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Published: Friday, 26 April 2024 at 10:28 AM<\/p>

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Here is our pick of the best classical music festivals taking place across the Middle East, China, Japan and Taiwan during 2024. Don’t forget to also check out our useful guides to the UK’s best classical music festivals<\/a><\/strong>, best festivals in Europe 2024<\/a><\/strong>, and also to the best classical festivals in Canada and the USA<\/a><\/strong> this year.<\/p>

Best 2024 classical music festivals in the Middle East<\/strong><\/h2>

Abu Dhabi Festival<\/strong><\/h3>

United Arab Emirates, year-longabudhabifestival.ae<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Not for Abu Dhabi the defining constrictions of time and place. It\u2019s a festival with year-round global aspirations that, two decades since its foundation, boasts a performance of Mahler<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Symphony No. 2 in Paris and, in December, new music inspired by the paintings of Bob Peak at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Co-produced recordings by tenor Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez and violinist Yamen Saadi add a legacy to an anniversary edition that ends with the China National Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>

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  • Walt Disney Concert Hall: a modern marvel of music and architecture<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>

    Jerusalem Lyric Opera Festival<\/strong><\/h3>

    Jerusalem, Israel, 22-25 Julylyric-opera.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

    Handel<\/a><\/strong> seems to be having something of a moment in Jerusalem\u2019s annual celebration of the operatic arts. Alcina<\/em> wove her enchanted spell last year, and 2024\u2019s tercentenary anniversary of the premiere of Giulio Cesare<\/em> in Egitto<\/em> does not go unnoticed. Indeed, Egypt also provides the backdrop to the festival\u2019s finale: Verdi<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s colourful fantasy Aida<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. In the Museum of Italian Jewish Art, the Faur\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> centenary is remembered in poetry and song.<\/p>

    • Faur\u00e9’s Requiem: four great recordings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
    • Five essential works by Faur\u00e9<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>

      Best 2024 classical music festivals in Taiwan<\/strong><\/h2>

      Weiwuying International Music Festival<\/strong><\/h3>

      National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, until 21 Aprilnpac-weiwuying.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

      As she ponders the third instalment of Taiwan\u2019s flagship festival, composer-artistic director Unsuk Chin<\/a><\/strong> is in upbeat mood. With the capacious facilities of the world\u2019s largest multi-space arts centre at her command, music ranging from E\u00f6tv\u00f6s and Berlioz<\/a><\/strong> to Jan\u00e1\u010dek<\/a><\/strong> and Unsuk\u00a0Chin herself is corralled into artfully themed programmes. Showcasing the Weiwuying Contemporary Music Ensemble, \u2018Street Theatre and Hot Dances\u2019 proposes a heady mash-up of Kurt\u00e1g, Bolcom and Ligeti<\/a><\/strong>, among others.<\/p>