Immersive concert-performances, first time at George Enescu International Festival

The George Enescu International Festival will introduce a new format for presenting classical and contemporary music at its 2025 edition: the Enescu - JTI Immersive Experience series, held at MINA - Museum of Immersive New Art, according to a press release sent on Wednesday."This absolute premiere for the festival marks an opening towards new methods of audience interaction with art, in which music, image, and movement come together in a complex sensory setting. From August 24 to September 21, 2025, every Thursday and Friday evening at 8 p.m., the public will be able to watch performances presented in four distinct artistic formats, each designed as a synaesthetic experience in which music is not only heard, but also seen and experienced," the press release states.The two performances of the first immersive concert-performance in the Enescu - JTI Immersive Experience series will take place on August 28 and 29, 2025. "Onirius," a show dreamed up by Gigi Caciuleanu, combines contemporary dance, immersive projection, and scenic poetry in a project created by the famous choreographer. In "Onirius," dance intersects with visual art and original music composed by Paul Ilea, in a stage construction of unique sensitivity; the projections created by Les Ateliers Nomad create a kaleidoscopic universe, in which movement takes on dreamlike and metaphysical dimensions."Bach In The Jungle" will take place on September 4 and 5, starting at 8 p.m. A spectacular concert that brings Bach's sonatas into a unique visual and auditory context: the tropical jungle. Violinist Leticia Moreno and bandoneonist Claudio Constantini reinterpret Baroque music through a South American lens, in a fusion of eras and styles - from Johann Sebastian Bach to Heitor Villa-Lobos and Astor Piazzolla.On September 11 and 12, pianist Alexandra Silocea will present the project "Klimt Meets Bosendorfer - Ver Sacrum." Inspired by the aesthetics of the Vienna Secession, the recital builds a bridge between Gustav Klimt's painting and chamber music. Pianist Alexandra Silocea and mezzo-soprano Patricia Nolz create a refined atmosphere, in which the sound of the piano intertwines with symbolist images. The concert will be performed on a Bosendorfer-Klimt piano, an impressive instrument, both sonically and visually.The last concert in the series is "The Last Piece" - an immersive concert by Constantin Basica, and the two performances will take place on September 18 and 19. The concert offers a reflection on ephemerality and renewal, in an algorithmically generated musical language supported by a dynamic and evocative visual environment."This new series in the Enescu Festival program has been specially designed for a wide range of audiences: young audiences have the opportunity to discover classical music in a contemporary, interactive, accessible format, while loyal audiences are challenged to explore another dimension of artistic expression," the source says.The series of immersive concerts marks not only a technological premiere, but also a paradigm shift: classical music is brought to the center of contemporary reality, where the senses, emotions, and technology meet.The Enescu Festival is organized by ARTEXIM, under the High Patronage of the President of Romania and funded by the Romanian Government through the Ministry of Culture.