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Odessa Classics
Odesa, the pearl of the Black Sea, hosted seven music festivals
«Odessa Classics» every June from 2015 to 2021.
Odessa Classics
International music festival
Odesa, the pearl of the Black Sea, has hosted seven music festivals, the Odessa Classics, every June from 2015 to 2021. After a huge success from the very beginning, Odessa Classics has rightfully taken its rightful place as a European festival of the highest level, with world classical music stars: Daniel Hope, Yevgeny Kisin, Pinchas Zukerman, Joshua Bell, Maxim Wengerov, Mischa Maisky, Matthias Görne, Michael Guttman, Thomas Hampson, as well as chamber orchestras from Zurich, Berlin, Brussels and many others.
But the war changed everything, and since 2022 it has become impossible to hold a large-scale international festival in Ukraine. In 2022-2024, the Odessa Classics found a new temporary home in Europe, holding 50 concerts in seven countries: Switzerland, Estonia, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Poland, and Lithuania.
In 2024, the Odessa Classics celebrated its 10th anniversary. The festival’s concerts took place in Lithuania, Switzerland, Estonia, Belgium and Germany.
In 2025, Odessa Classics will host editions in Greece, Germany, and Switzerland.
«I am delighted to announce the news of close creative cooperation with the wonderful Odessa Classics festival from 2019. Alexey Botvinov and his team have done a great job in creating this festival in their beautiful historic city. I am incredibly excited and inspired when I think about my musical idols and their role in Odesa’s musical life: Petro Stolyarsky, David Oistrakh, Nathan Milstein, Busia Goldstein, Emil Hillels, Sviatoslav Richter, Zakhar Bron and many others. I look forward to new musical meetings in Odesa!»
Daniel Hope
President and Art Director of the Festival, People's Artist of Ukraine
Violin
Violin
Piano
Cello
Violin
Baritone
Writer
Violin
Cello
Baritone
Violin
Violin
Piano
Piano
Piano
Violin
Writer
Cello
One of the most important cultural organizations in Greece
The oldest and most respected regular symphony orchestra in Estonia
Conductor
violin
violin
Chamber ensemble
violin
violin
piano
piano
violin
conductor
soprano
clarinet
baritone
Violin, Viola
violin
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Violin
Clarinet
Piano
Duet - violin and piano
Percussion
Clarinet
Pianist and conductor
Soprano, Honored Artist of Ukraine
Mezzo-soprano
Baritone
Klezmer-jazz ensemble
Piano
Violin
Conductor
Ancient Music Ensemble
Director
Bass
Violin
Violin
Conductor
Virtuosos of the chamber orchestra
Kunsthaus
Zürich, Switzerland
May 7, 2025
Zunfthaus zur Waag
Zürich, Switzerland
May 18, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 7, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 8, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 10, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 11, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 12, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 13, 2025
Schloss Elmau
Concert Hall
June 14, 2025
Zunfthaus zur Waag, Zürich, Switzerland
November 23, 2025
