/p>\n<p>The event showcasing productions awarded by ecumenical juries at international film festivals such as the ones in Cannes and Berlin returns with a third edition in Bucharest (January 17 \u2013 January 24), Cluj-Napoca (January 17 &#8211; January 19), Timi\u0219oara (January 19, 23 and 24), and Ia\u0219i (January 24, 25). Discussions with theologians, doctors, psychologists and filmmakers are scheduled after the screenings. In Bucharest, the screenings take place at the Auditorium of the Roman-Catholic Theology Faculty, St Josef Cathedral, and Union Cinema. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Filmikon-61571446726344\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pianist Kirill Gerstein @ George Enescu Philharmonic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 15, 16<\/p>\n<p>Finnegan Downie Dear conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program of works by George Enescu, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Richard Strauss, and Maurice Ravel. Pianist Kirill Gerstein is the soloist. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/filarmonicaenescu.ro\/ro\/evenimente\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Johann Strauss Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 17<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian Athenaeum hosts this concert with a program of works by Strauss II, Gounod, Leh\u00e1r and others. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra performs alongside soprano Veronica Anu\u0219ca and tenor George V\u00eerban as soloists. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventim.ro\/eventseries\/festivalul-johann-strauss-4031144\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPUJoNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe6FV02J3IiCcvl6TZK99tjmVuB9qU7gs8fckmMBh7OR47JegpxbvUVGdzz2Q_aem_EgwQkGAI2A9hd84Wm_D_YQ\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Strauss Gala @ Ion Dacian Operetta Theater<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 17<\/p>\n<p>The concert, marking 200 years since the birth of Johann Strauss II, is delivered by Tnomid Orchestra. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opereta.ro\/spectacole\/strauss-200\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Notre-Dame de Paris &#8211; The Original Musical<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 15 \u2013 January 20<\/p>\n<p>The French-language musical created by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante from Victor Hugo\u2019s novel. The performances take place at Romexpo. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/m.iabilet.ro\/bilete-notre-dame-de-paris-the-original-musical-118405\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RomanIa- Identity Representation of Traditional Dress in Art<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until February 8<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, scheduled to open at the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR) on November 21, will showcase various depictions of the traditional Romanian blouse ia as captured in painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, film, music, posters, and more. Among the works included in the exhibition are several by Henri Matisse, including the iconic La Blouse Roumaine, part of the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/ia-exhibition-manr-nov-2025\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mnar.ro\/descopera\/expozitii-temporare\/415-rom%C3%A2nia-reprezentarea-identitar%C4%83-a-portului-popular-%C3%AEn-art%C4%83\/7834-rom%C3%A2nia-reprezentarea-identitar%C4%83-a-portului-popular-%C3%AEn-art%C4%83\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Flying Carpets &#8211; Thomas Ruff &amp; Transylvania &amp; Anatolia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until February 28<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition \u201creveals the collision between tradition and modernity, between local and global, the fusion of seemingly irreconcilable values, so relevant to our hybrid present.\u201d More details <a href=\"https:\/\/mnar.ro\/descopera\/expozitii-temporare\/411-%E2%80%9Ecovoare-zbur%C4%83toare-%E2%80%93-thomas-ruff-transilvania-anatolia%E2%80%9D\/7829-%E2%80%9Ecovoare-zbur%C4%83toare-%E2%80%93-thomas-ruff-transilvania-anatolia%E2%80%9D-curator-erwin-kessler%20%20\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>J\u00f3zsef Klein and the Baia Mare Art School<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until February 28<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition includes a wide selection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and documents, mostly from the painter&#8217;s studio and from the Baia Mare County Museum of Art, the National Museum of Art of Romania, the Satu Mare County Museum, the Art Museum in Cluj, the Center for Culture, Art and Leisure in T\u00e2rgu-Mure\u0219, but also from private collections in Budapest and Paris. More <a href=\"https:\/\/mnar.ro\/descopera\/expozitii-temporare\/412-expozi%C8%9Bia-%E2%80%9Ej%C3%B3zsef-klein-%C8%99i-%C8%99coala-de-la-baia-mare%E2%80%9D\/7830-expozi%C8%9Bia-%E2%80%9Ej%C3%B3zsef-klein-%C8%99i-%C8%99coala-de-la-baia-mare%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Memories and Prophecies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until January 31<\/p>\n<p>This group exhibition gathers works by six artists represented by Gaep, namely R\u0103zvan Anton, Th\u00e9o Massoulier, Tania Mouraud, Damir O\u010dko, C\u0103t\u0103lin P\u00eeslaru, and Mihai Pl\u0103tic\u0103, alongside two invited artists \u2013 Roberta Curc\u0103 and Vlad Nanc\u0103. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/857927333624499\/?post_id=867761632641069&amp;acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22footer_attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Art of the Game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until March 1<\/p>\n<p>The event in dedicated to video games and related arts opens at ARCUB, with a weekend full of events dedicated to both professionals in the video game industry, but also to the general public. More details <a href=\"https:\/\/arcub.ro\/eveniment\/the-art-of-the-game\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>(Photo: Filmikon)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>editor@romania-insider.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Productions awarded by ecumenical juries at international film festivals and a musical based on Victor Hugo\u2019s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame are among the options in Bucharest. Filmikon January 17 \u2013 January 24 The event showcasing productions awarded by ecumenical juries at international film festivals such as the ones in Cannes and Berlin returns [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}