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The closing ceremony of the XXIV Chamber and Orchestral Music Festival "Asia-Siberia-Europe" took place at the Small Concert Hall of the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Society. The evening culminated in a world premiere: the suite The Swan – A Cosmic Symbol by German composer Enjott Schneider.

The piece was written specifically for the Festival. Wu Wei, an outstanding virtuoso of the sheng (a Chinese mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument), took the stage. He introduced the audience to one of the world's oldest musical instruments and was awarded with thunderous applause from the entire hall.

The finale also featured the first performance of Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 82 in C major, known as the Bear Symphony, conducted by Maria Benyumova. Mayor of Krasnoyarsk Sergey Vereshchagin congratulated the musicians, audience members, and organisers on the spectacular conclusion of the 24th Festival:

— Every "Asia–Siberia–Europe" International Festival leaves behind special memories. And this is all thanks to the organizers who have been with it from the very beginning. I commend Larisa Vladimirovna Markosyan, Mikhail Iosifovich Benyumov, and our chamber orchestra for an event that, for nearly a quarter of a century, has made Krasnoyarsk a magnet for world-class stars. I am confident that next year's anniversary festival will surprise us with new music, new names, but that same love for art that has united the people of Krasnoyarsk for so many years.

The XXIV International "Asia – Siberia – Europe" Festival took place from September 3 to 15. This year, renowned musicians from Russia, China, Italy, and Germany performed on the Krasnoyarsk stage. For the first time, artists from Kyrgyzstan and Turkey participated in the festival. Over the course of twelve days, the event drew an audience of more than 5,000 people, while another 1,500 watched the performances via live stream.

Tha main attraction of the Festival is introducing Siberian classical music enthusiasts to authentic instruments. This season, for the first time, the audience had the opportunity to hear the alpenhorn—Switzerland's national musical symbol—as well as the German flugelhorn.​​​​​​​