Festival Cordes sur Ciel

The Festival Cordes sur Ciel is a unique gathering that will include:

• 29 events over 7 days: 7 Grand Concerts, 5 concerts at 6pm, 1 guided musical tour of the city, 3 outdoor Impromptus, 1 concert-meeting with violin makers, 1 concert-wine tasting, outreach activities...

• Over 50 artists (Arthur Ancelle and Ludmila Berlinskaïa, Havard Gimse, Tord Gustavsen, Éléonore Pancrazi, Trygve Seim, Quatuor Zaïre, The Curious Bards...)

• 1 composer in residence: Justina Repeckaité

• Composers performed: Grieg, Beethoven, Bach, Sibelius, Nielsen, Brahms, Pärt....

• 10 concert venues: historic monuments, private châteaux, etc.

• 3 concerts a day: 12 noon, 6pm and 8.30pm

• 1 exhibition at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

• 1 festival foyer, where you can meet the artists and discover culinary specialities from the countries of the North.

What does Northern Europe have to say about music?

In Northern Europe, we find a wealth of music inspired by traditional melodies, the emergence of national cultural identities, folklore and the Nordic imaginary with its fairy tales, a pagan imaginary but also music in its sacred dimension (all Lutheran), not forgetting the music of today, very active, like that of Arvo Pärt.

The festival will also pay tribute to Kaia Sarriaho, who died in 2023.

One thing's for sure: a festival like Cordes is not just about the music, it's about the whole experience.