The George Enescu Festival, one of East Europe’s biggest musical events, opens in Romania

Since its creation in 1958, the George Enescu Festival has become an essential part of Eastern Europe’s classical music scene.

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00:00 Created in 1958 in honor of its Franco-Romanian namesake, the Georgia NSQ Festival has since

00:08 transformed into what is considered one of the major meeting places for musicians and

00:12 music lovers from all over the world.

00:18 Dozens of concerts and competitions for young musicians will now take place in the Romanian

00:23 capital Bucharest.

00:28 The Georgia NSQ Philharmonic Orchestra got the ball rolling.

00:31 We conducted Christian Muchalauru and Gautier Capuçon, one of the greatest cello virtuosos.

00:42 They notably performed the concert in B minor, Op. 104 by Dvorak.

01:02 The festival has become a must-see on the European and global map of major classical music festivals.

01:12 An international recognition for Romania, which will welcome the world's greatest soloists

01:18 and orchestras until the end of September.

01:19 In Bucharest, Frédéric Ponsart for Euronews.

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