MID Europe
MID Europe Brass Festival in Schladming, Styria
The largest festival for brass instrument orchestras and brass ensembles is hosted in Schladming, Styria–Austria. Every year in July 2500 musicians from 15 different nations meet at this extraordinary music festival. With approximately 50 concerts you can experience the true variety of wind instrument music.
MID Europe features concerts of high quality brass instrument music. The stylistic variety of the programme has particularly amazed many thousands of visitors since 1998 when the event was first held. The brass instrument music festival in Schladming, Styria offers the right setting and stage for orchestras, musicians, keynote speakers, exhibitors and of course the interested audience alike.
Fact sheet MIB Europe brass music festival:
- Around 50 concerts of different musical styles
- Exhibitions on brass instrument music
- Workshops for brass instrument music
- International contest for youth orchestras: CISM & MID Europe
- Long night of music
- WYWOP: World Youth Wind Orchestra Project – weell Known Guest conductors
At the MID Europe in Schladming old meets new, the well-known meets the foreign, tradition meets visionaries and regional talent meets international talent. In this melting pot of wind and brass music, interesting dialogues and discussions form the groundwork for development increasing quality. Influences from the Schladming event are found across the whole world of wind and brass music. The tightly-packed and high-profile programme at the wind music event in Schladming is one of the biggest attractions. The interaction between international wind musicians and the sophisticated audience creates fascinating musical moments. The beauty of the Schladming-Dachsein region provides a backdrop that is perfectly suited for MID Europe.
