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The Music Saves the World is a celebration of musical diversity, featuring performances from renowned artists who come from different corners of the globe, including France, Germany, Poland, and the UK.
It showcases a variety of genres
and talents, united by a common purpose
of supporting humanitarian causes through music.

Music marathon around the world

Musicians: If you identify as a relocant, refugee, or nomad, have your own music, or are a professional musician looking to collaborate, please fill out this form

Music Saves the World supports musicians for whom music is a means to express a desire for peace and reject violence. The marathon brings together artists through their universal language — music.

Throughout 2023, a series of charity concerts took place in Armenia, Georgia, Montenegro, and the UK, allowing more than 150 refugee musicians to showcase their talent while supporting music schools affected by war conflicts

We aim to support talented Russian musicians in exile, helping them find their audience in their immigration journey. Through the unifying power of music, we bring people together in a spirit of peace and solidarity.

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For the last London event, Music Saves the World partnered with World Heart Beat, a charitable arts organisation founded by Sahana Gero MBE. The eclectic concert showcased a captivating constellation of talented and stylistically diverse musicians.

Pianist Fyodor Biryuchev performed his own compositions, created in the spirit of Romanticism and imbued with both tenderness and high expressivity. Olga Glazova demonstrated the beautiful art of traditional gusli performance, one of the oldest Russian multi-string plucked instruments.

This event offered an opportunity to immerse oneself in magnificent music of talented refugee musicians. The event brought together exceptional artists, including Hermes Zygott, Alexei Kurbatov, Nadezhda Artamonova, Joe Taranov, Natasha Treya, Tim Givargiz, Artem Dervoed, Gladys, and many more.

Yerevan,
Armenia

9 July 2023

This musical journey transcended boundaries of style, offering a luscious, funky, and groovy mélange that transported attendees to the bliss of a summer evening.

The lineup reflected the diversity and richness of the modern Caucasus’ musical landscape with such artists as BassTards, Artur Shek, Hovsep Moryan, Lazy Killer, Ni!, Vasiliy Peshkov, Groove garden, Bartal Agustinussen.
Attendees participated to support the next generation of musicians. Proceeds from the event were directed towards supporting Arno Babajanian’s Musical School in the town of Masis, where students were in urgent need of new musical instruments.

Tbilisi, Georgia

13 January, 24 March 2023

Two events showcased a constellation of musicians, each radiating with brio and blaze.

The lineup included Tbili band, Radiomateria, Keel the Barber, Dodona, Teimuraz Nikolaishvili, Marika Maksakova and Alexei Kestner, Daniel Brandon, Anatoly Volochai, Ivan Lipatov, Denis Marvin, Iya, Dmitry Selipanov, Lenya Samorukov, Pushkin Sound, Electronech, Sasha Frid, Daria Fisher, Trofim Korchinov, Alexey Paperny, Plum Sauce, Feal, and Sabu.
The events were marked with a spirit of truly international unity. They were a celebration of art and music as a source of light and peace.

1-8 December 2024

For the second time, the unique marathon Music Saves the World took place in London. On December 1 and 8, 2024, The Steel Yard hosted talented musicians from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus who were forced to leave their homelands.
SBP4, Palina, Vadik Korolev, Yaroslav Oliinyk, Alexey Aigui, Vintskevich-Kershaw Trio, Vasily Zorkiy, Yegor Zabelov, United by Sadness performed on one stage, united not by nationality or country, but by the spirit of collaborative creativity.
This multi-genre festival spanned two days with different programmes, featuring indie pop, jazz, rock, electronic music, and more.

More than 20 participants from all over the world performed their best works — jazz, bluegrass, world music, indie, contemporary classical…

Original and talented masters took part in the festival — some of them already recognised legends, others just beginning their journey.

The festival lasted over five hours and was held in a stunning location, as if specially designed for such an occasion. There was a magical atmosphere and truly wonderful music throughout the evening.

Festival line-up:
Platan Shades
Anton Mikhailov
IYA
Marika Maksakova
Khaustov Stcknhead
Keel the Barber!
Asea Sool

ERÓNIKA – emotional and expressive singer, whose deeply emotional voice was one of the night’s most remarkable discoveries.

Timbari – percussionist Denis Kucherov’s project blending musical traditions of the Middle East, India, and Africa, joined by:

• Giuliano Modarelli – Italian guitarist merging jazz, flamenco, and Indian rhythms
• Preetha Narayanan – violinist and composer with a cross-cultural, genre-defying style

Grisha Tsvetkov – visual artist creating real-time generative animation and abstract compositions during the performance.

The ninth Music Saves The World concert in the intimate space of World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens brought together musicians from across the globe in a unique blend of classical, electronic, and traditional music from India and the Middle East — merging diverse sounds into one cohesive, emotionally charged performance.

On stage:

Alexei Aigui – an outstanding composer and violinist whose music balances classical, jazz, and experimental sound, created a hypnotic atmosphere in collaboration with Yuri Zhizlin's quartet.

On April 4, the eighth unique international music marathon Music Saves the World took place in Tbilisi

Held at Mechanica Club, the night offered an unforgettable experience with performances from:
R.A.SVET – poetic indie rock delivered with raw emotion
Fake Virgins & Anarqia18 – live improvisation blending jazz, funk, and experimental rap
Marika Maksakova – soulful jazz vocals and powerful storytelling

It was a night where music healed, inspired, and brought people together.

On July 26, audiences experienced a magical candlelit evening at the stunning Franciscan Monastery of St. Nicholas in Prčanj. The programme featured a rich mix of classical music, early music, jazz, bossa nova, and soul, performed by over 10 outstanding artists based in Montenegro.

Line-up Highlights included:
• Alexander Stark — neoclassical & minimalist music on a unique Renaissance clavisimbalum
• Nadezhda Artamonova & Alexey Kurbatov — violin and piano duo with 25 years of artistic synergy
• AE DUO — live instrumental performance blending jazz, funk, and sonic “painting”
• Marina’s Lovers & Dijagnoza — iconic film tunes, jazz standards, and soulful vocals with a world-class band
• Evgeny Fedorov (Tequilajazzz) — legendary voice of the Russian indie scene

The evening concluded with a spectacular jam session, where musicians from different genres came together for an unforgettable finale.