Participants of the International Musical Olympus festival (St. Petersburg) have had a debut performance in France. Concerts of young musicians were held in Rennes, Brittany’s capital city, at the Centre culturel le Triangle and the Cour de la Banque Populaire de l'Ouest concert stages on August, 27-28 and September, 1. The performances took place within the frameworks of the annual summer music festival held under the auspices of the Brittany Symphony Orchestra.
The inimitable Spanish singer Buika and the unique Senegalese musician Cheikh Lo will give concerts arranged by the Musical Olympus Foundation on September 16 at the St. Petersburg Music Hall and on September 17 at the Moscow International House of Music.
Musical Olympus festival will see its musicians perform September 18 and 21 in the Baku Philharmonics and September 20 in International Mugam Center as part of The Fourth Uzeyir Gadzhibekov International Music Festival. The festival is organized by the Heydar Aliev foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.
Hungarian pianist Andras Schiff known around the world for his incredible skill and talent is travelling to Moscow and St. Petersburg with concerts this September. The performer’s return to the country is organized once again by The Musical Olympus Foundation.
August 27, 28 and September 1 the participants of Musical Olympus will give their first performances in Rennes, Bretagne’s administrative center. The Brittany Symphony Orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne) will accompany young musicians during the summer musical festival in Rennes.
The Musical Olympus Foundation within the framework of the new project NO BORDERS Festival held a long-awaited concert of Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea, who have been the two undisputed geniuses of jazz for over several decades. The warm reception inspired the musicians to play several pieces encore and even invite the audience to sing together from the stage.