The Korkyra Baroque Festival is a recently-established international music festival. Now in its 6th year, it will run from 2-12 September 2017. Once again, the Festival will offer a rich baroque experience in impressive culture heritage venues on the island of Korčula. Concerts will be held over the course of eight days, in addition to a varied entertainment program and lectures related to baroque music.
The Korkyra Baroque Festival was declared a success both in Croatia and abroad. Due to this success, the most prominent ensembles and soloists specialising in baroque music from Croatia and around the world will once again perform at this event: Croatian Baroque Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble Antiphonus, The London Handel Players, Schikaneders Jugend, Il terzo suono and represent the unique performances of soloists: violinists Enrico Onofri and Maria Cristina Vasi.
The Festival has not only artistic importance but is also valuable in that it helps to promote Croatian tourism. The Korkyra Baroque Festival’s offers music of an exceptional standard, attracting tourists from all over the world and enriching the cultural offering of Korčula for tourists. The concerts promote Korčula’s churches as cultural heritage, as well as the entire island as a unique architectural complex.