The Strasbourg Music Festival (Festival de Musique de Strasbourg) (also International Music Festival in Strasbourg) was a prominent annual two-week festival of
classical music. It took place in
Strasbourg (
Alsace
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),
France
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every month of June.
The festival was founded in 1932 and has been organised by the
Strasbourg Friends of Music Society
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eur ...
. Due to budget constraints, it was brought to a sudden halt in 2014, a few days before the start of the 76th edition.
The Festival's usual venue had been the
Palais des Fêtes
The Palais des Fêtes (''Festival Palace'') is a music venue in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin. Built for the male choral society of Strasbourg () in 1903, it has served as the principal concert hal ...
and, after 1975, the
Palais de la musique et des congrès
The Palais de la musique et des congrès (official English name: Strasbourg Convention Centre) is a music venue and convention center in the Wacken district of Strasbourg, France, close to the European quarter. It is home to the orchestra, Orch ...
.
See also
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Musica (French music festival)
Musica is a festival of contemporary classical music held annually in Strasbourg since 1983. The specialization in modern music is encouraged by government patronage.Julien Besancon ''Festival de musique. Analyse sociologique de la programmation ...
References
External links
Strasbourg Music Festival - Official website (French only)
Poster of the 1938 festival
Music festivals established in 1932
Classical music festivals in France
Annual events in France
1932 establishments in France
Festivals in Strasbourg
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