The Grimaldi Forum is an award-winning conference venue overlooking the Mediterranean in the heart of Monaco with a packed agenda of events more akin to a capital city than a small sovereign state the size of New York’s Central Park.
A highlight of this spring’s calendar is the Printemps des Arts, a month’s worth of fantastic concerts, exhibitions and art held across the Principality throughout the month of March.
The month-long festival which begins on March 14th and ends on April 13th is an annual event which has been held every spring in Monaco since the mid-1980s. Indeed, the popular event will this year celebrate its 30th anniversary with literally dozens of first-class musical and artists extravaganzas planned over the four week period.
Here are some of the highlights to whet your appetite:
- The Printemps des Arts will kick off on March 14th with a Portrait of Scriabine, by the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Rainier III Auditorium in the Grimaldi Forum. The concert starts at 8.30pm.
- On Sunday March 16th acclaimed pianist Philippe Bianconi will be playing a packed program in the Salle Empire of the Grimaldi Forum from 11am.
- Each year the festival includes a Nuit Surprenante which means literally a ‘night of surprises’. This year’s elusive event will take place on March 20th in the Parking des Pecheurs at 8pm.
- On March 22nd at 6.30pm it is the chance for young talent to shine through at a performance entitled ‘Jeunes Talent1’. This concert is being held in the Grimaldi Forum’s Salle Empire.
- The third weekend of the festival has been labelled ‘Weekend Japon’, with a number of rare performances of Japanese music as well as an exhibition of floral art by Ikebana in the Grimaldi Forum’s Salle Garnier.
- On April 6th there will be a massive Birthday Party or Journée Anniversaire starting at 5pm in the Place du Casino and finishing off with a Grande Fete at the Life Club in Monaco.
For more information about events at the Monaco Grimaldi Forum or other activities in the Principality visit the La Costa Properties Monaco website.
