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The Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem () is a symphonic music festival held every summer in the Tunisian town of
El Jem El Djem or El Jem (Tunisian Arabic:, ') is a town in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Its population was 21,544 at the 2014 census. It is home to Roman remains, including the Amphitheatre of El Jem. History The Roman city of Thysdrus was buil ...
since 1985. It is held in the El Jem amphitheater, built in the third century, with a capacity between 27,000 and 30,000 spectators. Since its inception, the festival has attracted many orchestras who come to give performances, including the
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, the
Rome Philharmonic Orchestra The Accademia Filarmonica Romana is a musical institution based in Rome, Italy. It was established in 1821 by a group of upper class amateur musicians led by the Marquis Raffaele Muti Papazzurri (1801–1858) in order to encourage the performance o ...
, the
Tunisian Symphony Orchestra Tunisian Symphony Orchestra is the national symphony orchestra of Tunisia, based in Tunis. The orchestra was established in 1969 by the Ministry of Culture. It was led by Ahmed Achour from 1979 until 2010, when after falling ill, he was replaced b ...
, the
Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra is a Hungarian symphony orchestra of Romani (Gypsy) musicians. It emphasizes works by composers inspired by Hungarian folk and urban music including Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Vittorio Monti, Piotr Tchaïkovs ...
for the first time in Africa and the
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led by
Francesco La Vecchia Francesco La Vecchia (born September 10, 1954) is an Italian classical conductor. Biography and career La Vecchia was born in Rome, and began studying music with his grandfather, who taught him theory, harmony and composition. His first instru ...
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See also

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List of classical music festivals The following is an incomplete list of classical music festivals – music festivals focused on classical music. Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and secular), and has long been pl ...
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List of festivals in Tunisia Tunisia features many annual festivals, which are listed below sorted by month.. A list of festivals in Tunisia by month February * International Instrumental Festival. Focuses on North African traditions – Tunis March * Octopus Festival – ...


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Music festivals in Tunisia Classical music festivals in Tunisia Music festivals established in 1985 El Djem Summer in Tunisia 1985 establishments in Tunisia {{Tunisia-stub