Euroradio Summer Festivals
Providing EBU radio organizations with a selection of the best classical music concerts, the Euroradio Summer Festivals present a broad offer of symphony concerts, operas and chamber music from European festivals, both prestigious and lesser-known.
This summer, the EBU is delighted to be able to offer 286 concerts (including 149 live) from 88 Festivals across Europe, thanks to the contribution of 29 radio organizations.
Among all the major international festivals, this year’s selection includes the following notable events:
- The opening concert of the 20th edition of the Lucerne Festival, featuring Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
- The new production of Parsifal in augmented reality from Bayreuth, marking the festival debut of maestro Pablo Heras-Casado and Joseph Calleja singing the title-role for the first time in his career.
- 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of J.S. Bach's appointment as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. An occasion honoured by the Leipzig Bach Festival in their opening concert featuring some of his masterpieces along with a new Cantata commissioned to composer Jörg Widmann.
Find all the 2023 Euroradio Summer Festivals offers here.
Summer Festivals Postcards
As part of the 2022 'Summer Festivals Postcards" project, please note that 15 postcards featuring the main Summer Festivals, are still available for broadcast in 2023.
Details
Genre
Duration
3 June-17 September
Year of production
2023
Delivery
Annual
Contact detail
Editor, Live Music & Projects, Classical Music (Maternity leave)
pacareu@ebu.ch