Edition 2024
Early Music Day takes place every year on 21 March, at the initiative of REMA. This celebration of more than a thousand years of music, through concerts and events taking place simultaneously around the world, is an opportunity for Europeans to (re)discover our musical heritage!
16/03/2024 15:30 CET (16/03/2024 15:30 CET)
LA WUNDERKAMMER MUSICALE. Visita Guidata alla Stanza delle Meraviglie ducali On-site
Grandezze & Meraviglie ItalyGalleria Estense di Modena, Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, 41121 Modena
Guided tour of the collection of Galleria Estense di Modena on the musical instruments, which were prominent at the Duke’s Cabinet of Wonders. For example the Arpa Estense from Concerto delle Dame di Ferrara at the end of the 16th century.
21/03/2024 20:30 CET (21/03/2024 20:30 CET)
Il Suono della Luce - il viaggio musicale nella Commedia On-site
almamusica433 and kalicantus ensemble ItalyTempio Monumentale di San Francesco, Viale S. Antonio da Padova, 2, 31100 Treviso
The vocal concert retraces the journey of Dante Alighieri told in the Comedy through the stories and musical pages of the composers he met and the sound suggestions recounted. Between words and music, a journey within a journey.
Musicians
Kalicantus Ensemble
21/03/2024 14:30 CET
La Bande de violons du Louis XIV On-site
Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado - Fondazione Milano ItalyVia Stilicone 36 , 20154 Milano
Open rehearsals of the Baroque Orchestra of the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado under the guidance of Susanne Scholz on an Erasmus exchange from the Instituts für Alte Musik und Aufführungspraxis of the Kunstuniversität of Graz (Austria). The concert related to Susanne Scholz's project will be held on Saturday 23 March at 4.00 pm at the Sala della Balla of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan.
Musicians
Susanne Scholz, conductor and violin
Angelo Basile, Neyén Finot Copa, Martín Moya Fernandez, Lucilla Tempella, violins
Angelo Basile, Neyén Finot Copa, Martín Moya Fernandez, Lucilla Tempella, violins
Hagar Girsai, Alejandra Segovia Masià, Olesia Romaniv, violas
Massimo Campagna, Chiara Cardelli, cellos
Rita Perego, Rosario Scafili, Matteo Taverniti, recorders
Eleonora Casolari, traverso
Emanuele Gorla, theorbo
Ninon Dusollier, basson
Sebastiano Cristaldi, Nicola Gandolfo, harpsichords
Rita Perego, Rosario Scafili, Matteo Taverniti, recorders
Eleonora Casolari, traverso
Emanuele Gorla, theorbo
Ninon Dusollier, basson
Sebastiano Cristaldi, Nicola Gandolfo, harpsichords
Teodora Tommasi, harp
Hyun Ji, soprano
Hyun Ji, soprano
21/03/2024 21:00 CET
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), “Maddalena ai Piedi di Cristo” On-site
ACCADEMIA DEL RICERCARE ItalyPiazza Sant'Eusebio, 10, 13100 Vercelli
The period instruments orchestra "Accademia del Ricercare", lead by Luigi Pagliarini, will perform Antonio Caldara's Oratorio "La Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo" in the splendid setting of the church of Sant'Agnese in Vercelli. "Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo" was written in Venice probably between 1697 and 1698. Lodovici Forni's tight, cohesive libretto (also used by Bononcini in 1690) is based on Luke 7:36-50, with the addition of Martha from John 11:1-2 and 12:1-4.
Musicians
Arianna Stornello, Maddalena
Chiara Pontoriero, Marta
Sara Lacitignola, Amor Celeste
Rossella Giacchero, Amor Terreno
Stefano Gambarino, Christ
Mario Tahtouh, Pharisee
Yayoi Masuda, Efix Puleo, Francesco Bergamini, Artem Dzeganovskyi, violins
Elena Saccomandi, Alessandro Curtoni, violas
Daniele Bovo, cello
Gualtiero Marangoni, violone
Laura La Vecchia, theorbo
Claudia Ferrero, harpsichord
Luigi Pagliarini, conductor
Chiara Pontoriero, Marta
Sara Lacitignola, Amor Celeste
Rossella Giacchero, Amor Terreno
Stefano Gambarino, Christ
Mario Tahtouh, Pharisee
Yayoi Masuda, Efix Puleo, Francesco Bergamini, Artem Dzeganovskyi, violins
Elena Saccomandi, Alessandro Curtoni, violas
Daniele Bovo, cello
Gualtiero Marangoni, violone
Laura La Vecchia, theorbo
Claudia Ferrero, harpsichord
Luigi Pagliarini, conductor
21/03/2024 21:04 CET
La primavera di Bach On-site
Associazione Mousike Vicenza ItalyCentro Storico di Vicenza , Contra San Rocco 26, 36100 Vicenza
Concerts between 17 and 21 March 2024 in the beautiful venues of Vicenza's historic centre.
In memoriam of Michael Radulescu, with Teatro Armonico and many artists.
In memoriam of Michael Radulescu, with Teatro Armonico and many artists.
Musicians
With Margherita Dalla Vecchia, Pier Damiano Peretti, Stefano Molardi, Enrico Viccardi, Francesco Galligioni, young students from the Verona Conservatory and Vicenza schools
21/03/2024 16:00 CET (21/03/2024 16:00 CET)
I Colori del Barocco On-site
Be Ancient Be Cool ItalySalone Odeo, Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Matteotti 11, 36100 Vicenza
A selection of chamber music by J. B. Boismortier, K. H. Graun, A. Caldara, J. J. Quantz on period instruments. A programme which showcases the many colours and timbres of baroque music, perfectly matching the beautiful setting of the Teatro Olimpico.
Musicians
Isobel Cordone, baroque violin
Giuseppe Falciglia, baroque oboe, oboe d'amore and recorder
Silvia Dell'Agnolo, chalumeau
Dario Pisasale, theorbo
Giuseppe Falciglia, baroque oboe, oboe d'amore and recorder
Silvia Dell'Agnolo, chalumeau
Dario Pisasale, theorbo
23/03/2024 19:00 CET (23/03/2024 19:00 CET)
Caritas et Amor - La scuola della Carità tra Arte e Musica On-site
Concentus Musicus Patavinus - Università degli Studi di Padova - Coro da Camera ItalyScuola della Carità - Padova -, Via S. Francesco, 61-63, 35121 Padova (PD)
The oratorio 'La Morte di Sant'Antonio' by B. Aliotti fits into the context of 17th century sacred art, flanking masterpieces such as "Jephte" by G. Carissimi: both examples of how sacred music transcended the boundaries of the era, communicating emotions and spirituality through a masterful combination of music and word.
The concert is preceded by a guided tour by the Doctorate Course in History, Criticism and Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padua.
The concert is preceded by a guided tour by the Doctorate Course in History, Criticism and Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padua.
Musicians
Francesca Toso, PhD student in History, Criticism and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
Alice Fraccari, soprano
Camilla Scappatura, soprano
Maria de Lourdes Carrillo Guerrero, soprano
Rosalba Cipriani, mezzo-soprano
Sara Tommasini, alto
Michele Fracasso, tenor
Alessio Bisetto, bass
Chamber Choir of the Concentus Musicus Patavinus - University of Padua -
Luca Ranzato, violin and viola
Alessandra Scatola, violin and viola
Carolina Putica, recorder
Francesco Galligioni, cello
Roberto Loreggian, organ
Ignacio Vazzoler, conductor
Alice Fraccari, soprano
Camilla Scappatura, soprano
Maria de Lourdes Carrillo Guerrero, soprano
Rosalba Cipriani, mezzo-soprano
Sara Tommasini, alto
Michele Fracasso, tenor
Alessio Bisetto, bass
Chamber Choir of the Concentus Musicus Patavinus - University of Padua -
Luca Ranzato, violin and viola
Alessandra Scatola, violin and viola
Carolina Putica, recorder
Francesco Galligioni, cello
Roberto Loreggian, organ
Ignacio Vazzoler, conductor
18/03/2024 17:45 CET
Buon Compleanno Bach On-site
Associazione Mousike Vicenza ItalyOdeo del Teatro Olimpico, Odeo del Teatro Olimpico, 36100 Vicenza
MONDAY 18 March
ODEO OF THE OLYMPIC THEATRE
5.45 p.m. The Cello Suites BWV 1010, 1011, 1012 second part
Francesco Galligioni, baroque cello
ODEO OF THE OLYMPIC THEATRE
5.45 p.m. The Cello Suites BWV 1010, 1011, 1012 second part
Francesco Galligioni, baroque cello
Musicians
Francesco Galligioni
Associazione Mousikè
Associazione Mousikè
21/03/2024 17:30 CET (21/03/2024 17:30 CET)
Guillaume Du Fay: between hidden architecture and projection into the future On-site
Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra di Milano (Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music in Milan) ItalyPontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra di Milano, Corso Garibaldi 116, 20121 Milano
2024 marks the 550th anniversary of Guillaume Du Fay's death, and Early Music Day is the perfect occasion to remember his long and important compositional career. 'Luna totius musicae': this is how he is mentioned by Compère in the motet Omnium bonorum plena. And indeed, Du Fay was an important reference point for his own and subsequent generations of composers. Always open to all musical novelties, he was able to constantly update his own compositional paradigm. At the same time, however, he was able to combine this continuous drive towards the future with the preservation of that late-medieval symbolic conception that characterised the works of the masters who had preceded him. All this gave rise to an interesting mix of the ancient and the modern, which certainly, together with other elements, constitutes one of the ingredients of Du Fay's greatness.
Musicians
Francesco Rocco Rossi, Professor of Musical Semiography at the Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music in Milan
20/03/2024 16:30 CET (20/03/2024 16:30 CET)
L'incanto della Musica - Il mito di Orfeo On-site
Concentus Musicus Patavinus - Università degli Studi di Padova - Scuola di di Dottorato in Storia, Critica e Conservazione dei Beni Culturali ItalyMuseo di Scienze Archeologiche e d’Arte dell’Università di Padova, Piazza Capitaniato 7, 35010 Padova
Orpheus, the legendary musician of Greek mythology, enchanted with the sound of his lyre, which tamed the beasts and moved the gods themselves. His music conveyed deep emotions and told stories that touched the soul, making him an iconic figure of the power of music to express feelings and overcome challenges.
Musicians
Monica Salvadori, Vice-Chancellor for Artistic, Historical and Cultural Heritage
Mario La Rosa, PhD student in History, Criticism and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
Mario La Rosa, PhD student in History, Criticism and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
13/04/2024 18:00 CEST
Arde d'Amore il cielo On-site
associazione antica massa cybea ItalyLeonardo - Circolo Artistico e Culturale, Via Galliano, 1, 54100 Massa
Conference - Concert on the women of Jerusalem Delivered between poetry, music and painting
Musicians
Ilaria Zolesi, musicologist
Alessandro Maggiani, painter
Ensemble Massa Cybea: Eleonora Di Dato (soprano) Luciano Bonci (tenor) Claudia Paz (cello) Erminia Migliorini (harpsichord)
Alessandro Maggiani, painter
Ensemble Massa Cybea: Eleonora Di Dato (soprano) Luciano Bonci (tenor) Claudia Paz (cello) Erminia Migliorini (harpsichord)
21/03/2024 18:00 CET (21/03/2024 18:00 CET)
Il Cinquecento in Villa - Musiche ai tempi di Don Quijote de La Mancha - On-site
Concentus Musicus Patavinus - Università degli Studi di Padova - Villa Bassi Rathgeb - Rassegna Ospiti in Villa ItalyMuseo Villa Bassi Rathgeb, Via Appia Monterosso 52, 35031 Abano Terme
Il programma intende ricreare l’ambiente musicale del Quijote, della sua epoca, valorizzando i cancioneros musicales españoles (termine utilizzato per definire una collezione o antologia di poemi che potevano o no essere destinati al canto) e alcuni manoscritti tra i più significativi dell’arte musicale iberica.
Musicians
Chœur de chambre du Concentus Musicus Patavinus - Université de Padoue
Rosalba Cipriani, direction
Rosalba Cipriani, direction
17/03/2024 11:00 CET
Membra Jesu Nostri On-site
Ensemble Locatelli ItalyTeatro Gaetano Donizetti di Bergamo, P.za Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 15, 24121 Bergamo
Opening concert of the 2024 Season of Ensemble Locatelli, Bergamo Baroque Orchestra, hosted this year in the theater of Bergamo.
Musicians
ENSEMBLE VOCALE LOCATELLI
Maddalena De Biasi: soprano I
Valeria La Grotta: soprano II
Ilariandrea Tomasoni: contralto
Matteo Straffi: tenore
Lorenzo Tosi: basso
ENSEMBLE LOCATELLI
Jérémie Chigioni, Regina Yugovich: violini
Alessandro Arnoldi: viola
Leonardo Gatti: violoncello
Alessia Travaglini: viola da gamba
Carlo Sgarro: contrabbasso
Andrea Antonel: tiorba
Thomas Chigioni: clavicembalo, organo, direzione
24/03/2024 10:45 CET (24/03/2024 10:45 CET)
Fiori barocchi 2024 On-site
Il Borgo musicale - Associazione Incontri con la musica APS ItalyVia E. Trentini 31, 21050 Clivio
Classical music concert held by students from 'Il Borgo musicale - Associazione Incontri con la musica APS' with the participation of students from the 'Pietro Bertani' aps Academy in Luino
17/03/2024 16:00 CET
In Memoriam Michael Radulescu On-site
Associazione Mousike Vicenza ItalyChiesa di san Filippo Neri , Corso Palladio , 36100 Vicenza
In memoriam Michael Radulescu
Church of San Filippo Neri
4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
At the De Lorenzi - Zordan Organ (1835-95) Margherita Dalla Vecchia, Ruggero Livieri, Stefano Molardi, Enrico Viccardi and the very young Federico Rigoni and Giacomo Scremin
Church of San Filippo Neri
4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
At the De Lorenzi - Zordan Organ (1835-95) Margherita Dalla Vecchia, Ruggero Livieri, Stefano Molardi, Enrico Viccardi and the very young Federico Rigoni and Giacomo Scremin
Musicians
Margherita Dalla Vecchia
Ruggero Livieri
Stefano Molardi
Enrico Viccardi
Federico Rigoni
Giacomo Scremin
Ruggero Livieri
Stefano Molardi
Enrico Viccardi
Federico Rigoni
Giacomo Scremin
17/03/2024 19:00 CET
Buon Compleanno Bach in memoria Michael Radulescu On-site
Associazione Mousike Vicenza ItalyCattedrale di Vicenza , Piazzetta Duomo, 36100 Vicenza
Vicenza Cathedral 7 p.m.
Epiphaniai (1988) by Michael Radulescu for organ and percussion
organist Pier Damiano Peretti, percussionist Alessandro Zucchi
with an intervention by Msgr. Roberto Tommasi
Epiphaniai (1988) by Michael Radulescu for organ and percussion
organist Pier Damiano Peretti, percussionist Alessandro Zucchi
with an intervention by Msgr. Roberto Tommasi
Musicians
Pier Damiano Peretti
Alessandro Zucchi
Alessandro Zucchi
21/03/2024 20:30 CET
Concerto di Quaresima On-site
Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi di Milano ItalyChiesa di San Pietro in Gessate, Piazza S. Pietro in Gessate, 20122 Milano
Johann Sebastian Bach, Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut BWV 199
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange BWV 155
Ich habe genug BWV 82
Musicians
Rosalba Ducato soprano
Carmen Budau soprano
Giulietta Teani mezzo-soprano
Alessandro Vianelli tenor
Marco Pangallo baritone
Vocal and instrumental ensemble of the Milan Conservatory
Luca Oberti conductor
Carmen Budau soprano
Giulietta Teani mezzo-soprano
Alessandro Vianelli tenor
Marco Pangallo baritone
Vocal and instrumental ensemble of the Milan Conservatory
Luca Oberti conductor
23/03/2024 17:30 CET (23/03/2024 17:30 CET)
Musiche di varia sorte On-site
Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna - Ensemble La Misticanza ItalyMuseo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, Strada Maggiore, 34 , 40125 Bologna
La Misticanza offers a misticanza of music from Italy and England: passing through different styles, symphonies, ballets and moments of improvisation you'll traverse from the late 16th century to the end of the 17th century.
Musicians
Ensemble La Misticanza with Anna Fusek
Anna Fusek flauti dolci, violino
Anna Fusek flauti dolci, violino
Davide Gazzato arciliuto, flauto, percussioni
Marco Casonato viola da gamba
Gianluca Geremia tiorba, percussioni
23/03/2024 16:34 CET
J.S. Bach - Johannes - Passion BWV 245 On-site
Magnificat Choir & Consort ItalyChiesa SS Fermo e Rustico - Caravaggio, Chiesa SS Fermo e Rustico - Piazza SS. Fermo e Rustico , 24043 Caravaggio
Johannes - Passion BWV 245 for Choir, Solos and Orchestra
Musicians
Magnificat Choir & Consort, DIR. Massimo Grechi
