The official portal of the Republic of Karelia reported that next year the Ruskeala Symphony International Music Festival will be held on July 26 and 27 in the Ruskeala Mountain Park. It was first held in 2017. Since then, more than 35 thousand people have become his guests.
The festival program is designed for every taste. Immortal classics, folk and modern music, famous melodies from musicals and rock operas will be played among the marble rocks. The festival stages are located in the open air in the "Italian Quarry", on the water surface of the "Marble Quarry", on the railway platform and at the entrance to the park.
The festival visitors will be able not only to listen to outstanding performers, but also to admire the man–made marble quarry that arose on the site of marble developments of the XVIII-XX centuries.
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