Around the Music Festival

Ludwigsburg Castle Festival（Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele） in Germany, which had been in existence since the beginning of May, closed on the 23rd. The closing concert was a Performance by Pinchas Zukerman. According to the music festival, more than 35,000 people visited the festival this year. More than half of the 60 events were sold out, the occupancy rate was 80%, which is 3% higher than the previous year. This year’s opera is Handel’s opera “Lucio Cornellio Silla” which was performed in early July. Dmitry Sinkovsky（violin）, Philipp Mathmann(counter tenor), Dorothee Oberlinger’s ensemble 1700 and others appeared. Also, this year’s “Surprise Guest” was violinist Vivian Hagner. In addition to concerts by the Festival Orchestra led by Pietari Inkinen, a concert commemorating the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela’s birth by the South African youth orchestra “MIAGI = Music is a great Investment” attracted a lot of attention.

Photo：Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele　/　Richard Dannenmann

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