Schwerin (dpa/mv) - With 134 concerts, the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival wants to make the north-east ring in the summer of 2023. Stars such as the violinists Julia Fischer and Viviane Hagner, the pianist Alfred Brendel, the actor Klaus-Maria Brandauer and orchestras from the NDR Elbphilharmonie to the New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco are expected, announced the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at the start of the advance sale on Tuesday With. The Festspiele MV are among the largest classical music festivals in Germany.
The focus of the season from June 17th to September 17th is Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis. He will present all facets of his instrument at 26 concerts, from Astor Piazzolla's tango opera "María de Buenos Aires" to great symphonic music, music by Frank Zappa and a work composed especially for him by the American-Swedish composer Daniel Nelson.
Musical border crossings between so-called light and serious music are in fashion and so the festival is organizing the series "Not quite classic" for the second time. In addition to stars such as Till Brönner, Gisbert zu Knyphausen and Jasmin Tabatabai, young jazz talents are said to be given a stage. The Detect Classic Festival, which is being held as part of the festival for the fourth time, fuses electronics and classic over three days.
According to the information, the "Baltic Beach Brass" is new to the festival program. For three days, wind musicians such as clarinettist Matthias Schorn, the Jazzrausch BigBand, the Faltradio ensemble and the NDR Bigband will be giving concerts on the island of Rügen. Traditional offerings such as the "country outing" are intended to take the audience to concerts in particularly picturesque locations in MV.
Big open airs are announced in castle parks. The park at Schloss Bothmer in Klütz will be a stage for the NDR orchestra for a whole weekend, it was said. According to the information, the violinist Daniel Hope and the New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco invite you to "Vivaldi Recomposed" in the Schlosspark Fleesensee.
