The opening ceremony
6 p. m. Central University Library „Carol I” Auditorium, Calea Victoriei 88
Opening speeches
- Ioan Cristescu, manager of The National Museum of Romanian Literature
- Ioan-Aurel Pop, president of the Romanian Academy
- Mireille Rădoi, general director of The Central University Library „Carol I”
- H.E. Divia Cepeda Rojas, the ambassador of The Republic of Colombia
- Laura Napolitano, director of The Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest
- Abel Murcia Soriano, director of The Cervantes Institute
- Varujan Vosganian, president of The Romanian Writers Union
Public readings: Ana Blandiana (Romania), Denver Butson (USA), Magda Cârneci (Romania), Ruxandra Cesereanu (Romania), Luigi Colagreco (Italy), Dan Coman (Romania), Caius Dobrescu (Romania), Teodor Dună (Romania), Iria Fariñas (Spain), Adriana Hoyos (Colombia/Spain), Ciprian Măceșaru (Romania), Clyo Mendoza (Mexico), Juan Carlos Mestre (Spain), Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu (Romania), Radu Vancu (Romania), Lucian Vasiliu (Romania), Denise Vargas (Honduras)
Moderator: Dinu Flămând
The event will be held in English 
and Romanian 
(consecutive translation).
Will join us at the opening of the festival: H.E. Mrs. Lili-Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of The Hellenic Republic; H.E. Mrs. Tamar Beruchashvili, Ambassador of Georgia; H.E. Mr. Julio Antonio Bravo Iubini, Ambassador of The Republic of Chile; H.E. Mr. Paulo Cunha Alves, Ambassador of Portugal; H.E. Massimo Baggi, Ambassador of Switzerland; Mr. Alejandro Omar Vázquez Martínez, cultural attaché at The Embassy of Mexico; Mrs. Lili Zhang, Counselor at The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China; Mr. Yesid Romero, prime-secretary for foreign affairs in The Embassy of Colombia; Mr. Kósa András László, director of The Liszt Institute – The Hungarian Cultural Institute in Bucharest; Ms. Ketevan Dumbadze, director of The Writers’ House of Georgia; Ms. Tamta Khelaia, coordinator of International Projects; Ms. Tea Tvalavadze, director of The Museum of Georgian Literature; Mr. Markus Huber, director of Goethe Institute; Mrs. Beatrice Trocinescu, the Embassy of Brazil; Liliana Ciurea, The Embassy of Switzerland.
♫ Concert: The National Chamber Choir “Madrigal – Marin Constantin”
Founded in 1963 by the musician Marin Constantin, the Madrigal Choir is a landmark of national and international musical life and cultural diplomacy. With a repertoire spanning from the Renaissance to contemporary music, the ensemble has performed thousands of international concerts and, since 2016, has been an Ambassador for Freedom, Hope and Peace. Since 2011, it runs the Cantus Mundi National Program, bringing together over 84,000 children.
In 2025, it held numerous cultural events in Romania, as well as international tours: ‘The Silk Road’ with seven events in Kazakhstan and ‘Madrigal in Japan’ with six concerts at EXPO 2025 OSAKA and Yokohama.
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The event will be held in French.
