Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada
Musique · Grenade, Espagne
The festival
Created in 1952, the Internacional Festival of Música y Danza de Granada is one of the major European events of classical music and dance, famous for its heritage scenes: Charles Quint Palace, gardens of the Generalife and monuments of the Alhambra. Its 75th edition, in 2026, opened on June 11 with Ludovico Einaudi at the Teatro del Generalife and welcomed Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Iván Fischer or the Béjart Ballet Lausanne.
On the programme: symphonic orchestras, ballet, flamenco, jazz and ancient music, extended by FEX in Granada and its province. The festival ended on July 12 with Aida as a concert version at the Charles Quint Palace, followed by an extraordinary concert on July 18 at the Château de La Calahorra.
Good to know
Main scenes: Charles Quint Palace, Teatro del Generalife and Alhambra monuments. The FEX component extends the festival in Granada and its province.