About the festival
From the Balkans, Romania and Austria, the Visegrad Group countries, to the Baltic States, we invite you on a journey through the musical landscapes of Central and Eastern Europe.
The idea of the festival is to disseminate the cultural heritage of most of the countries today referred to as Central and Eastern Europe. The area is an extremely interesting melting pot, which allows to discover its complexity through the variety of works and artists presented.
The uniqueness of the Festival is, on the one hand, drawing on tradition, and on the other, presenting completely new, previously undiscovered sounds. Eufonie present music of various eras and styles.
The name of the festival comes from the word euphonia (from Greek ευφωνία, euphonia), denoting harmoniously put together, harmoniously matched sounds. The festival’s identification is a combination of the letter “f” from the name and the sound hole of a violin, cello or double bass.
Eufonie festival is organised by the National Cultural Center with funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
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IDEA OF THE FESTIVAL
„Afterimages and Afterglows”
7th edition of the International Music Festival of Central and Eastern Europe
Music that, despite its transience, leaves a lasting mark on the memory – such will be the seventh edition of the Eufonie International Festival of Central and Eastern European Music. This time the theme is “Afterimages and Afterglows ” – a metaphor for subtle illusions and fixed impressions that remain in us long after the lights go out and the last sound resounds.
This year’s Eufonie is a journey to the turn of the century, the birth of modernity and the end of grand – including musical – narratives. From classical masterpieces to modern reinterpretations, from the sacred and meditative to the grotesque and dance, from traditional music to experiment, and the common denominator for this mosaic of styles and genres is similarity, affinity, proximity and community.
With the concerts we will set off from Warsaw to Katowice, Opole, Olsztyn, Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk, Luslawice, Debica and Bucharest.
The program includes 9 classical concerts and 5 Alterfonia concerts.