The summer events are in full swing, with music for all tastes, tours, and workshops happening in the capital.

In Bucharest:

Athenaeum Summer Festival

Until June 28

The closing concerts celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence with music composed by John Williams. Soundtracks from Star Wars, Superman, Schindler’s List, E.T., Harry Potter, and more will be heard at the Romanian Athenaeum under the baton of conductor Stefan Geiger and featuring violinist Rafael Butaru. More here.

Nostalgia

June 25 – June 28

The event brings four days devoted to music, pop culture, and a 1990s–2000s-inspired atmosphere. More details here.

Fusion Sessions

June 27, 28

Independent cultural initiative Weekend Sessions marks the end of the summer season with a new event, Fusion Sessions, taking place in the courtyard of the National Museum of Art of Romania. The program covers afternoons of live music, guided tours, workshops for all ages, and a pop-up art exhibition, among others. Access to the courtyard begins at 3:30 PM and is included with a museum admission ticket. More details here.

Open Streets

Until October 11

For 25 weekends, the capital’s central area will host various concerts, shows, parades, workshops for children, sports activities, and guided tours. Calea Victoriei becomes pedestrian again, and, as a novelty this year, the route is extended to Ion Brezoianu Street, which is included in the program for the first time. More info here.

Art Safari

Until July 19

The art event returns with another edition featuring exhibitions dedicated to Nicolae Vermont, Mihai Eminescu, and one gathering works by Felix Aftene. More details here.

Season closing @ George Enescu Philharmonic

June 25, 26

Daniele Rustioni conducts the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra for a program of works by Wagner, Samuel Barber, and Anton Bruckner. Violinist Francesca Dego is the soloist. More details here.

Felipe Cohen: Concretion

Until July 25

The Brazilian artist’s second solo show with Gaep is an exhibition of new reliefs and sculptures. It deepens the artist’s “pursuit of giving tangible form to time, natural light, the atmosphere of a place, and the interplay between them.” More details here.

Liliana Basarab - Not Cruel, Truthful

Until June 26

Liliana Basarab’s solo exhibition, open at Sandwich Neurohope, welcomes the public with works that bring into focus “routines recovered through a drifting gaze, one that shifts from what is expected to be seen toward the peripheral, toward underexplored social niches.”

Ramon Sadîc – Supernova

Until June 26

Ramon Sadîc’s first solo exhibition in collaboration with Sandwich brings together a series of paintings through which the artist “probes his position within a context marked by social and political instability, constructing a visual meditation on contemporary uncertainty.”

In the country:

Sibiu International Theater Festival

Until June 29

The large theater festival returns to Sibiu with more than 800 events, local and international productions, and guests such as Fanny Ardant, Wim Vandekeybus, Emma Dante, and Elfriede Jelinek, among others. More details here.

(Photo courtesy of Weekend Sessions)

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