Classical music festival starts Saturday

(CS) The 2014 International Festival in Echternach starts on Saturday, with the programme taking music fans all the way to December with a mix of classical music and jazz.

The Echternach festival is split into two parts, with the classical music concerts starting on May 17 and continuing until December 5, with a summer break in July and August.

More than half a dozen soloists are lined up to play including Cathy Krier (piano), Cyprien Katsaris (piano) and Gábor Boldoczki (trumpet), among others. Luxembourg's Chamber Orchestra will perform a tribute to jazz; there will be choir performances, a Canadian brass group, the European Union Baroque Orchestra and much more.

The Jazz Days meanwhile don't start until September, with four concerts scheduled in September, October and November.

In total, the Echternach International Festival offers 17 concerts with a full programme available on echternachfestival.lu