Presentation

The Flâneries Musicales de Reims Festival was founded in 1990 on the initiative of the city of Reims. From the outset, its aim has been to showcase Reims' heritage through music.

From the very first season, one hundred events are on offer. Over 13,000 free tickets were sold. Four years later, 100,000 people flocked to the one hundred and fifty musical summer events, classical and jazz combined.

Lord Yehudi Menuhin became the festival's first major patron in 1991. He was joined in 1995 by Mstislav Rostropovitch and in 1998 by Montserrat Caballé.
A unique and prestigious event for the excellence and diversity of its programming, entrusted since 2012 to pianist Jean-Philippe Collard, and a universal event for its desire to reach out to all audiences and to spread classical music where it is not always expected, the Flâneries Musicales de Reims festival is the unmissable annual musical rendezvous for young and old, music lovers and the simply curious in search of emotion, relaxation, reverie, surprises, sharing and discovery...

Every summer, Reims transforms itself into a giant stage, hosting some 50 concerts in 30 different venues: Unesco World Heritage monuments, exceptional champagne cellars, the Hôtel de Ville festival hall, parks, gardens and the city's many cultural venues.

The "plural" programming of Flâneries Musicales de Reims offers a wide panorama of the classical music repertoire: as many different eras, genres and ensembles for everyone to discover and enjoy.
Young audiences are not left out, with a series of musical performances specially dedicated to them: "Les Petits Flâneurs".

With a third of its concerts free of charge and a wide range of special offers, Flâneries Musicales de Reims makes music available to all.