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InterHarmony International Music Festival is a summer Music Festival in Germany.



The InterHarmony International Music Festival is an annual intensive summer performance festival, which includes a concert series of international solo musicians and young performers, and an institute for students of solo, chamber music, and orchestral playing. The festival takes place in two locations: Birklehof, Germany in the Schwarzwald region, and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany in Bavaria.

History
The InterHarmony International Music Festival was founded in 2003 by Misha Quint, a Cellist based in New York City. The inspiration for the InterHarmony International Music Festival stemmed from the established Soesterberg International Music Festival, which became part of the InterHarmony in 2006 and also founded by Misha Quint The festival is currently held in Birklehof, Germany; and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany and is focused on string instruments and piano. The festival has also been held in San Francisco, California and The Berkshires, Massachusetts.

The InterHarmony Music Festivals have gained renown in Germany and bring international culture and artistry to its locations. For example, The U.S. Consulate General spoke at the final concert where Misha Quint performed in 2008. In 2010, Caitlin Hulcup, a soloist from Vienna Statoper, and Christa Mayer from the Bayreuther Festspiele, performed with the InterHarmony Festival Orchestra and the Forchheimer Kammerorchester, a Symphony Orchestra in Germany.

Artist Performers
Each session of InterHarmony has at least fourty guest artists. Previous guest artist faculty have included the following famous performers :
 * Bella Mikhaylovna Davidovich, Piano
 * Sidney Harth, Violin and Conductor
 * Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-Soprano
 * Oleh Krysa, Violin
 * Boris Kuschnir, Violin
 * Christa Mayer, Mezzo-Soprano
 * Misha Quint, Cello
 * Philippe Quint, Violin
 * Julian Rachlin, Violin
 * Nikolaj Znaider, Violin