Music Gardens Festival 2025: “Fireworks & Fanfares”
Music Gardens Festival 2025: “Fireworks & Fanfares”
The 25th Ryszard Kubiak Music Gardens Festival brings over 30 events throughout July – from June 29 to July 31 – filling the Grand Courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw with music, lights, and emotion. This year’s theme – “Fireworks & Fanfares” – promises a rich and diverse program combining live concerts with exclusive screenings of ballets, operas, and musical spectacles from around the world.
🎶 Live Concerts
The festival’s lineup includes performances by:
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Hayato Sumino – a piano virtuoso captivating both Chopin competition audiences and YouTube viewers,
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“Love Will Forgive Everything: Songs We Love” – a gala of hits by J. Petersburski, H. Wars, and W. Szpilman performed by artists from the Opera Academy of the Polish National Opera,
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Aga Zaryan & Silesian Big Band with a selection of Polish jazz classics,
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Grażyna Brodzińska in her recital “Forever!”,
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Danuta Błażejczyk and Andrzej Dąbrowski with the Chopin University Big Band in the charming program “So Much Honey and Delight”,
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Heroes Orchestra – symphonic music from video games (including The Witcher),
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VOŁOSI – masters of Carpathian folk fusion,
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NaMu – Korean traditional music in contemporary arrangements,
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The Greatest Mask: Otello and Iago – Shakespeare in Korean Masks blending music, dance, and traditional masking,
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L’Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar with “Wonder Women” – a tribute to female composers.
🎬 Opera, Ballet & Concert Screenings
Evening film screenings in the Castle Courtyard are an essential part of the Festival. This year’s highlights include:
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Carmina Burana by Edward Clug – an expressive ballet staging of Orff’s iconic cantata,
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Notre-Dame de Paris – The Stars’ Concert – a powerful emotional spectacle with international voices,
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Carmen on Lake Constance – Bizet’s opera in the spectacular outdoor Bregenz setting,
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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony à la Béjart – a ballet interpretation of the symphonic masterpiece,
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The Legendary Three Tenors Concert in Rome (Pavarotti / Domingo / Carreras),
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Céline Dion… une seule fois – the diva’s grand concert in Québec,
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Le Concert de Paris 2024 – a musical celebration from the Champs de Mars on France’s National Day,
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Joyce DiDonato: Eden in Olympia – a vocal film journey exploring humanity’s bond with nature,
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Otello and La Traviata by Verdi – presented in outstanding modern productions,
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David Garrett: Iconic – a performance by the superstar violinist from Sicily.
