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Varazdin Baroque Evenings
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About the event
An international festival of Baroque music takes place in the ambient of the Baroque town of Varazdin and its environs; daily concerts of Baroque music performed by renowned Croatian and foreign orchestras and soloists. The festival pays special attention to researching and performing the musical heritage of the Croatian Baroque.
The “Ivan Lukacic” award for work in musicology is granted at the festival, as are the “Jurica Murai” award for performances and the “Kantor” award.
Accompanying program: programs of the Varazdin City Museum, exhibitions by Varazdin visual artists, Baroque-period gastronomy and much more.
Besides performances of Baroque pieces, the program of the 36th Varazdin Baroque Evenings includes performances of non-Baroque period works (the works of Stravinsky and Respighi). Also to be marked is the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth with a performance of Mozart’s rendering of Handel’s Messiah.
The Varazdin Baroque Evenings were founded in 1971 and are north-western Croatia’s central cultural event.
The “Ivan Lukacic” award for work in musicology is granted at the festival, as are the “Jurica Murai” award for performances and the “Kantor” award.
Accompanying program: programs of the Varazdin City Museum, exhibitions by Varazdin visual artists, Baroque-period gastronomy and much more.
Besides performances of Baroque pieces, the program of the 36th Varazdin Baroque Evenings includes performances of non-Baroque period works (the works of Stravinsky and Respighi). Also to be marked is the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth with a performance of Mozart’s rendering of Handel’s Messiah.
The Varazdin Baroque Evenings were founded in 1971 and are north-western Croatia’s central cultural event.