Monday 26 February 2024, we invite you to embark on a fascinating journey through the concert Bohemian Jazz | Bucharest Classix, a cultural symbiosis between the elegance of classical music and the spontaneity of jazz, which celebrates the Year of Czech Music through a harmonious exploration of the senses.
Classix – the festival dedicated to classical music in Iași, brings its magical experience of live performance and multimedia show to the attention of the audience in the capital city of Romania, through this event organized at Sala Gloria (6 Bucovina street, Bucharest). Trio Bohémo is the artist collective performing with this special occasion in the event organized by the Asociația Industrii Creative, Showberry and the Czech Centre Bucharest, with the support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Romania. Tickets have gone on sale online.
The concert program includes: Martin Brunner: Moving Silhouettes, Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15, Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’, Paul Schoenfield: Café Music.
“The concert brings an eclectic experience consisting of Czech elegance and pathos, together with jazz virtuosity. Through the romanticism of Bohemia we celebrate the year of Czech music. But then, we enter a truly bohemian world, with the music of the American café in an evening full of exotic fusions!” confesses Dragoș Cantea, the artistic director of Classix Festival. The event is organized to celebrate 2024 – the Year of Czech Music, together with the Czech Centre Bucharest and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Romania.
Trio Bohémo, originally from the Czech Republic, has been gaining attention at a fast pace since its establishment in 2019. Made up of violinist Matouš Pěruška, cellist Kristina Vocetková and pianist Jan Vojtek, the trio has performed on numerous important stages such as the Musikverein in Vienna , London’s Wigmore Hall or Manchester’s Stoller Hall, where he consolidated his status in the field of chamber music. Their performances at renowned festivals such as Spring in Prague (Czech Republic), Schwarzwald Musikfestival in Freudenstadt (Germany) and Festival van Vlaanderen in Ghent (Belgium) have been noted internationally. From its inception until 2022, Trio Bohémo has been a member of the European Academy of Chamber Music and has studied under the guidance of acclaimed mentors such as Hatto Beyerle, Johannes Meissl, Patrick Jüdt and Avedis Kouyoumdjian.
“This event organized alongside the Czech Centre Bucharest, on the occasion of the Year of Czech Music, is a good opportunity to invite the Bucharest audience to discover a new concert experience, through interdisciplinary, with the help of new technologies and new media arts. With the help of the exceptional Czech artists from Trio Bohemo, classical chamber music will take on new dimensions, just like at the Classix festival in Iași. We are confident that it will be an extraordinary concert, and the synergy of the arts and the fusion with light design and video mapping will render the classic contemporary adventure that our audience has fallen in love with.” – Patricia Brohanschi, director and co-founder of the Classix festival.
Classix Festival « a contemporary classic affair » will take place in Iași between February 18-25, 2024, and subscriptions and tickets have been put on sale online, in advance.
The video presentation of the Classix Festival 2023 edition reveals the atmosphere of the festival and the beauty of the heritage buildings in Iași that host the concerts and related events. The complete Classix 2024 program can be found on the festival website,www.classixfestival.ro.
Classix Festival is both a celebration of classical music and a catalyst for a new generation of artists. The approaches of the Classix in Art call for projects emerged as a form of support and encouragement of artistic practice, offering annual free masterclass sessions for musicians and creative grants in fields such as visual arts, music and performing arts.
The first musical incursion of the Classix Festival in Bucharest was marked by a pop-up show “jazzy with a [classix] twist” offered by pianist Andrei Petrache, which took place on February 11 at Cărturești Carusel. Andrei Petrache is one of the winners of the scholarships offered through the “Classix in Art” program in 2023. The artist completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in Classical Composition and is currently continuing as a doctoral student in the same specialization at the National University of Music Bucharest.
Now in its 5th edition, Classix Festival continues to strengthen its status by connecting artists and music lovers, conquering audiences through innovation, community involvement and the diversity of international cultural experiences.
Since its debut in 2020, Classix has become one of the most important international independent festivals in Romania, which in 4 editions brought together over 14,000 spectators in halls and 200,000 online, 200 international artists from 18 countries, 20 partners cultural and diplomatic, in 28 concerts, 14 panels, 2 lectures, 2 openings, a book launch, 8 film screenings, 121 masterclasses and 15 grants for artists worth 15,000 euros.
Romania Journal supports the festival as media partner.