The 40th season of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele was extremely positive, according to the organizer: « From May 18 to June 18 Dresden was transformed into a vibrant meeting-place for about 1,500 artists from all over the world. » The festival organized 60 concerts at 22 venues, and those events had about 54,000 visitors. In 2016, 53 events had attracted 48,000 visitors. Furthermore, in 2017, ticket sales revenues soared by 38 percent, reaching € 1.4 million.