Open Bar International Music Festival

24/07/2026

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone whose support, dedication, and generosity made the III Open Bar Music Festival possible.

Our heartfelt thanks go to Natalia Matyushina, director of the Adriatic Open School; Nikolay Pestov, director of the Open Music School; Yaroslav Shostak Polina Vorobyova; Alexander Shishkin; Olga Ponomaryova; Mikhail Rudoy; Aleksandra Grabež, Director of the Cultural Centre Bar; archaeologist Goran Pajović; Andrey Arkhipov; and Food Stories Restaurant for their invaluable contribution.

We are also deeply grateful for the support of MD Realty and its Director Vyacheslav Mayevsky, as well as the Archdiocese of Bar, Archbishop Monsignor Rrok Gjonlleshaj, and Don Alberto Jakaj, Parish Priest of Bar.

Thank you for helping us make this festival an unforgettable celebration of music, education, and international friendship. We look forward to welcoming you again next year.

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22/07/2026

Join us tonight as we wrap up this year's festival with our final Gala Concert at the Old Town Amphitheatre in Bar.

​When: July 22, at 21:00
Where: Old Town Amphitheatre, Bar
Admission: Free

​On the program:

​Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (Part I, four-hands piano version) performed by Vadim Holodenko and Aleksej Kurbatov
​Harry Woldo Warner – Trio for violin, cello, and piano in three movements, performed by the Arkus Trio (Nadežda Artamonova, Aleksej Kurbatov, and Sergei Suvorov)
​Borys Lyatoshinsky – Ukrainian Quintet, Op. 42, performed by Roman Mine, Pavlo Khmara, Mihail Rudoj, Sergei Suvorov, and Vadim Kholodenko
​Come share a final evening of great music with us under the open sky.

20/07/2026

Reliving a truly special evening. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the artists and organizers who made this concert possible

19/07/2026

Let’s go behind the scenes of yesterday’s concert

18/07/2026

18/07/2026

TODAY!

We invite you to our concert!

​Venue: Podgorica, KIC Budo Tomović
​Time: July 18, 2026, at 8:00 PM
​Admission: Free

​Program:
​Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor
​Aleksey Kurbatov: Piano Quartet (dedicated to Mikhail Rudoy)
​César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, FWV 7

​Performers:
Roman Mints (violin), Alexey Kurbatov (piano), Mikhail Rudoy (violin), Nadezhda Artamonova (violin), Vadym Kholodenko (piano), Sergey Suvorov (cello) and Iryna Marchuk (violin)

13/07/2026

July 14th — The Grand Opening of the III Open Bar Music Festival!

​The wait is almost over: the III Open Bar Music Festival is about to begin in Bar. This international classical music festival brings together not only a series of concerts but also an extensive educational program.

​Throughout the festival, renowned musicians will hold masterclasses for students and young performers who have traveled to Montenegro from across the globe. Many of them will join their mentors on stage, taking part in the festival’s concert performances.

​The festival will open with a concert at the Bijela Dvorana, featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Shalygin, and Schnittke. The concert will feature performances by Alexey Kurbatov, Roman Mints, Nadezhda Artamonova, Pavlo Khmara, Sergey Suvorov, and Irina Marchuk.

​Ahead of us are six concerts, meetings with musicians, and a wealth of chamber music. The festival will conclude with a final concert on July 22nd at the Old Bar amphitheater.

​We look forward to seeing you at the Open Bar Music Festival!