CARLES & SOFIA MUSIC FESTIVAL
“Where music, heritage and human connection come together”
The Carles & Sofia Music Festival is a cultural project created from Carles & Sofia’s vision of music as something that goes far beyond the concert stage: a powerful source of emotion, beauty, wellbeing and connection between people.
Born in Sant Martí Vell, a village of remarkable heritage and character in the heart of Girona, the Festival brings music into an exceptional setting where history, landscape and artistic creation naturally meet. In this intimate environment, every concert is conceived not simply as a performance, but as a meaningful experience, a moment of encounter between artists, audiences and place.
At the heart of the Festival lies a strong commitment to artistic excellence, authenticity and closeness. Its programmes are carefully curated, bringing together established musicians of international standing and exceptional emerging artists, each with a distinctive artistic voice. This dialogue between experience and new talent is an essential part of the Festival’s identity and reflects one of the fundamental missions of the Carles & Sofia Music Foundation: creating real opportunities for the next generation of musicians.
The Festival also reflects Carles & Sofia’s profound belief in the value of culture within society. Music has the extraordinary ability to awaken emotions, bring people together and reconnect us with our most sensitive and human side. By creating spaces where audiences and artists can share these experiences closely, the Festival seeks to make classical music a living and meaningful part of the community.
Its home in Sant Martí Vell is therefore much more than a venue. The character, beauty and heritage of the village are an essential part of the Festival itself. The project aims to establish a lasting relationship with its surroundings while, over time, extending its spirit to other exceptional locations that share the same sensitivity towards music, heritage and cultural excellence.
The Carles & Sofia Music Festival forms part of the wider cultural ecosystem developed by Carles & Sofia over many years, a vision that connects artistic creation, young talent, education, heritage and international projection. Through concerts, festivals, recordings, competitions and educational initiatives, these projects share one common purpose: to create lasting spaces in which music can flourish and continue to enrich people’s lives.
Because music is ultimately more than what happens on a stage. It is what remains within us after the final note has faded.