Music Projects

On December 17, 2020 we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. This outstanding composer, one of the most important in the history of Western music, has been inspiring creators and artists around the world for more than two centuries. The work he left for posterity could be described in […]

Two online-concerts will be held in Kazan in honor of the birthday of the great contemporary composer Sofia Gubaidulina. The concerts are organized by the Center for Contemporary of Sofia Gubaidulina and Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME). During two days, 7 compositions of the composer from different periods of Sofia Asgatovna’s work will be performed.  […]

Llíria is currently savouring one of the sweetest stages of its rich multicultural history. The city that we all associate with a “Symphony of Cultures” for its brilliant Iberian, Roman, Arab and medieval past, and wrapped in the best chords of its prestigious bands, was recognized on October 31 by UNESCO as “Creative City of […]

 > Under the heading Preventive Creativity, nine creative cities will give voice to artists, creators and intellectuals in virtual meetings.   > Sixteen outstanding experts, linked to the participating cities, will take part in it: including Author Mr. Manuel Vicent, Chef Mr. Quique Dacosta, Musician Mr. Llibert Fortuny or Paleontologist Mr. Eudald Carbonell.    This 1st VIRTUAL […]

The XX International TV and youth festival of stage art called “Yoldyzlyk” set up by vast concert on September 29 2020. The festival is a chief project of Kazan city as a member of Creative Cities Network. At this year, more than 70 thousand participants took part in the festival including talented singers, dancers and […]

We are honored to declare that the festival of new Tatar culture Tatcultfest was held in the Kazan Kremlin during the Day of Kazan city celebrations. The festival itself is a kind of a presentation of creative people of Kazan city, united under the definitions of “new Tatar culture”. The main aim of the festival […]

Based on the observation that young conductors at the start of their careers have few opportunities to rehearse and work with professional orchestras, the Cité Musicale-Metz held in September 2020 the first edition of its orchestral conducting masterclasses. Initially scheduled for July, the masterclasses were postponed from September 1 to 4, due to the health […]

From August 28 to 30 2020, the V International Festival-Competition of Folk Song and Dance Art “Kazan Towel” was held in Kazan. More than 600 applications were accepted from solo and ensemble performers of folk song, dance and instrumental genres. The total number of participants was over 3000 people. This year the festival-competition brought together […]

On August 27, 2020, the art residence “Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk” (eng. “Star Constellation”) opened in the historical building of the Alafuzov Theater in Kazan. The opening ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov. The new platform is designed to solve not only the […]