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The following is an incomplete list of classical music festivals – music festivals focused on classical music. Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and secular), and has long been played at festival-like settings. It encompasses a broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day.[1] The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) era, played at early music festivals; the common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1830), and Romantic eras (1804–1910), which included opera festivals and choral festivals; and the 20th century (1901–2000) which includes the modern (1890–1930) that overlaps from the late 19th-century, the high modern (mid 20th-century), and contemporary classical music festivals or postmodern (1975–2000) eras, the last of which overlaps into the 21st-century. The term "classical music" did not appear until the early 19th century, in an attempt to distinctly canonize the period from Johann Sebastian Bach to Beethoven as a golden age.[2]

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List of classical music festivals |  Classical music festivals
Classical music festivals by country |  Classical music festivals
Classical music festivals by country
List of music festivals |  Music festivals |  Music festivals
List of early music festivals |  Early music festivals |  Early music festivals
List of chamber music festivals |  Chamber music festivals |  Chamber music festivals
List of choral festivals |  Choral festivals |  Choral festivals
List of Indian classical music festivals |  |  Indian classical music festivals
List of opera festivals |  Opera festivals |  Opera festivals
List of Bach festivals |  Bach festivals |  Bach festivals
List of Christian music festivals |  Christian music festivals |  Christian music festivals
|  Contemporary classical festivals |  Contemporary classical festivals
List of experimental music festivals |  Experimental music festivals |  Experimental music festivals
|  Electroacoustic festivals |  Electroacoustic festivals

## Festivals

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### Africa

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Main page: Category:Classical music festivals in Africa

Festival name  | Location  | Years  | Notes

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Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem | Tunisia; El Djem | 1985–present | Held every summer
Greyton Genadendal Classics for All[3] | South Africa | 2003–present | Held third weekend in May each year
Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival[4] | South Africa | 2003–present | Held in July each year
Nosy Be Symphonies – Festival de Musique Classique de l'Océan Indien[5] | Madagascar | 2014–present | Held end of August each year
Klein Karoo Klassique[6] | South Africa | 2009–present | Held beginning of August each year

### Asia

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Main page: Category:Classical music festivals in Asia

Festival name  | Location  | Years  | Notes

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Kuthiramalika Festival | India; Thiruvananthapuram | ?–present | At shrine built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha | India; Chennai | 1986–present | Encouraging young talents
Parampara Series – Andhri | India; Hyderabad | 1997–present | Asian classical music
Swathi Sangeethotsavam | India; Trivandrum | 2000–present | Asian classical music
The Hindu Friday Review Music Festival | India; Chennai | 2005–present | Asian classical music
All Pakistan Music Conference | Pakistan; Lahore | 1959–present | Qawaali, classical, pop, rock, hamd, ghazel
Israel Festival | Israel; Jerusalem | 1961–present | Arts festival with classical focus
Istanbul International Music Festival | Turkey; Istanbul | 1973–present | Classical music, ballet, opera, traditional music
Mersin International Music Festival | Turkey; Mersin | 2002–present | Classical, jazz, pop
Gümüşlük International Classical Music Festival | Turkey; Gümüşlük | 2004–present | And Eklisia summer school
Tokyo Summer Festival | Japan; Tokyo | 1985–present | Mixed genres
Pacific Music Festival | Japan; Sapporo | 1990–present | Performers from major orchestras serve as faculty.
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival | Japan; Matsumoto | 1992–present | Held in August and September
Beijing Music Festival | China; Beijing | 1998–present | Founded by the Chinese government
Great Wall International Music Academy | China; Beijing | 2005–present | Month-long classical music institute
Tongyeong International Music Festival | South Korea; Tongyeong | 2002–present | Large event with multiple genres
Isang Yun Competition | South Korea; Tongyeong | 2003–present | Classical competition
Daegu International Opera Festival | South Korea; Daegu | 2003–present | Multiple features beyond main opera
Music in PyeongChang | South Korea; PyeongChang | 2004–present | Chamber music festival
Beigang International Music Festival | Taiwan; Beigang | 2006–present | Beigang Philharmonic Association
Bengal Classical Music Festival | Bangladesh; Dhaka | 2012–present | South Asian classical music

### Europe

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See also: Category:Classical music festivals in Europe

Festival name  | Location  | Years  | Notes

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World Peace Choral Festival | Austria  | 2010-present  | As one of the most important choral events in the world, the World Peace Choral Festival aims to provide a platform for the young generation as well as enthusiastic adult choirs of different countries to perform, to learn, to compete, to communicate and to create better intercultural understanding.
Nordic Music Days | (several) | 1888–present | Held in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway
Grafenegg Festival | Austria | 2007–present |
KlangBogen Wien | Austria | 1995–2006 |
Salzburg Festival | Austria | 1920–present |
Salzburg Easter Festival | Austria | 1967–present |
Salzburg Whitsun Festival | Austria | 1973–present |
Mozart Week | Austria | 1956–present |
Styriarte | Austria | 1985–present | International festival, held in Graz and Styria
Vienna Spring Festival | Austria | 1992–present |
Summa Cum Laude Festival | Austria | 2007–present |
Gabala International Music Festival | Azerbaijan | 2009–present |
Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival | Azerbaijan | 2007–present |
Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival | Azerbaijan | 2009–present |
XXIV International Society for Contemporary Music Festival | Belgium | 1950 |
Bachfestival Antwerpen | Belgium | 2021-present |
Laus Polyphoniae | Belgium | 1994-present |
International Chamber Music Festival Plovdiv | Bulgaria | 1964–present |
March Music Days | Bulgaria | –present |
Music Biennale Zagreb | Croatia | 1961–present |
The International Music Festival of F. L. Vek | Czech Republic | –present |
Janáček Music Festival | Czech Republic | 1976–present |
Prague Autumn International Music Festival | Czech Republic | 1991–2008 |
Prague Spring International Music Festival | Czech Republic | 1946–present |
Aldeburgh Festival | England |  |
Bampton Classical Opera | England |  |
Bath International Music Festival | England |  |
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival | England | 1784–1912 |
Brighton Early Music Festival | England |  |
Dartington International Summer School | England |  |
English Music Festival | England |  |
Harrogate International Festivals | England |  |
Hastings Musical Festival | England |  |
Henley Festival | England |  |
Hoffnung Music Festival | England |  |
Investec International Music Festival[7] | England | 2010–present |
King's Lynn Festival (classical music) | England | 1951–present |
Leeds Festival | England |  |
Leeds Lieder | England |  |
Oundle International Festival | England |  |
Oxford International Piano Festival | England |  |
Oxford Lieder Festival | England |  |
Prom on The Close | England |  |
The Proms | England | 1895– |
Southern Cathedrals Festival | England | 1904– |
Spitalfields Music | England |  |
St Albans International Organ Festival | England |  |
Swaledale Festival | England |  |
Three Choirs Festival | England | 1719– |
Tilford Bach Festival | England |  |
Two Moors Festival | England |  |
York Early Music Festival | England |  |
Aix-en-Provence Festival | France | 1948–present |
Besançon International Music Festival | France | 1948–present |
Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges | France  | 2018-present  | Held in Guadeloupe
Festival des Nuits Romantiques | France |  |
Forest Festival | France |  |
La Folle Journée | France |  |
Musica | France |  |
Musique-Cordiale | France | 2005-present |
Opéra de Baugé | France |  |
Strasbourg Music Festival | France |  |
Bachfest Leipzig | Germany | 1904–present | Early Bach festival
Bachwoche Ansbach | Germany | 1947–present | Bonn
Bayreuth Festival | Germany | 1876–present | Wagner opera festival
Bayreuther Osterfestival | Germany | 1994–present | Easter festival
Beethovenfest | Germany | 1845–present | Beethoven festival
Braunschweig Classix Festival | Germany | 1988–present |
Dresden Music Festival | Germany | 1978–present |
Göttingen International Handel Festival | Germany | 1919–present | Devoted to Handel
Heidelberger Frühling | Germany  | 1997-present  | International festival
InterHarmony International Music Festival | Germany | 1997–present | International festival
Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden | Germany | 1896–present | International theatre festival
Kissinger Sommer | Germany | 1986–present |
Klavier-Festival Ruhr | Germany | 1988–present | Piano festival; classical music and jazz; lasts more than three months
Lower Rhenish Music Festival | Germany | 1818–1958 | Early classical festival held on Pentecost
Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage | Germany | 1962–present | Devoted to the works of Telemann
Rheingau Musik Festival | Germany | 1987–present | Concerts take place at a culturally important location.
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival | Germany | 1986–present | Summer festival
Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker | Germany | 1946–present | Summer chamber music festival
Ardee Baroque Festival | Ireland | –present |
Cork International Choral Festival | Ireland | –present |
Lismore Opera Festival | Ireland | –present |
New Ross Piano Festival | Ireland | –present |
Wexford Festival Opera | Ireland | 1951–present |
West Cork Chamber Music Festival | Ireland | 1995–present | Bantry
Altschuler Summer Music Institute | Italy | 2019–present |
Settimane Musicali al Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza[8] | Italy | 1992-present |
CIMA Festival | Italy | –present |
Bologna Festival[9] | Italy | 1982 –present |
InterHarmony International Music Festival | Italy | –present |
Riga Jurmala Music Festival[10] | Latvia | 2019-present |
Bergen International Festival | Norway | –present |
Chopin Festival | Poland | –present |
Chopin and his Europe | Poland | 2005–present |
Oeiras International Piano Festival  | Portugal  | 2018 -present  | Piano summer festival
Cistermúsica[11] | Portugal | 1993–present | In Alcobaça
Organ Festival of Braga | Portugal Braga | 2014–present |
Madeira PianoFest | Portugal Funchal | 2015–present |
EUROPAfest | Romania | –present |
George Enescu Festival | Romania | –present |
Festival Vara Magica | Romania | 2011–present |
Radiro - International Radio Orchestras Festival | Romania | –present |
Toamna Muzicală Clujeană | Romania | 1965–present |
Edinburgh International Festival | Scotland | 1947–present |
Belgrade Music Festival | Serbia | 1969–present |
Košice Music Spring Festival | Slovakia | 1956–present |
Festival Castell de Peralada | Spain | 1987–present |
Festival de Música de Segovia | Spain | 1978–present |
Festival de Música Española de Cádiz | Spain | 2003–present | Devoted to Spanish music
Festival de Música Antigua de Aranjuez | Spain | 1993–present | Devoted to early music
Festival de Música Antigua de Gijón | Spain | 1998–present | Devoted to early music
Festival de Música Antigua de Sevilla | Spain | 1983–present | Devoted to early music
Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza | Spain | 1997–present | Devoted to early music
Festival de Música Renacentista y Barroca de Vélez Blanco | Spain | 2001–present | Devoted to early music
Festival de Pollença | Spain | 1962–present |
Festival de Torroella de Montgrí | Spain | 1982–present |
Festival En el Camino de Santiago | Spain | 1992–present |
Festival Ibérico de Música de Badajoz | Spain | 1984–present |
Festival Internacional de Música de Canarias | Spain | 1985–present |
Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada | Spain | 1952–present |
Festival Internacional de Santander | Spain | 1952–present |
Festival Otoño Musical Soriano | Spain | 1992–present |
Musika-Música | Spain | 2000–present |
Quincena Musical de San Sebastián | Spain | 1939–present |
Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca | Spain | 1962–present | Devoted to sacred music
Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy | Switzerland | 1957–present |
Lucerne Festival | Switzerland | 1938–present |
Festival Musikdorf Ernen | Switzerland | 1974–present |
Nox Illuminata | Switzerland | 2004–present |
Verbier Festival | Switzerland | 1956–present |
Festival Oude Muziek | Netherlands | 1982–present |
Holland Festival | Netherlands | 1947–present |
Gümüşlük International Classical Music Festival | Turkey | –present |
Istanbul International Music Festival | Turkey | –present |
Mersin International Music Festival | Turkey | –present |
Kyiv Music Fest | Ukraine | –present |
LvivMozArt | Ukraine | 2017-present |
North Wales International Music Festival | Wales | 1972–present |

### North America

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Main page: Category:Classical music festivals in North America

Festival name  | Location  | Years  | Notes

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Brott Music Festival | Canada | 1988–present | Multiple genres
Bach Music Festival of Canada | Canada | 2011–present | Bach festival
Domaine Forget | Canada | –present |
Festival 500 | Canada | –present |
Festival of the Sound | Canada | –present |
Kiwanis Music Festival | Canada | –present |
Mondial Choral | Canada | –present |
Montreal Festivals | Canada, Montreal | –present |
Music and Beyond | Canada | –present |
New Brunswick Summer Music Festival | Canada, New Brunswick | –present |
Ottawa Chamberfest | Canada, Ottawa | –present |
Quebec City Summer Festival | Canada, Quebec | –present |
Quebec Contemporary Music Society | Canada, Quebec | –present |
Stratford Summer Music Festival | Canada | –present |
Toronto Summer Music Festival | Canada, Toronto | –present |
Tuckamore Festival | Canada | –present |
American Festival for the Arts | United States |  |
Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York | United States |  |
Aspen Music Festival and School | United States |  |
ASME@WAU Music Festival [12] | United States, Washington D.C. | -present |
Bard Music Festival | United States |  |
Bear Valley Music Festival | United States  | 1967-present  | Multiple Generes
Bellingham Festival of Music | United States |  |
Blossom Festival | United States |  |
Bowdoin International Music Festival | United States |  |
Bravo! Vail | United States |  |
Brevard Music Center | United States |  |
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival | United States |  |
Caramoor Summer Music Festival | United States |  |
Carmel Bach Festival | United States |  |
Chamber Music Northwest | United States |  |
Chestnut Hill Concerts | United States |  |
Cincinnati May Festival | United States |  |
Colorado MahlerFest | United States |  |
Colorado Music Festival | United States |  |
Festival Mozaic, San Luis Obispo[13] | United States, California | 1971–present | Multiple genres
Festival Napa Valley | United States |  |
Festival of Neglected Romantic Music | United States |  |
Festival of New Trumpet Music | United States |  |
Fine Arts Summer Academy (FASA)[14] | United States |  |
Grand Teton Music Festival | United States |  |
Grant Park Music Festival | United States |  |
Hot Springs Music Festival | United States |  |
Kneisel Hall | United States |  |
Lake George Music Festival | United States  |  |
La Musica | United States |  |
Laguna Beach Chamber Music Society | United States |  |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute | United States |  |
Mainly Mozart Festival | United States |  |
MasterWorks Festival | United States |  |
Mendocino Music Festival | United States |  |
Midsummer Mozart Festival | United States |  |
Mineral Point Chamber Music Festival[15] | United States | 2017–present | This annual June festival features advanced university-level ensembles
Missouri Chamber Music Festival | United States |  |
Mostly Modern Festival[16] | United States | 2018– | The focus of the festival is "mostly modern": music by living composers from around the world, with occasional works from the standard repertoire.
Mostly Mozart Festival | United States |  |
Music Academy of the West | United States |  |
Music@Menlo | United States |  |
Music from Angel Fire[17] | United States | 1984–present | Music from Angel Fire celebrates extraordinary chamber music in the Northern New Mexico communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Raton and Las Vegas.
Music House International[18] | United States | 1997–present | Study with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Music in the Mountains | United States, Colorado  |  |
Music Mountain | United States  | 1930–present  | June through September annually; devoted to the string quartet and other chamber music; Twilight series of jazz, swing, etc. Education programs, master classes, etc.
National Music Festival[19] | United States, Chestertown, Maryland | 2010–present  | First two weeks of June annually
Newport Music Festival | United States |  |
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival | United States |  |
Northern Lights Music Festival[20] | United States  | 2003–present  | The Northern Lights Music Festival is a three week classical music performance program and music school which is held each summer on the Minnesota Iron Range.
Ojai Music Festival | United States |  |
OK Mozart Festival | United States |  |
Olympic Music Festival | United States |  |
Omnipresent Music Festival[21] | United States | 2021–present | Omnipresent Music Festival - BIPOC Musicians Festival. This is a music festival that showcases the historical significance of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) professional musicians and composers while entertaining communities and inspiring youth with musical performances that span all genres of music.
Oregon Bach Festival | United States |  |
Other Minds Festival | United States | 1993-present | Focus on contemporary classical and experimental music
Park City International Music Festival | United States |  |
Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival[22] | United States | 1997–present | Study with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Piano Summer | United States |  |
Portland Chamber Music Festival | United States |  |
Rockport Music | United States |  |
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | United States |  |
Sarasota Music Festival | United States |  |
Sitka Summer Music Festival | United States |  |
Strings Music Festival | United States |  |
Worcester Music Festival, Massachusetts | United States, Massachusetts | –present |
West Side Orchestral Concerts | United States | –present |
Vermont Mozart Festival | United States, Vermont | –present |
Tanglewood Music Center | United States | –present |
Classical/Pops Festival | Barbados | 2014–present | Held yearly in December
Casals Festival | Puerto Rico |  |

### Oceania

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See also: Category:Classical music festivals in Oceania

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Intervarsity Choral Festival | Australia | 1950–present | Choral festival
Melbourne International Arts Festival | Australia | 1986–present | Held for 17 days each October
Canberra International Music Festival | Australia | 1994–present | Held at the end of April annually
G-TARanaki Guitar Festival | New Zealand | 2008–present | Guitar focus

### South America

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See also: Category:Classical music festivals in South America

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Semana Musical Llao Llao | Argentina | 1993–present | Held yearly in October
Septiembre Musical | Argentina | 1960–present | Arts festival
Ilumina Festival | Brazil | 2015–present | Chamber music festival
Festival Amazonas de Ópera | Brazil | 1997–present | Opera festival
Festival de Música Coral Renascentista | Brazil | 2017–present | Reinassance music festival for 3 days
Natal Luz | Brazil | 1986–present | Classical Christmas concert
Frutillar Musical Weeks | Chile | 1968–present | Between January and February, 10 days
Boyacá International Cultural Festival | Colombia | 1973–present | Cultural and arts festival with classical music
International Festival of Lyric Singing | Peru | 1996–present | International vocalists
International Music Festival Alfredo de Saint Malo  | Panama  | 2006–present  | Platform for musical and cultural exchange

## References

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1. ^ "Classical", The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music, ed. Michael Kennedy, (Oxford, 2007), Oxford Reference Online. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
2. ^ Rushton, Julian, Classical Music, (London, 1994), 10
3. ^ Greyton Genadendal Classics for All
4. ^ Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival
5. ^ Nosy Be Symphonies
6. ^ Klein Karoo Klassique
7. ^ Investec International Music Festival
8. ^ Settimane Musicali al Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza
9. ^ Bologna Festival
10. ^ Riga Jurmala Music Festival
11. ^ Cistermúsica - Festival de Música de Alcobaça
12. ^ ASME@WAU Music Festival
13. ^ Festival Mozaic, San Luis Obispo
14. ^ Fine Arts Summer Academy (FASA)
15. ^ Mineral Point Chamber Music Festival
16. ^ Mostly Modern Festival
17. ^ Music from Angel Fire
18. ^ Music House International
19. ^ National Music Festival, Chestertown, Maryland
20. ^ Northern Lights Music Festival
21. ^ Omnipresent Music Festival
22. ^ Philadelphia International Music Camp & Festival

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