The Rotterdam Philharmonic
The Gergiev Festival is a music event by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, one of Europe's leading symphony orchestras. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is famed on an international level for the intense energy of their concerts and the way the orchestra approaches the public. When Valery Gergiev was appointed the new chef-conductor of the symphony orchestra in 1995, the Rotterdam Philharmonic entered a new age with new tours all over the world. An age that would lead to the Gergiev Festival....

The Gergiev Festival throughout the years
The new chef-conductor Valery Gergiev took the initiative in 1995 for a multi-day music event in Rotterdam, which was held for the first time one year later as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival. This festival quickly grew from a series of concerts with a theme, into the large scale music festival that it is today. The festival is in fact so big that it has to be held on several locations in Rotterdam, but the most important location is the De Doelen theater.

Every year a new theme
The Gergiev Festival has a new theme every year which runs like a red wire throughout the festival and which links all the concerts together. With stars of international fame the Gergiev Festival has an international character. The eleven days lasting festival has an extensive program with amongst other things opera. The complete program can be retrieved on the website of the Gergiev Festival.

Concert locations throughout the whole city
During the Gergiev Festival you can visit concerts on different days at different locations. If you want to visit the Gergiev Festival, then you probably best check the website of the Gergiev Festival to see which concert is given where. Tickets for the different concerts can easily be obtained online as well. If you are a classical music lover, then the Gergiev Festival is definitely worth visiting, because it is one of the most important festivals for this genre.