Project nominated to AFCN Awards 2016, section “Activation of Intangible Heritage”.
Held between October 14 and November 23, 2016, the Imago Mundi National Tour – “Isvor. George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody vs. traditional music and urban folklore” proposes the promotion of an original musical program, dedicated to the great composer and inspired by his famous Romanian Rhapsody. The concerts were visually commented by video projections mixed in real time, the Imago Mundi ensemble proposing a return to the past from the perspective of the contemporary artist. The concerts took place in prestigious institutions located in 10 cities in Romania: Ploiesti, Bucharest, Craiova, Pitesti, Bușteni, Campina, Timișoara, Arad, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca.
• a project co-financed by AFCN within the funding session II/2016
• institutional partners: Philharmonic “Paul Constantinescu” Ploiesti, National University of Music Bucharest, Philharmonic “Oltenia” Craiova, Philharmonic Pitești, Cultural Center “Carmen Sylva” Sinaia, International Society for Musical Studies, Arad State Philharmonic, Sibiu State Philharmonic, Philharmonia Cultural Society; media partners: TVR 3, Radio Romania Cultural, Radio Romania Musical, Radio Romania Regional, TVR Craiova, TVR Timișoara, TVR Cluj.
• audience directly present: 2,440; 1 concert recorded by TVR Craiova / TVR 3 (on December 1 it was broadcast for the first time on TVR 3, in prime-time, as part of the “Header” show; rerun on December 2); online impact: +67,000
Find out more on the project website: www.turneulnational.isvor.ro.
