9th Molyvos International Music Festival - "SYMBIOSIS"

The Molyvos International Music Festival is a unique project for the north Aegean region that brings together renowned young soloists to create various ensemble formations, especially for the days of the festival.
The festival has become one of the most important development vehicles of the Greek island of Lesbos, bringing innovation for the region and creating inclusion in various fields, by uniting people through the universal language of music.
Every August, 18-25 of the greatest international young talents are joining some of the biggest names in classical music for a ten-day celebration of world-class classical music, making the festival one of Greece’s most prestigious classical music events. Besides the main evening concerts, MIMF is enriched by
a) its opening acts> events that run before the festival days and are free of charge aiming to involve the community of the whole island, and
b) the unique Molyvos Musical Moments> short, extraordinary musical interventions - free of charge - that take place during the day in various places inside the village, on the beach, and in the disco to ensure the entire village is caught up in the festival’s spell of classical music.
Each year explores a different theme.

This year`s theme is "SYMBIOSIS"

In a world where most of us focus on reaching our highest possible individual success at any cost, we often forget to remember how dependent we are on the planet we live on, yet tend to exploit it. It is the very land, water and air that we so often take for granted, that actually give us the opportunity to lead our lives in the first place.

Symbiosis, derived from the Ancient Greek words “syn“, meaning “together”, and “vios“, meaning “life”, is a reminder of the importance of working with each other instead of against each other.