Performers from more than 40 countries took part in the XVII Annual International Festival Moscow Meets Friends Festival.

The 17th International Festival “Moscow meets Friends” events were being held in mixed format, with some of the concerts being online and some concerts being live. The festival which took place in between November, 25 – December, 20 2020 was one of the largest projects of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation. 

The North International Music Competition had several previous contestants who participated in the festival as well as participants from our partner Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition. 

Phạm Bách – Violin

Chanya Bayla Somboonvechakarn – Piano

Amelia Loh Xuan Ting – Piano

Arthur Edman – Bassoon

Theodor Ahlbeck Glader – Piano

Ensemble Folkdivizjon

The Festival has been held every year since 2004 and has participants from different regions of Russia, the Baltic countries and from all over the world, with concerts in the best venues in Moscow, and many other Russian cities. This year the Festival received a record number of applications and young musicians from more than 40 countries were selected to participate – instrumentalists, singers, dance and choral groups, artists, orchestras and conductors.