EFAcast - Bratislava Music Festival
All EFA Members have been contributing to Europe’s artistic life for decades. The EFAcast series explores what festivals are cooking up.
In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Marián Turner, General Director of the Slovak Philharmonic, and Juraj Bubnáš, dramaturg and program manager of the Slovak Philharmonic.
Bratislava Music Festival takes place from 19 September to 5 October 2025
The Bratislava Music Festival, the most important international music festival in Slovakia focusing on classical music. The main organiser of the festival is the Slovak Philharmonic, the biggest professional musical institution in Slovakia which guarantees the highest professionally qualified background. The festival is held annually at the turn of September and October with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, and it offers presentations of prominent foreign orchestras as well as national ones.