The fourth edition of the Cluj Chamber Music Festival is currently running in Cluj-Napoca from 7–17 May 2026, with concerts spread across churches, salons, alternative venues, and institutional spaces around the city. The festival is organized by The National Theatre Cluj-Napoca (Opera Națională Română Cluj) and focuses on chamber music in the broader sense, from Schubert lieder and sacred polyphony to jazz and crossover projects.
Some of the main venues this year include:
- Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy
- Casa Libertății Religioase
- Casa Numaa (Piața Unirii)
- Biserica Romano-Catolică „Sfântul Mihail”
- Cinema Victoria
- Pavilionul Tinerilor
- interior courtyards and alternative cultural spaces around central Cluj.
Selected schedule highlights
Thursday, 7 May
SCHUBERT: THE ART OF LIEDER
Recital performed by voice students from the Academy of Music
Location: Sala Studio, Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy
Time: 19:00
Friday, 8 May
HARMONIE
Voice and harp recital featuring harpist Britt Arend
Location: Casa Libertății Religioase
Time: 19:00
Saturday, 9 May
LA CARTE DE LA MUSIQUE
String quartet concert
Location: Biserica Reformată Matia
Time: 19:00
Sunday, 10 May
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI “ALLA PALESTRINA”
Sacred vocal music concert
Location: St. Michael’s Church
Time: 20:00
Tuesday, 12 May
MOONLIGHT STRINGS: A NIGHT WITH BRAHMS, PUCCINI & RACHMANINOFF
Performed by instrumentalists of the Romanian National Opera
Location: Casa Numaa, Piața Unirii
Time: 20:00
Wednesday, 13 May
WOODEN ECHOES
Location: Cinema Victoria
Time: 19:00
Thursday, 14 May
FANTEZII DE PRIMĂVARĂ
Location: Pavilionul Tinerilor
Time: 19:00
Sunday, 17 May
FROM MOZART TO DJANGO REINHARDT
Jazz/classical crossover closing event
Location: Opera Națională Română Cluj
Time: 19:00
Ticket prices
Single-event tickets are generally sold individually through Bilete.ro, while festival subscriptions are available:
- Early Bird Festival Pass: 280 RON (available until 15 April)
- Standard Festival Pass: 350 RON
- Pass includes access to 11 of the 13 concerts.
Tickets can be purchased through:
Bilete.ro festival page
And the official Opera Cluj festival page is as follows:
Opera Cluj – Cluj Chamber Music Festival 2026
