The programme of the second festival in 2018 had seven diverse concerts during two days and the festival became international. Artists from Russia, France, China and Argentina performed in the most beautiful scenery of marble quarries created by nature and human hands that attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. In addition to the Symphony orchestra of the Karelian State Philharmonic, other professional musical groups also performed during the festival programme. Ruskeala Symphony Music Festival was interesting for the public with the most varied tastes and different musical background. The festival programme included classical music, contemporary compositions in classical processing, jazz and even artistic word. The interest in the music festival was huge and exceeded the expectations of the organizers. About 2,000 people became festival guests during two days.
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