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A selection of cultural events in Chisinau: concerts, plays, exhibitions, festivals and meetings with artists. The most interesting events of the week – for a colorful leisure and inspiration.
A selection of cultural events in Chisinau: concerts, plays, exhibitions, festivals and meetings with artists. The most interesting events of the week – for a colorful leisure and inspiration.
An unusual exposition “Architecture of Absolute” was unfolded on December 12 in Iusty Art Gallery. It immerses the viewer in deep existential compositions created by Valery Buyev. Surrealism and absurdity for the artist are ways of thinking that allow him to explore what was previously considered incomprehensible and create art that raises questions, surprises and remains in the memory.
Within the framework of the UNESCO inter-ministerial conference CoMoCoSEE “Sustainable Cultural Models for the Future” in Macedonia on December 12, Moldova took over the presidency for 2026 of the Council of Ministers of Culture of South-East Europe.
On December 15, the Palace of the Republic will host a chamber concert performed by the world famous violinist Alexandra Konunova and the Italian pianist Enrico Pace, one of the most exquisite interpreters of the European classical repertoire. He will perform for the first time in Chisinau. The program offers a unique sonic journey through the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clara Schumann and Edvard Grieg.
On December 13 and 14, the State Russian Drama Theater named after A. P. Chekhov will host the absolute premiere of the play “Les belles-soeurs” by Michel Tremblay. The director of the performance Petru Vutkerau translated the play from French.
The Museum of the History of Chisinau together with “TeleFilm Chisinau” from December 2 to 5 present “Movie Nights on High” with free access for the audience.
The Organ Hall hosted an Eight Hands Piano Concert on December 4, a one-of-a-kind event. Two quartets participated: “Baynov Piano Ensemble” from Germany and Moldovan musicians Anatoly Lapicus, Iurie Mahovici, Inna Hatipova and Irina Guzenko.
On November 29 and 30, Teatrul Fără Nume will host the world premiere of the play Inostranka, based on the story by Sergei Dovlatov. Maria Mashkova is a Russian theater and film actress, daughter of the famous actor and director Vladimir Mashkova and actress Elena Shevchenko.
“Scandal in an apartment block” is the name of the Conceptual Exhibition of a group of artists from Moldova and Germany, which opened at the National Art Museum.
In November, the Chekhov State Russian Drama Theater will premiere the fairy tale for adults and children “How I. I. I. became a man”. Screenwriter Iakov Gribinenko and director Roman Malai have created a modern interpretation of Moldovan folklore with subtle references to local political reality.
From November 14 to 27, the Organ Hall presents the XIV International Music Festival “Johann Sebastian Bach”, a landmark cultural event in Chisinau that attracts a wide audience. The program includes four concerts with the participation of guests from France, Germany, Spain, Cuba, Romania.
There is a special field in fine arts – calligraphy, which combines aesthetics, precision and spirituality. In its works each letter becomes a part of the general idea. This was demonstrated by the exhibition “Duet” by Valeriu Hertz and Valentin Bologa in the National Library.
Yerevan Fashion Week was held in Armenia – the key event of the regional fashion industry, bringing together designers and experts from different countries. This season had a special significance for Moldova: for the first time in the history of the event, a Moldovan designer – Alexey Sorochin, founder of the Alexey Sorochin brand – took part.
The international festival of theater and film schools ClassFest Acting Lab- 2025 will be held in Chisinau from November 10 to 15 for the 14th time. The objectives of the organizer – Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts (AMTAP) – are to promote contemporary art, exchange of experience between theatrical schools, as well as to encourage young actors who get the opportunity to present their best projects. This is the uniqueness of “ClassFest” for students and young people from Moldova.
National Theater “Satiricus I. L. Caragiale” celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. In October it hosted the VII International Theater Festival “FESTIS”, under the motto “The world today is comedy”. For two weeks “FESTIS” delighted the public with performances of 21 theaters from Hungary, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, Moldova, diverse in genres, styles and themes.
From October 15 to 18, 2025, the Romanian capital hosted Mercedes-Benz Bucharest Fashion Week, an international fashion week supported by Mercedes-Benz. The event reinforced Bucharest’s status as a new fashion platform in Eastern Europe and became part of a global network of fashion weeks where Mercedes-Benz has been a strategic partner for many years – from Berlin to Tbilisi.
From October 1 to October 4, Chisinau hosted the Moldovan Brands Runway (MBR) season, the largest fashion and cultural platform in the region. Over the past years, the project has become one of the key points of development of the creative economy in Moldova. The fall-winter season (AW25/26) was held under the theme “Reframing”, focusing on the relationship between fashion, culture and identity.
On September 22, Stanislav Poznakomkin, director of the Museum of Natural History named after L.S. Berg at Moldova State University, turned 90 years old. The university administration presented him to the medal “For Civil Merit”. This year Stanislav Danilovich published a book “Thoughts. Reflections. Diary entries”, the presentation of which took place on September 17 at the “Book of the Year-2025” in RCSC.
The Maria Biesu International Festival of Opera and Ballet, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the diva, opened on September 14 with the opera “The Masquerade Ball” by G. Verdi. Its premiere took place in Chisinau in 1987. In fact, it was also premiered now – a performance restored in the original version by the Belarusian director Semyon Shtein in cooperation with the outstanding Russian-Moldavian artists Vyacheslav Okunev and Irina Press.
