Morgenland Festival 2025: Intercultural sounds conquer Osnabrück!

Morgenland Festival 2025: Intercultural sounds conquer Osnabrück!

in Osnabrück in the summer of 2025 all about sounds, cultures and the desire to make music together. The Morgenland Festival is more than just a number of concerts; It is a melting pot of cultures that promotes intercultural understanding and reduces clichés through music. Since its foundation in 2005, the festival has committed itself to making the front Orient tangible through musical experiences for a wider audience.

The festival will open on June 29, 2025 with a bang. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under the direction of Alan Gilbert will appear as a highlight. The two internationally celebrated soloists, Yo-Yo Ma and Kayhan Kalhor, present the new double concert "Venus in the Mirror", which was commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival. The diverse sounds of this project promise to take the audience on a musical journey, such as Friedensstadt.osnabrueck.de reported.

a colorful program for everyone

The event runs until July 11, 2025 and offers a total of twenty intercultural concerts that present an impressive variety of international artists. Among the participants are sizes such as the Grammy-winning violinist Johnny Gandelsman and the electro-acoustic trio Dawn of Midi. The interplay of saxophone and Oud is also explored by the artists Asya Fateyeva and Issam Rafea.

"I am Damascus and New York" - this is how Kinan Azmeh describes himself, who is devoted to the festival as the artistic director. He has put together a multifaceted program that combines numerous talents from all over the world, including the 94-year-old legend François Rabbath and dynamic musicians such as Layale Chaker and Tarek Yamani. In addition, Erdem Helvacioglu will develop a new work with the Osnabrück youth choir.

In addition to the concerts, workshops and conversations

The festival is not limited to the musical performances. A rich supporting program with workshops, artist talks and participatory formats gives visitors the opportunity to deeper into the sound worlds. These offers are seen as part of the initiative, which also promotes cultural diversity and discourses, as was determined as part of the current study on the importance of music festivals in Germany. The study shows how important such events are for identity finding and regional economy, which also underlines the relevance of the Morgenland Festival. More information about this gives Initiative-musik.de

Visitors can look forward to a lust trip through sound worlds and cultural home. The festival is supported by the city of Osnabrück, the Lower Saxony Foundation and the Lower Saxony Sparkassenstiftung, which underlines the rich cultural tradition in the region again. Tickets are available on the website of the festival and the Osnabrück tourist information.

The Morgenland Festival thus offers a unique opportunity to cross musical borders and to experience different cultures in a harmonious interplay - an event that should not be missed!