Years active 2002-present Dates 2 May – 28 May 2016 | Location Mersin, Turkey | |
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Founded by Mersin Cultural Society Genres Classical music, Jazz, Pop music Similar Aspendos International Opera an, Ohrid Summer Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Istanbul International Jazz Festi, Moselle Music Festival Profiles | ||
Mozart group show at the 11th mersin international music festival
Mersin International Music Festival (Turkish: Mersin Uluslararası Müzik Festivali), merfest for short, is a music festival held annually in Mersin, Turkey. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from Spain, Italy, United States, Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Korea have participated in the festival.
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Mersin international music festival announces program
History
Mersin International Music Festival is a non-governmental project sponsored by private companies, Mersin University, local municipalities and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was established in 2002 and organized until 2007 by Mersin Cultural Society (Turkish: Mersin Kültür Merkezi Derneği). Since 2008, Mersin Art Activities Society (Turkish: Mersin Sanat Etkinlikleri Derneği) organizes the event. In 2007, the festival became a member of the European Festivals Association (EFA).
Concert venues
Most of the concerts are held in the halls of Mersin Cultural Center (Mersin Halkevi), Congress and Exhibition Center, Uğur Oral Cultural Center and Mersin University's Amphitheater. However, every year one concert is held at St Paulus Church in Tarsus and another one at Kanlıdivane, being an outdoor concert. Tarsus is located 27 km (17 mi) east, and Kanlıdivane 55 km (34 mi) west of Mersin.
2010 programme
The programme of 2010 Mersin International Music Festival was as following: