Viva Musica!
The best of classical music in unconventional places, in unconventional contexts, performed by top artists.
Viva Musica! festival has been an integral part of the summer in Bratislava for eighteen years, and its main idea can be characterized as “classical music in a different way.” From June 29th to August 17th, 2023, it will take place at various locations in Bratislava and will bring fifteen concerts.
From its opening year it has offered people the best of classical music in a form attractive to all: untraditional venues, untraditional contexts, and with no charge for admission to most of the concerts. Every year Viva Musica! festival brings its visitors music of high quality and exclusive musical projects performed by top-level artists from home and abroad.
A new addition to this year’s program will be open-air concerts titled “Musical Gardens”, referring to the very first edition of the festival. They will take place in the municipal gardens and parks of Bratislava with free entry:
📍1. 7. o 17:00 – Lisztova záhrada – Sinfonietta Bratislava
📍8. 7. o 17:00 – Záhrada Domu Albrechtovcov – Cello Appossionato
📍15. 7. o 17:00 – Baroková záhrada na Bratislavskom hrade – EnsembleSpectrum
📍23. 7. o 17:00 – Prüger-Wallnerova záhrada – S.V.A. Trio: Urban Fusions
📍29. 7. o 19:00 – Letná čitáreň u Červeného raka – Iva Bittová: Čo mi otec spieval
📍5. 8. o 17:00 – Medická záhrada – Aurum Quartet
📍12. 8. o 17:00 – Sad Janka Kráľa – Harvanová & Stoyanov
The highlight of the festival will be the icon of Slovak jazz and a respected voice both at home and abroad, Peter Lipa. He will perform a special birthday concert with an orchestra at the Viva Musica! festival. Alongside him, other musical guests will also perform on the same stage under the baton of conductor Michaela Rózsa Růžičková.
. Since 2022, this festival has been awarded the international quality label EFFE (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe) by the European Festivals Association (EFA). The festivals receiving this label are known for their high artistic level, contribution to the development of the local scene, and significant international dimension.
