STORY: Tirana music festival promotes classic music
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 27, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: Tirana
CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the festival
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANGELO, Albanian musician
3. various of performances
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BORA, Spectator

STORYLINE:

The third edition of Kosmos Tirana Music Festival is underway in Tirana, the capital city of Albania.
   
The five-day event kicked off on Saturday evening, aiming at promoting classic music among the people.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANGELO, Albanian musician
"This is the third year that this kind of festival has happened in Tirana. This is a very unique experience. Every one of the artists that play here. They are from different countries, and they come together and play fantastic music. Even musicians such as myself are astonished at the way they play, they perform. It really leaves me speechless."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BORA, Spectator
"This is my third experience of this program. This time I've been very passionate and curious about the pieces that are going to be shown, because there are going to be very different bits of Albanian pieces, one of them is Albanian. Others are very difficult, but they are not world-wide known. So for us Albanians and other people to hear from these great musicians, it is spectacular, it's a wonderful experience."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tirana.
(XHTV)