EUROPAfest 2016

EUROPAfest 2016, povestea de succes continua
It’s all about live quality music !
12 – 21 mai, Bucuresti & Sibiu

Caracterizat prin autenticitate, diversitate si tinuta, EUROPAfest face parte din elita festivalurilor europene, contribuind cu fiecare editie la promovarea unei imagini pozitive a Romaniei in intreaga lume. Singurul festival din Europa care reuneste 4 genuri muzicale -  jazz | blues | pop | clasic continua si in 2016 cu concerte de exceptie. Sub sloganul It's all about live quality music!, EUROPAfest prezinta in perioada 12–21 mai, peste 300 de artisti din 43 de tari - Europa, dar si invitati speciali din SUA, Australia, Venezuela, Hong Kong sau Japonia.

EUROPAfest este primul eveniment caruia Casa Regala din Romania i-a acordat Inaltul Patronaj. In 2015, valoarea festivalului a fost reconfirmata de Comisia Europeana si Parlamanetul European prin acordarea titulaturii EFFE, Europe’s Finest Festivals.

Ca in fiecare an festivalul aduce o varietate de artisti din toata lumea. Cei mai multi se afla pentru prima oara in Romania, aducand acel aer de prospetime si noutate, apreciat de spectatori si specialisti deopotriva. Prin concertele oferite in Bucuresti si Sibiu, atat pe scene traditionale, cat si in spatii neconventionale, muzicienii de la EUROPAfest reusesc sa creeze emotie si experiente memorabile fiecarui ascultator.

Cele 10 zile de festival aduc o agenda plina - concerte, concursuri internationale, recitaluri, jam sessions, sesiuni de autografe, workshopuri, pentru ca totul sa culmineze cu Concertul de Gala din 21 mai.  Evenimentele EUROPAfest se desfasoara in locatii diferite pentru a da posibilitatea manifestarilor paralele: Teatrul Odeon, Sala Teatrelli, Sala Auditorium – Institutul Cervantes, Institutul Italian, Sala Arcub Gabroveni, Sala Thalia, Sala Rossini, Sala Enescu, Sala Berlioz, Ibis Caffe L’Estaminet si Athenee Palace Hilton.

Directorul festivalului, Luigi Gageos declara “Fiind muzician, am creat EUROPAfest cu pasiune.  Am ales in echipa oameni care cred cu tarie ca muzica adevarata va dainui si se va bucura de apreciere, dincolo de contextul comercial, cu branduri care apar peste noapte, prin tactici de marketing. In cei 23 de ani de existenta am ales intentionat sa punem accentul pe continut, pe diversitate, pe noul val de artisti si mai putin pe imagine, pe impachetarea frumoasa care sa vanda. Cred ca avem un public avid de frumos, de lucruri de calitate care apreciaza un festival autentic si ma bucur sa vad ca numarul spectatorilor creste exponential de la an la an.”

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AGENDA | 12 - 21 mai, 2016

Evenimente | Bucuresti si Sibiu:
Opening Gala Concert – Bucuresti & Sibiu
Bucharest International Jazz Competition
Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti
Caffe Festival Ibis
Jam sessions / Master-classes
Concerte simfonice - Sibiu
Gala EUROPAfest
Locatii:
Teatrul Odeon - Sala Majestic, Calea Victoriei 40-42
Sala Teatrelli, Creart - Piata Lahovari, nr. 7
Caffe Ibis - Ibis Nord Hotel, Calea Grivitei 143
Sala Auditorium - Institutul Cervantes, Blvd. Elisabeta 38 
Sala Arcub Gabroveni, Strada Lipscani 84-90
Sala Thalia - Sibiu, Strada Cetatii 3-5
Bilete:
Teatrul Odeon – casa de bilete si online
Sala Teatrelli, Ibis Nord Caffe, Sala Thalia 
detalii pe: www.europafest.ro

12 mai 

Opening Gala Concert 

Bucuresti | 20:00, Teatrul Odeon – Sala Majestic

Dan Papirany Band | Australia, Noua Zeelanda, Norvegia
Dan Papirany - pian
Pete McGregor - contrabas
Steve Wright - tobe
Vibeke Voller - voce
Far from Carolina | Marea Britanie, SUA
Mel Hayes – voce, chitara
Terry Lees – chitara, UK National Guitarist of the Year Winner

Sibiu | 19:00 | Sala Thalia 

Solist: Ekaterina Valiulina | Rusia, Elvetia - vioara
Dirijor: Constantin Adrian Grigore | Romania
Orchestra Filarmonicii de Stat Sibiu

13 mai 

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Dan Papirany Band | Australia, Noua Zeelanda, Norvegia
Dan Papirany - pian
Pete McGregor - contrabas
Steve Wright - tobe
Vibeke Voller - voce
Far from Carolina | Marea Britanie, SUA
Mel Hayes – voce, chitara
Terry Lees – chitara, UK National Guitarist of the Year Winner

 14 mai

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

Fluxus Trio|  Venezuela
Maria Yanez - pian, clape
Daniel Hurtado - chitara bass, saxofon
Josue Gonzales - tobe
Miguel Angel Lous Jazz Group | Olanda, Columbia, SUA, Belgia
Miguel Lopez - saxofon, flaut
Jana Debusk - voce
Leonard Steigerwald - pian
Lukas Dahle - tobe
Yannick Heselle - bass
Cosmopolitan Sextet | Germania, Ucraina, Italia
Rick- Henry Ginkel - chitara
Stanislav Zhukovskyy - oboi, corn englez, duduk
Juan Sebastian Arauz - pian
Gabriele Basilico - contrabas, e-bass
Fabian Kunzer - tobe
Anton Zhukovskyy - percutie, sintetizator

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Jazz & Chocolate Duo | Italia
•    Giulio Gentile - pian
•    Emanuela di Benedetto – voce
Alex G Band | Romania
•    Alexandru Constantin - voce
•    Vasile (Puiu) Pascu - pian
Mina Choi Trio | SUA, Coreea de Sud
•    Mina Choi - pian
•    Stephen Dizon - tobe
•    Michael Selfridge - bass

15 mai 

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

In One Stroke | Hong Kong - China, Marea Britanie
Patrick Lui - pian
Tsui Chin Hung - chitara
Wong Tak Chung - bass
Almond Yeung – tobe
Uta Habbig Band | Germania, Olanda, Grecia
Uta Habbig - voce
Jeroen Truyen - tobe
Mateusz Malcharek – contrabas
Sven Heinze – pian
Michail Michailidis – chitara
Pippi Dimonte 5tet | Italia
Giuseppe Dimonte - contrabas
Simone Salvini - trompeta
Marco Vecchio - saxofon
Alessandro De Lorenzi - chitara
Nicola Benetti - tobe

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Stefano Latteri Band | Italia, Romania
Stefano Latteri - voce
Stefan Lovin - pian
Triism | SUA
Levi Saelua - saxofon
Alexander Reiff - bass
James Frink - tobe
Part Time | Turcia
Oguz Alp Kaya - percutie
Kerem Can Dundar - chitara electrica
Yigit Aray - pian
Sinan Cetingoz - chitara bass
Ege Akyildiz - chitara
Mehmet Peker - tobe
The Great Connection | Polonia, Danemarca
Maciej Kadziela - alto saxofon
Marek Konarski - tenor saxofon
Artur Tuznik - pian
Michal Nienadowski - contrabas
Adam Zagorski - tobe

Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti

08:30 | Categoria de varsta D | Prima runda
       Institutul Cervantes – Sala Auditorium

16 mai

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

Mina Choi Trio | SUA, Coreea de Sud
Mina Choi - pian
Stephen Dizon - tobe
Michael Selfridge - bass
Michal Puchowski Vibe Quartet | Polonia
Michal Puchowski - vibrafon
Wojciech Piokowski - saxofon
Pawel Urowski - contrabas, chitara bass
Maksymilian Olszewski - tobe
Ausfahrt | Germania
Christina Zurhausen - chitara
Henning Vetter - saxofon
Svenja Doeinck - contrabas
Ramon Keck – tobe

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Mihaly Bazsinka Quartett | Ungaria
Benedek Karpati – tobe
Mihaly Bazsinka – saxofon
Szabolcs Varvolgyi – chitara
Abel Denes - contrabas
Edmond Bilal Band  | Franta
Paul Robert - saxofon
Curtis Efoua - tobe
Mathias Monseigne - chitara bass
Philippe Gueguen - clape
Georgian Six | Georgia
Ketevan Kartvelishvili - soprana
Sopio Chikaizde - alto
Tornike Merabishvili - tenor I
Aleksandre Jorjadze - tenor II
Solomon Gogilashvili - bariton
Vano Dvalishvili - bass

Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti

08:30 | Categoria de varsta D | Prima runda
15:00 | Categoria de varsta B | Semifinala
       Institutul Cervantes – Sala Auditorium

17 mai 

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

Stefano Latteri Band | Italia, Romania
Stefano Latteri - voce
Stefan Lovin - pian
Anatoli Tsampa and friends | Grecia, Marea Britanie
Anatoli Tsampa - voce
Charles Flint - pian
Robert Barnby - chitara
The Great Connection | Polonia, Danemarca
Maciej Kadziela - alto saxofon
Marek Konarski - tenor saxofon
Artur Tuznik - pian
Michal Nienadowski - contrabas
Adam Zagorski - tobe
Part Time | Turcia
Oguz Alp Kaya - percutie
Kerem Can Dundar - chitara electrica
Yigit Aray - pian
Sinan Cetingoz - chitara bass
Ege Akyildiz - chitara
Mehmet Peker - tobe

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Fluxus Trio|  Venezuela
Maria Yanez - pian, clape
Daniel Hurtado - chitara bass, saxofon
Josue Gonzales – tobe
In One Stroke | Hong Kong - China, Marea Britanie
Patrick Lui - pian
Tsui Chin Hung - chitara
Wong Tak Chung - bass
Almond Yeung - tobe
Pippi Dimonte 5tet | Italia
Giuseppe Dimonte - contrabas
Simone Salvini - trompeta
Marco Vecchio - saxofon
Alessandro De Lorenzi - chitara
Nicola Benetti - tobe

Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti

08:30 | Categoria de varsta C | Semifinala
Institutul Cervantes – Sala Auditorium

18 mai

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

Jazz & Chocolate Duo | Italia
Giulio Gentile - pian
Emanuela di Benedetto - voce
Triism | SUA
Levi Saelua - saxofon
Alexander Reiff - bass
James Frink - tobe
Mihaly Bazsinka Quartett | Ungaria
Benedek Karpati - tobe
Mihaly Bazsinka - saxofon
Szabolcs Varvolgyi - chitara
Abel Denes - contrabas

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Miguel Angel Lous Jazz Group | Olanda, Columbia, SUA, Belgia
Miguel Lopez - saxofon, flaut
Jana Debusk - voce
Leonard Steigerwald - pian
Lukas Dahle - tobe
Yannick Heselle - bass
Michal Puchowski Vibe Quartet | Polonia
Michal Puchowski - vibrafon
Wojciech Piokowski - saxofon
Pawel Urowski - contrabas, chitara bass
Maksymilian Olszewski – tobe
Ausfahrt | Germania
Christina Zurhausen - chitara
Henning Vetter - saxofon
Svenja Doeinck - contrabas
Ramon Keck - tobe

Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti

09:00 | Categoria de varsta D | Semifinala
15:00 | Categoria de varsta B | Finala
Sala Arcub Gabroveni

19 mai

Bucharest International Jazz Competition | 19:00 | Sala Teatrelli 

Alex G Band | Romania
Alexandru Constantin - voce
Vasile (Puiu) Pascu - pian
Georgian Six | Georgia
Ketevan Kartvelishvili - soprana
Sopio Chikaizde - alto
Tornike Merabishvili - tenor I
Aleksandre Jorjadze - tenor II
Solomon Gogilashvili - bariton
Vano Dvalishvili - bass
Edmond Bilal Band | Franta
Paul Robert - saxofon
Curtis Efoua - tobe
Mathias Monseigne - chitara bass
Philippe Gueguen - clape

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord

Uta Habbig Band | Germania, Olanda, Grecia
Uta Habbig - voce
Jeroen Truyen - tobe
Mateusz Malcharek - contrabas
Sven Heinze - pian
Michail Michailidis - chitara
Cosmopolitan Sextet | Germania, Ucraina, Italia
Rick- Henry Ginkel - chitara
Stanislav Zhukovskyy - oboi, corn englez, duduk
Juan Sebastian Arauz - pian
Gabriele Basilico - contrabas, e-bass
Fabian Kunzer - tobe
Anton Zhukovskyy - percutie, sintetizator
Anatoli Tsampa and friends | Grecia, UK
Anatoli Tsampa - voce
Charles Flint - pian
Robert Barnby - chitara

Concert simfonic – Sibiu | 19:00 | Sala Thalia 
Solist: Florin Ionescu-Galati | Romania – vioara
Dirijor: Ilarion Ionescu-Galati | Romania
Orchestra Filarmonicii Sibiu

Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti
09:00 | Categoria de varsta C | Finala
Sala Arcub Gabroveni

Jazz Workshop 
11:00 | Ibis Caffe 

20 mai

Concert simfonic | 19:00 | Sala Thalia
Extraordinary Classical Concert | Best World Pianists
Finala Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti
Solisti: Finalistii Jeunesses International Piano Competition Dinu Lipatti
             selectati din 100 de pianisti din 35 de tari
Dirijor: Ilarion Ionescu-Galati | Romania
Orchestra Filarmonicii Sibiu

Caffe Festival Ibis | 20:00 | Caffe Ibis Nord
Concert “Best of Jazz”
Jam Sessions

Jazz Workshop 
11:00 | Ibis Caffe 
Prof: Ruud van Dijk | Olanda
          Svetoslav Nikolov | Bulgaria

21 mai

Gala EUROPAfest 
19:00 | Teatrul Odeon - Sala Majestic

Master-classes Pian
Profesor: Jane Solose | SUA
12:00 | Sala Chopin

Informatii despre artisti si bilete se gasesc pe www.jmEvents.ro si www.EUROPAfest.ro , www.jazzcompetition.ro 
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