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Danube Music Festival
"Against the Stream"
20 March - 1 April 2010
Dear friends,
The first Danube Music Festival “Against the Stream” is already a happy memory. For 10 days back in 2007 the cruise ship Sofia was both a home and a stage for virtuosos from nine Danube countries. From 31 March to 10 April 2007 the Danube was turned into a true creative lab, witnessing unique musical dialogues. The traditions, the present day and the future of Balkan and European cultures became intertwined.
From March 20th to April 1st 2010 you have the opportunity to once again participate in the festival.
Again, virtuosos will be gathering on the ship – virtuosos who take their inspiration from going against the stream and fighting inertia.
This time the festival is dedicated to the Danube and its role in Europe. How did European peoples communicate through their music? How did they exchange rhythm, emotions, events marking their history? What was the importance of Gypsy and Klezmer musicians as links between the music of different countries?
On the boat Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Moldavian, Slovak and German virtuoso musicians will gather together, with musicians from Turkey, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and other countries as their guests.
The ship will make stops in the major cities and towns along the Danube: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Vukovar, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Dürnstein, Melk, and Passau. At every stop new musicians will join us aboard. The festival gives musicians the opportunity and the freedom to work together day and night, presenting the audience with unique and innovative compositions.
What makes this festival unique is that unparalleled atmosphere of music and creativity that exists during days and nights spent cruising along a mythical river.
The festival program will soon be available.
“This work programme has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”
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