Besançon International Music Festival
The Besançon International Music Festival is one of the oldest festivals of classical music that takes place in the city of Besançon, northeastern France, over two weeks from around the middle of September. It was created in 1948.
It is particularly known for its International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors created in 1951, which is organized every two years and rewarded famous conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Michel Plasson, Zdeněk Mácal, Jesús López-Cobos, Sylvain Cambreling or Yutaka Sado, who began their international careers with its first prize.
The Besançon festival is held in French.
