The Ministry of Culture in common with the subordinated concert institutions organizes during the period of February 29 till March 11, 2015, the International Music Festival "Mărțișor", 50ty edition. It was born half a century ago at the National Philharmonic "Serghei Lunchevici" from Chișinău, it’s founder was Alexander Fedco, former director of the Philharmonic, the Festival comes to enjoy the autochthon public with the presence of notorious names not only from the Republic of Moldova, but from the whole world, transforming Chișinău into a cultural center.
Among the musicians which are involved in the program of Festival from this year, along with famous artists, there are well known young names who are full of affirmation on the great scenes in Italy, China, Russia, Lithuania, Romania, USA, Ireland, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan. Our compatriots are among them - veritable ambassadors of the national culture.
The current edition of the Festival is remarked through a gender diversity of music interpreted by the great musicians of the time.
The performances of the Festival will offer us a real royal of music, from veritable jazz with Orchestra Lundstreem, Dmitri Klevenski, Jazz Orchestra of the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts at improvisations of jazz, folk and rock of Vally Boghean and Alex Calancea Band. The classic music will be represented by the extraordinary Natalia Gavrilan (Italy), by baritone Azamat Jeltârguzov (Kazakhstan), the virtuoso pianists Eduard Kunz (Russia) and Tomoko Siromoto (Japan). The symphonic concerts will be performed by the Symphonic Orchestra of the National Philharmonic „Serghei Lunchevici” and National Chamber Orchestra of the Organ Hall. Also, it will perform the famous State Academic Choir “M.E.Piatniţkii” from Russia and Women National Orchestra from Jiangsu, China. Music lovers will have the opportunity to meet again notorious interpreters such as Soso Pavliaşvili, Ștefan Bănică Junior and 3 Sud Est Band. Traditionally, the Festival is bringing on the stage the well-known autochthon artistic collectives:
The State National Academic Ensemble of Folk “Joc”, the National Orchestra of Folk Music “Lăutarii”, the National Folk Dance and Songs Ensemble “Fluieraş”, the Orchestras of Folk Music “Mugurel” and “Folclor”, as well as the National Chamber Choir, the Chapel Choir “Doina”, the Orchestra of the National Public Broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova, the Ensemble “Concertino-Band” and others.
A lot of inedited concerts of the Festival will take place in Anenii Noi, Ungheni, Soroca, Bălţi, Rezina, Leova, Călărași, Strășeni, Nisporeni, Ștefan Vodă, Orhei, Glodeni and Tiraspol.
