Donaueschingen Festival
The Donaueschingen Festival, or more precisely Donaueschingen Music Days (German: Donaueschinger Musiktage), is a three-day October event presenting new music in the town of the same name, where the Danube River starts, at the edge of the Black Forest in southern Germany. Founded in 1921, it is the oldest festival for contemporary music in the world.
| Donaueschinger Festival | |
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Pierre Boulez at the Donaueschingen Festival in 2008 | |
| Genre | Contemporary music |
| Location(s) | Donaueschingen, Germany |
| Years active | 1921–present |
| Founded by | Donaueschingen Society of Friends of Music |
| Website | Official website of the Donaueschinger Festival at SWR radio |
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