Kyiv Music Fest (Ukrainian: Київ Музик Фест), is an annual international music festival in Kyiv, Ukraine that profiles modern Ukrainian classical music aiming to promote Ukrainian musicians in the context of world art. The co-founders of the state-funded festival are the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
The festival is held annually in late September to early October. The program of the festival consists works of modern Ukrainian and foreign composers, solo artists and music groups performing.
The first festival "Kyiv Music Fest" was held in 1990. It was initiated by prominent Ukrainian composer Ivan Karabyts who became the festival's musical director from 1990 to 2001. From 2002 to 2005, the music director of the festival was Myroslav Skoryk, from 2006 — Ivan Nebesny.
I International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '90 (6–13 October 1990) — ProgramII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '91 (5–12 October 1991) — ProgramIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '92 (3–10 October 1992) — ProgramIV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '93 (2–9 October 1993) — ProgramV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '94 (1–8 October 1994) — ProgramVI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '95 (September 30 — October 7, 1995) — ProgramVII * International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '96 (27 September — 5 October 1996) — ProgramVIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '97 (September 27 — October 4, 1997) — ProgramIX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '98 (27 September — 3 October 1998) — ProgramX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest '99 (25 September — 2 October 1999) — ProgramXI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2000 (23–30 September 2000) — ProgramXII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2001 (September 22 — October 1, 2001) — ProgramXIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2002(21–29 September 2002) — ProgramXIV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2003 (September 27 — October 4, 2003) — ProgramXV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2004XVI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2005 (September 24 — October 2, 2005)XVII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2006 — ProgramXVIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2007 (September 28 — October 7, 2007) — ProgramXIX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2008 (September 27 — October 5, 2008) — ProgramXX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2009 (September 25 — October 4, 2009) — ProgramXXI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2010 (September 25 — October 3, 2010) — ProgramXXII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2011 (September 24 — October 2, 2011) — ProgramXXIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2012 (September 27 — October 8, 2012) — ProgramFestival concerts are held in architecturally significant venues in the center of Kyiv, including:
National Opera of UkraineLysenko Column Hall of the National Philharmonic of UkraineGreat and Small Halls of the Kiev ConservatoryNational Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine (St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral)Kyiv House of Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
