items relating to classical music, whilst the Piano Lounge is a stylish
place to take time out, with upmarket food. Woodwind and brass
instruments will have a hall all to themselves in 2016. Classic meets
Jazz (Hall 10.2), as well as housing the cornucopia of products, is also
home to the Mouthpiece Café, an ideal place for networking and for
trying out the instruments – including sound-insulated booths. Then
there is the Festival Blvd. with its touch of the open air, including
several stages and street food offer.
Introduction of new forms of encouragement for the
next generation
Against a background of falling numbers of young musicians, it is a
particular obligation of Musikmesse to seek to awaken and reinforce
the pleasures of playing an instrument. On the day before the opening
of the trade fair, the special area Music4Kids (6 to 10 April 2016)
will already have taken some youngsters and children on a unique
voyage of musical discovery. Under the supervision of teachers,
young visitors can get experience of some unusual instruments and
sound experiments, as well as taking part in live promotions, music
workshops and interactive concerts.
At the same time, Musikmesse is also seeking to extend its commitment
to talented young instrumentalists still further. In the SchoolJam
competition for student groups, Germany's best young bands will
get their first taste of the really big stage. On the new Open Stage,
upcoming music groups can introduce themselves to experts in the
music business on a modern live stage, complete with backline. For the
first time, the European finals of Emergenza, the largest international
competition for young musicians, will take place within the framework
of Musikmesse. Added to that, there is the European School Music
Prize, which recognises outstanding projects for promoting music in
primary and secondary schools.
Four days devoted to music
Frankfurt has hundreds of bars, cafés, concert halls and discotheques
to offer. Many of them offer special programmes, as tens of thousands
of musicians and music lovers from over 120 countries assemble in
Frankfurt. Numerous concerts and events are organised in close
cooperation with Musikmesse – so that there are still quite a few things
left to enjoy even when the trade fair has finished. A particular highlight
awaits visitor’s right at the beginning. Musikmesse's opening concert,
which will take place in the 'Alte Oper' opera house on 6 April, is part of
the International German Piano Award. In it, the multi-award winning
musician, Joseph Moog, will treat us to a performance of Piano Concerto
No. 4 by Anton Rubinstein and Lithuanian-born Andreijs Osokins will
play Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. On the same evening, Musikmesse,
in collaboration with Offenbach-based string manufacturer Pirastro
and the Hessian State Broadcasting Corporation, will present a
Patronage Concert of Dr. Hoch’s Conservatory. Young musicians will
get the opportunity to play alongside professionals in an orchestra. At
the same time, Musikmesse, also provides the backdrop for this year's
Frankfurt Music Prize, which recognises the musical achievements
of outstanding personalities in the field, and for the German Musical
Instrument Award, the prize for the best instrument of 2016.
Further information about Musikmesse is available at:
www.musikmesse.com
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