Music Fest Perugia is a summer classical music festival held annually since 2007 in

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

, Italy for high-level young classical musicians.

Formation

The festival was founded by

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and Peter Hermes in 2006 in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy hosting 8 students in its first year. In 2007 the festival moved to the city of

and has since grown, currently hosting more than 200 students, 50 professors and multiple orchestras.Reider, Maxim
"An Israeli festival in Italy"
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'', Tel Aviv, 29 July 2011.Pashley, Oliver
"A day in the life of Perugia… Part I Music Fest Perugia"
''interlude.hk'', 10 April 2014. It is currently under the management of artistic director

and her former student, Sasha Starcevich, an internationally-renowned piano teacher, who serves as co-director. Peter Hermes is the executive director. Ilana Vered at Basilica di San Pietro

General information

The festival attracts advanced-level young classical musicians from all over the world, who get the opportunity to perform concerti with orchestra as well as participate in lessons and master classes and perform in marathon recitals and in chamber music events. The festival also produces an opera. The concerts take place in halls such as Basilica di San Pietro, Sala dei Notari, Teatro Pavone, most of them famous for their extraordinary acoustics. Many of the festival's students have won prizes at national and international levels, including

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, MTNA, Canadian Music Competition, Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition,

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, Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Southeastern Piano Festival and many others. They have continued their education at prestigious universities and conservatories, including

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, and

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DAN WEN WEI and Umi Garrett after a public concert in Music Fest Perugia

References

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External links

List of mastersmusicfestperugia.net

Students review of the festivalinterlude.hk

Umbria News Article about the festival (video)
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