CayMusicA’s SoNoRo Chamber Music Festival

CayMusicA is once again partnering with the SoNoRo Festival to bring world-class classical chamber music to the Cayman Islands from 28 April to 2 May 2026.

The SoNoRo Chamber Music Festival was first held in Bucharest in 2006 to redefine the chamber music genre, but also to incorporate unique themes to create connections between the music and visual arts, literature and architecture. With a main goal to ensure music is at the heart of communities, the festival has since expanded to venues across Romania and Europe - and now in the Cayman Islands for the third consecutive year.

Romanian co-founder and violist Razvan Popovici will once again be performing. He will be joined by violinists Mihaela Martin and Alexandra Conunova, cellist Valentin Radutiu, and pianist Lise de la Salle to perform a series of concerts and provide educational opportunities for students. CayMusicA co-founder and esteemed concert pianist Glen Inanga will also be performing. 

Marius Gaina, Executive Director of CayMusicA, said, “We are delighted to welcome these incredible musicians. Although they usually perform in large venues internationally, here in Cayman we have been able to showcase them in intimate settings to create unique experiences for our audiences. This festival will be very special.”

Similar to previous years, there will be a series of private and public concerts, each with a different theme, for this year’s festival.

An opening gala evening is planned for Tuesday, 28 April, as a fundraising event for CayMusicA and the SoNoRo festival. This event is by invitation only.

The first concert of the festival, entitled ‘Dreams’, will take place on Wednesday, 29 April at the George Town Public Library from 6-7pm.  This concert will include pieces by Camille Saint-Saens, Frédéric Chopin, Maurice Ravel along with several others.

‘Unforgettable’ will take place on Thursday, 30 April, from 7-8pm at St. George’s Anglican church and is by invitation only. Here, the group will perform several pieces by Mozart and Beethoven.

On Friday, 4 April, the group will perform a children’s concert at Cayman Prep Primary School.

The finale of the SoNoRo Chamber Music Festival will take place on Saturday, 2 May from 7-8pm at Elmslie Memorial United Church in George Town, where the musicians will perform pieces by Richard Strauss, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Johannes Brahms and more.

Angelica Postu, a musical therapist, is also joining the group to add another element to the SoNoRo festival – demonstrating how music can help others.

Gaina said, “The festival is very well established now as an annual event. It is different from our other events, which include our annual piano festival in the fall and our signature Cayman Arts Festival in February. By bringing SoNoRo and chamber music to the Cayman Islands, we feel we have complemented our other offerings while continuing to meet our mission to provide musical education and bring world-class performers to the Cayman Islands.”

To buy tickets for the SoNoRo public events, visit www.caymanartsfestival.com . 

For more information on SoNoRo CayMusicA Chamber Music Festival, contact 922-5550 or email enquiries@caymanartsfestival.com