The ''Braunschweig Classix Festival'' was an annual classical music festival held in South East

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(North Germany), in an area around

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(Brunswick) located between

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(Hanover) and

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, Wolfsburg and Fürstenberg.

History

The festival was founded in 1988 by German pianist Hans-Christian Wille as ''Braunschweiger Kammermusikpodium'' (KMP). It was renamed ''Braunschweig Classix Festival'' in 2001. Superintendent is Hans-Christian Wille. In 2011 the KMP GmbH became insolvent and was closed. Ownership of the festival name was transferred to the Volksbank eG Braunschweig Wolfsburg. By granting licences in 2011 and 2012 two concerts were held under the festival name in

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at the Sympatec GmbH's location Pulverhaus, with ongoing concerts since 2013 under the spin-off Harz Classix Festivals.

Concerts

The main concert season is from May to June and consists of more than 60 concerts and events and since 2004 concerts are presented throughout the year. In 2006 the 19th festival is from May 5 - June 4 / September 3 / October 4 / October 29 - November 25. Diverse Venues such as concert-halls, theaters, historic castles, manor houses, churches and barns are situated in cities such as Braunschweig, Magdeburg, Wolfsburg but also in smaller towns as well as in the countryside. The festival offers a wide range of musical genres. While maintaining its main focus on classical music some events of jazz and crossover are also included.

Artists

Artists that have been presented by ''Braunschweig Classix'' include

Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, OMRI (; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian mezzo-soprano widely known in the music of Vincenzo Bellini, Bellini, George Frideric Handel, Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart, Gioachino Ross ...

, Addys Mercedes (Cuba),

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian Cello, cellist and conducting, conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enl ...

, Juilliard String Quartet, Arcadi Volodos, Lang Lang, Evgeny Kissin, Kenric Tam, Les Tambours Du Bronx, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under

James Levine James Lawrence Levine ( ; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March ...

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

under Herbert Blomstedt,

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; ) is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. Its members are selected from the orchestra of ...

under

Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor :wikt:emeritus, emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father ...

, Philadelphia Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach.

External links

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