13th Edition of InClassica International Music Festival to Arrive in Dubai in February 2024
Embark on a musical journey like no other as the spotlight shines on the 13th edition of the InClassica International Music Festival, taking centre stage at the prestigious Dubai Opera from February 1st to 15th, 2024. Presented by SAMIT Event Group, this annual extravaganza is poised to metamorphose Dubai Opera into a haven for music enthusiasts, offering a remarkable span of over two weeks filled with extraordinary classical music performances.
This year’s InClassica promises an extraordinary musical odyssey, uniting musicians from all corners of the world in the heart of Dubai. As the World’s Biggest Musical Observatory, the festival is dedicated to presenting the pinnacle of classical music, making it a must-attend event for connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
The Founder and CEO of SAMIT Event Group “Aleksandra Miteran” emphasises that classical music offers the world its ability to act as a universal language and transcend borders and boundaries across the globe. This is a rare skill but one which classical music executes effortlessly, and we can best see it in action when we have a host of international artists from all corners of the planet all working and performing together with the same goal in mind. Anything less than that – such as if we tried to insist on any boundaries and limits as to who can perform or attend for instance – and we would be doing a disservice to the festival, to our audiences, and indeed, to classical music itself.
The festival lineup boasts a stellar cast of 17 internationally-acclaimed soloists, with violinists Maxim Vengerov (Monaco), Stella Chen (USA), Marc Bouchkov (Belgium), Clara-Jumi Kang (South Korea/Germany), James Ehnes (Canada), and Daishin Kashimoto (Japan) taking to the stage. Pianists Fazil Say (Turkey), Yeol Eum Son (South Korea), Ashley Wass (UK), Yekwon Sunwoo (South Korea), Behzod Abduraimov (Uzbekistan), Zee Zee (Hong Kong/USA), Enrico Pace (Italy), Cyprien Katsaris (Cyprus/France) and Frank Braley (France) will also grace the festival with their presence, as will cellists Camille Thomas (France/Belgium) and Alexander Chaushian (Armenia/UK), creating a cultural feast for the senses.
These maestros will be joined by the celebrated Berlin Symphony Orchestra, and Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, who will be led by a lineup of top-tier conductors, including Eivind Gullberg Jensen (Norway), Anu Tali (Estonia), John Warner (UK), Nabil Shehata (Germany), Christoph Poppen (Germany), Lucas Macías (Spain), Sergey Smbatyan (Armenia), and Marios Papadopoulos (UK), to name a few.
Embracing the festival’s ethos of presenting the finest musical works, InClassica 2024 will showcase pieces ranging from the timeless compositions of Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to contemporary offerings by Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor. The halls of Dubai Opera will echo with the melodies of Ludwig van Beethoven, Camille Saint-Saëns, Max Bruch, Edward Elgar, Bedřich Smetana, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Antonín Dvořák, and Gioachino Rossini, amongst many others.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to witness the convergence of top-tier maestros, soloists, and orchestras, making InClassica 2024 a cultural feast and the unmissable event of the year. Join us at Dubai Opera for an unforgettable celebration of classical music in a setting that exemplifies luxury.
