TIRANA, June 20 – Italian Trio Masini Monticoli Lovato have opened the Durres Chamber Music festival which this year is marking its 11th edition in the newly reconstructed archeological museum.
Seventeen artists including nine Albanians will be performing in the festival held in the country’s second largest city and one of the main tourist attractions already in its peak season.
“The purpose of this Festival is to ensure, on the one hand the acknowledgement of the different artistic cultures from different countries such as Italy, Austria, France, Greece, Switzerland, Kosovo, Macedonia etc. through their participation in these events and, on the other hand to encounter the Albanian culture with other foreign cultures through common performances . Another objective is to bring together all Albanian artists who work inside and outside the country,” organizers say.
Nevila Kalaja, the festival’s director, says musicians from Italy, Spain, the U.S., Austria and Albania will perform some of the best pieces of this genre in several concerts until July 17.
Durres is one of the country’s busiest cities during summer when it is flocked by dozens of thousands of tourists enjoying its beaches and cultural heritage sites.
