The 11th edition of the festival “C’est pas classique” remained true to its concept. How can we introduce the public to classical music? The term ‘classical’ itself might seem off-putting to young people, as they see it as retro and outside their universe.
It’s in the rejection of the pejorative sense of this word that the title of this festival should be understood. C’est pas classique offers a wide program, a very eclectic musical spectrum, open to all kinds of music with the discovery of great composers from both the past and the present, including jazz, opera, traditional, and folk music, all within a playful approach and an original organization.
The audience flits from one hall to another, from one place to another, and like bees with flowers, they sample the music, leaving an orchestra in the Apollon hall for a solo concert in the Hermès hall.
The Acropolis Palace was, during these three days, the temple of Erato. This eleventh edition placed significant emphasis on young audiences, even very young audiences. Music soothes the soul, and it is from an early age that we should give our children a taste for beautiful things, harmonies, and song.
This 2015 edition offered about fifty concerts and four major highlights, one per day and two on Sunday. It was with one of these highlights that the curtain fell on this eleventh edition. The Apollon hall resonated with bel canto with airs from Handel and Vivaldi.
The festival C’est pas classique is not like the others, it truly is not classical!
Thierry Jan
