Havelländische Musikfestspiele
The Havelländische Musikfestspiele are a music festival in the state of Brandenburg that has been held annually since 2001 at venues in Havelland , Potsdam-Mittelmark and, since 2014, in the Oberhavel district . From February to December around 40 to 50 concerts are held at special venues; castles, mansions, churches, manors, parks and gardens are characteristic. The office of the Havelländische Musikfestspiele is located at Ribbeck Castle . The program consists of piano concerts, chamber music concerts , orchestral concerts, song recitals, readings and jazz and pop concerts, with guest artists such as the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg, Gunther Emmerlich , Eva Lind , Claudio Ferrarini and Marian Lux . The Havelländische Musikfestspiele were awarded the Brandenburg State Tourism Prize in 2015.
management
In 2000 the pianist Frank Wasser founded the Havelländische Musikfestspiele. The founding concert took place on April 29, 2001 in the town hall of Falkensee . In 2011 the Havelländische Musikfestspiele were spun off into a gGmbH and in 2013 merged with the Märkische Musikfestspiele, also founded by Frank Wasser. The musicologist Madleen Fox has been the managing director since 2015.
Program series
The event series “The Art of Piano Playing” is dedicated to pure piano concerts. In 2015, the focus was on the presentation of exceptional Italian artists such as Marco Schiavo, Sergio Marchegiani and Andrea Turini. In 2016, the series is dedicated to extraordinary piano concertos for four hands and two pianos. The annual open-air events are particular highlights. In 2015, the open-air events on the occasion of the Federal Horticultural Show were grouped under the “Summer Concerts in Parks and Gardens” series. This open-air concert series was presented by the Havelland district .
Tourism Prize of the State of Brandenburg 2015
On March 6, 2015, the Havelländische Musikfestspiele were awarded first place in the 2015 Tourism Prize of the State of Brandenburg. The jury was particularly impressed by the symbiosis of classical music and the landscape of the Havelland.