EARLY MUSIC DAY

Early Music Day celebrates over a millennium of music every year on 21 March, with concerts and events taking place simultaneously across Europe and beyond!

ORGANISED BY REMA
EUROPEAN EARLY MUSIC NETWORK

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2026 | Edition #14

Fourteen years ago, REMA chose 21 March, the day of the spring equinox and Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, to celebrate Early Music as an important part of European culture: from the invention of Gregorian chant to the vibrant community of enthusiasts in the 21st century, more than a millennium of musical heritage and practice brings us together! Over the years, REMA is proud to have succeeded in bringing together an ever-growing number of participants, thanks in particular to partners who identify with the values promoted by this day. On 21 March 2026, we invite you to renew the experience together, by adding your own event to the programme, or simply by enjoying the many contributions from around the world!

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OUR AMBASSADORS

Just a little more patience: on 21 December, we will reveal the ambassadors for the 2026 edition!

Ambassadors

FRANZISKA FLEISCHANDERL

2025

Franziska Fleischanderl was born in Linz in 1983. At the age of four she fell...

DOROTHEE OBERLINGER

2024

Dorothee Oberlinger is today one of the most highly acclaimed exponents of...

AMANDINE BEYER

2023

Amandine Beyer is the ambassador of the 2023 edition of Early Music Day: the...

CARLO VISTOLI

2022

Carlo Vistoli is one of the most promising singers of his generation, thanks...

OLGA PASHCHENKO

2021

Olga Pashchenko is one of today’s most versatile performers on the keyboard,...

RACHEL PODGER

2020

Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” (The...

JEAN RONDEAU

2019

Jean Rondeau studied harpsichord with Blandine Verlet for over ten years,...

SKIP SEMPÉ

2018

Skip Sempé, virtuoso harpsichordist, director and founder of Capriccio...

RENÉ JACOBS

2017

René Jacobs was born in 1946 in Ghent, Belgium. He began singing in Ghent...

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