RONDOFEST 2025

3 - 7 June
Penang, Malaysia
8 - 11 June
Bangkok, Thailand *
* Location is subject to change.
RondoFest Music Festival is Southeast Asia's premier hub for cultural exchange and musical collaboration. It's where aspiring young musicians find mentors, hone their craft and connect with their artistic identity, all in the pursuit of excellence in classical music.
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2025 Applications are Now Open!

RondoFest returns for its much-anticipated sixth edition, marking a significant milestone with an inaugural regional tour alongside our renowned full orchestra and conducting programmes.

 

We welcome all music students from Malaysia, ASEAN countries and beyond to this unique experience as we join Malaysia in its ASEAN chairmanship with artistic excellence.

 

What's new in 2025:

  • A fully audition-based festival - with no audition fee
  • A regional tour to Bangkok
  • Significantly subsidised tuition fees for selected applicants

At RondoFest, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of classical musicians. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from an esteemed international artist faculty through individual lessons, masterclasses, workshops and live performances. Whether you're perfecting core techniques or mastering advanced skills, RondoFest will help you grow into a well-rounded, confident musician.

 

RondoFest 2025 is now accepting applications for Active Participants.

A music festival where I pushed my boundaries and was reborn as a musician.
RondoFest 2024 Active Participant
Find out more about the Programmes!

Core programmes

Carefully curated for pre-professional musicians, it offers bespoke 1-to-1 lessons and performance opportunities within our orchestral and conducting programmes.
Explore the Programme
RondoFest Lee Allen

World-class faculty

Expand your horizons by learning from professional musicians and industry experts from major orchestras, opera houses and music conservatories around the world.
Meet the Faculty

Application process

Find out more about our application process, which includes programme-specific requirements, deadlines and financial aid, available from December 2024 to February 2025.
Learn more and apply
RondoFest Percussion

FAQs

With our new format, we understand that you may have questions. Take a look at our FAQs and we'll be there to help you every step of the way!
Solve your enquiries

Meet our sponsors & partners.

Introducing the generous supporters who share our vision and commitment to musical excellence and education.
My experience at the festival is highly euphoric - I am still struggling to recover from it.
TENGKU IRFAN
Malaysia
Tengku Irfan

Apply now as our #RondoFest Active Participant

Join RondoFest to experience what has made the RondoFest Music Festival a place of artistic and personal transformation, where future talents are discovered and nurtured.
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