Cully Classique unveils its program
The Cully Classique Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. From June 21 to 30, the tenth edition will feature 21 high-flying concerts under the theme "Spirit of the East".
Spirit of the East
"To dedicate the 10th anniversary to Eastern Europe is to ensure a memorable edition," say the organizers. Artists such as Grigory Sokolov, Nikolaï Lugansky, Alexandre Kniasev, Andrei Korobeinikov, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Plamena Mangova, Finghin Collins, Cédric Tiberghien, Cédric Pescia and Helmut Deutsch will be among the guests at the Festival's 16 classical concerts.
Cully Classique 2013 will feature significant composers from the East, including Bartók, Chopin, Shostakovich, Janácek, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, whose finest pages will be set against works by Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel and Schubert.
Evenings at La Géode
To celebrate its anniversary in style, Cully Classique is offering 5 concerts on the Géode stage, a 15-meter-diameter dome built on the lakeshore especially for the occasion. At the end of the week, it will welcome Taraf de Haïdouks, Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes, Muzsikás, Mentsh and Haris Pilton & Gypsy Sound System.
Festival Off
The Festival Off will feature over 40 concerts in all styles. The lakeside Classique Bar will host two aperitif-concerts starting at 6:30 p.m., the new Caveau des étudiants will offer more than 20 classical concerts and themed evenings, and finally the Caveau Potterat will open its doors to 5 ethno concerts in the evening. In parallel, unexpected Off mini-concerts will take place throughout the day on small stages set up around Cully village.
Online program and ticketing: www.cullyclassique.ch
