Edition 2026

Join the Global Celebration of Early Music


Every 21 March, festivals, concert halls, ensembles, and institutions across Europe come together to celebrate the richness of early music. Explore the diversity of events, artists, and initiatives by visiting our interactive map and find out what’s happening near you or across the continent. 

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Madri(é)gale - version orgue

29/03/2026 17:00 CEST

Madri(é)gale - version orgue On-site

Amis de l'orgue de Saint Genis-Laval France
Eglise de Saint Genis-Laval, 5 place Chanoine Coupat, 69230 Saint Genis-Laval
Concert for chamber choir, viola da gamba and grand organ. Works by Monteverdi, Schütz, Schein, Frescobaldi, Lacorccia and the Bach family. Madrigals, motets, instrumental pieces and musical figures.
Musicians
  • Alkymia - ancient and contemporary repertoires
  • Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza, artistic director
  • Kazuya Gunji, organ
 Concert: Re vesperae – Ensemble Allégories

22/03/2026 17:30 CET

Concert: Re vesperae – Ensemble Allégories On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Ensemble Allégories France
14 avenue de Castelnau, 34000 Montpellier
Conductor: Stefano Bernabovi. A journey through sacred music of the 20th century and Baroque, culminating in Handel's Dixit Dominus.
Musicians
  • Ensemble Allégories
  • Artistic direction: Stefano Bernabovi
Visite en musique : La Casa Xanxo fête le printemps

21/03/2026 14:30 CET

Visite en musique : La Casa Xanxo fête le printemps On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Casa Xanxo France
8 Rue de la Main de Fer, 66000 Perpignan
Musical tour with students from the early music department of the CRR in Perpignan. A festive and convivial afternoon at Casa Xanxo, where the history of Perpignan meets early music.
Musicians

Sylvain Sartre, Fanette Estrade and Valérie Dulac

CONCERT : PASSÉ ET PRÉSENT

28/03/2026 20:00 CET

CONCERT : PASSÉ ET PRÉSENT On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Pau Béarn Pyrénées France
6 rue Bargoin, 64000 PAU
Born in Switzerland in 1951, Conrad Steinmann studied recorder at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Hans-Martin Linde and won the first Bruges International Competition in 1972. He taught in Zurich and then at the Schola Cantorum in Basel until 2019.
Musicians

Conrad Steinmann, flutes, recorders

AYA + TOLI - topologie de la maladresse

27/03/2026 20:00 CET

AYA + TOLI - topologie de la maladresse On-site

FRICTIONS France
Place des Corps Saints, 84000 Avignon
Presented as part of the Printemps des Poètes festival in Avignon, this performance explores the sensitive geography of thread, linked to the experience of speaking. A vibrant solo performance in which the body creates a dialogue between baroque heritage, contemporary music and audacity.
Musicians

concept - performance: Maya KAWATAKE PINON

sound design - electronic music composition: Joris DE SERRA

Duo Le Jeu de Robin et Marion

31/03/2026 19:00 CEST

Duo Le Jeu de Robin et Marion On-site

CIMM / Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry France
1 place Albert 1er, 34000 Montpellier
Concert. Written in the 1280s by the troubadour Adam de la Halle, this lyrical poem is sometimes considered to be the first Western musical.
Musicians
  • Bruno Bonhoure, musical direction, vocals, psaltery
  • Khaï-Dong Luong, research, dramaturgy, stage writing
  • Sissy Zhou, Gu Zheng (ancient Chinese zither), vocals
Vivaldi en piste

22/03/2026 16:00 CET

Vivaldi en piste On-site

Orchestre Le Palais royal France
Le Cirque d'Hiver, 110 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris
Following Mozart en piste in 2025, Le Palais Royal orchestra is creating a new family-friendly, interactive show that brings Vivaldi back to life, with an orchestra, eight singer-actors, staging, lighting and costumes.
Musicians
  • Emmanuel Daumas, stage director
  • Jean-Philippe Sarcos, conductor
  • Tanaquil Olivier, soprano
  • Hermione Bernard, soprano
  • Charlotte Mercier, mezzo-soprano
  • Fernando Escalona, countertenor
  • Blaise Rantoanina, tenor
  • Clément Debieuvre, tenor
  • Matthieu Toulouse, baritone
  • Halidou Nombre, baritone
Le Jeu de Robin et Marion

29/03/2026 18:00 CEST

Le Jeu de Robin et Marion On-site

Abbaye de Fontfroide / CIMM France
Route départementale 613, 11100 Narbonne
The Game of Robin and Marion was written in 1280 by the troubadour Adam de la Halle and is sometimes considered the first Western musical.
Musicians
  • Bruno Bonhoure, musical direction, vocals, psaltery
  • Khaï-Dong Luong, research, dramaturgy, stage writing
  • Clémence Montagne, vocals
  • Sissy Zhou, Gu Zheng (ancient Chinese zither), vocals
  • Stéphanie Petibon, lute, group vocals
  • Ronaldo Lopes, theorbo, group vocals
CONFERENCE ON THE RECORDER BY ETIENNE HOLMBLAT

28/03/2026 16:30 CET

CONFERENCE ON THE RECORDER BY ETIENNE HOLMBLAT On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Pau Béarn Pyrénées France
Rue des Réparatrices, 64000 PAU
Etienne Holmblat is a recorder maker based in Bosdarros. He is one of a very small group of French makers of period instruments. He made his first recorder in 1985.
Musicians

Etienne Holmblat

Public rehearsal

19/03/2026 19:00 CET

Public rehearsal On-site

Assoc Ars Musica - Ensemble Arianna - Les Muses en Dialogue France
Eglise Ste Croix de Celleneuve , 34080 MONTPELLIER
Ars Vocalis (the vocal art division of the Arianna Ensemble) is rehearsing its tribute programme to Joël Pons, the ensemble's long-standing cellist who tragically passed away in May 2025. The concert will take place on 17 May 2026 in Montpellier.
Musicians
  • Marie-Paule Nounou: musical and educational director
Bach's St John Passion

21/03/2026 20:00 CET

Bach's St John Passion On-site

LES PASSIONS - Orchestre Baroque de Montauban France
Auditorium Saint-Pierre des Cuisines, TOULOUSE, 12 place Saint-Pierre, 31000 TOULOUSE
St John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach 20th anniversary concert of La Maîtrise de Toulouse, Toulouse Conservatoire (Mark Opstad) Les Passions (Jean-Marc Andrieu)
Musicians
  • Cyrille Dubois, Evangelist, tenor
  • Pierre Yves Cras, Jesus, bass
  • Marius Vidal, Pilate
  • Lisa Auriol Chaïb, soprano
  • Lucile Rentz, alto
  • Jean-Christophe Lanièce, bass
  • Mark Opstad, conductor
  • Les Passions Orchestra (Jean-Marc Andrieu)
The sackbut, a musical passport through the ages

18/03/2026 14:00 CET

The sackbut, a musical passport through the ages On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Julien Miro France
218 Bd de l'Aéroport international, 34000 Montpellier
Discovering the ancestor of the trombone: history, how it works, trying out the instrument and a mini-concert. Julien Miro, professor at the Cité des Arts, highlights the links between the modern trombone and the sackbut.
Musicians

Julien Miro

Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant

19/03/2026 18:30 CET

Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Martine Argellies France
11bis Rue des Soldats, 34000 Montpellier
Martine Argellies, a harpsichord maker since 1981, is one of the few French specialists in this instrument.
Musicians

Martine Argellies

Avant-première création 2026 : "La Bohême"

22/03/2026 18:00 CET

Avant-première création 2026 : "La Bohême" On-site

Schola de la Sainte-Chapelle / Centre de musique médiévale de Paris France
église Saint-Pierre, 78890 Garancières
From Guillaume de Machaut to Josquin des Prés, a journey through the sacred music of 14th- and 15th-century manuscripts from Prague and Bohemia: canciones sacrae, motets... Preview concert of the premiere in Paris (26 March)
Musicians

The Schola of Sainte-Chapelle, 15 singers, conducted by Brigitte Lesne

The Great Equinox Festival | Musical show

21/03/2026 15:00 CET

The Great Equinox Festival | Musical show On-site

Harmonia Sacra France
104 avenue Duchesnois, 59300 VALENCIENNES
A poetic celebration of spring, the Great Equinox Festival is a call to embrace space, celebration, dance, and the joy of being together: to sing about life. This concert is presented by cellist Paul Poupinet (CRR de Paris).
Musicians
  • DMA from the CRR in Paris
  • Bastien Mahieu: Text and narrator
  • Marie Escadafals: Vocals and narrator
  • Anna Oustinov: Flute
  • Clément Brély: English horn
  • Manon Letort: Bass clarinet
  • Corentin Le Gall: Bagpipes
  • Niccolò Bellandi: Percussion
  • Colin Heller: Treble violin
  • Galel Sanchez: Countertenor violin
  • Louise Béguin-Pasquier: Viola
  • Paul Poupinet: Bass violin and coordination
Balade(s) en duo

19/03/2026 12:30 CET

Balade(s) en duo On-site

CSE Airbus France
Médiathèque CSE Airbus, 316 Route de Bayonne LAC Espace Loisirs , 31027 TOULOUSE
During your lunch break, come and discover Balade(s) en duo with Grégory Daltin on accordion and François Pascal on clarinet !
Musicians
  • François Pascal
  • Grégory Daltin
Performance of early music

24/03/2026 19:30 CET

Performance of early music On-site

Le Patio, école d'enseignement artistique du PAys de Morlaix France
32 rue de Paris, 29600 Morlaix
As part of Early Music Day, pupils from Le Patio will be performing on Tuesday 24 March at the Protestant Church in Morlaix (32 Rue de Paris) from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm.
Musicians
  • The programme features early and Baroque music performed by the Early Music Ensemble, the Patio Choir, and students studying the flute, harpsichord and violin.
Le Parfait Danser

20/03/2026 20:00 CET

Le Parfait Danser On-site

Le Pavillon de la Sirène France
20 Rue Dareau, 75014 Paris, France, 75014 Paris
On 20 March, join Into the Winds and discover the music to which Europe once danced! From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, take a journey through the ages.
Musicians
  • Into the Winds,
  • Artistic Director Adrien Reboisson
Walking with J.S. Bach through the labyrinths

21/03/2026 13:15 CET

Walking with J.S. Bach through the labyrinths On-site

Bruno Cocset & Esther Mirjam Griffioen France
Plage de Kerhilio - Zone 28, 56410 ERDEVEN
To mark Early Music Day, cellist Bruno Cocset will perform J.S. Bach’s “Meditative March through Labyrinths” – labyrinths drawn in the sand by Esther Mirjam Griffioen.
Musicians
  • Esther Mirjam GRIFFIOEN
  • Bruno COCSET
AU FIL DE L’ELBE • GEILTLICHE GESÄNGE

21/03/2026 18:30 CET

AU FIL DE L’ELBE • GEILTLICHE GESÄNGE On-site

Les Goûts Réunis France
Concert, Église Saint-Laurent, Lausanne
A musical programme that traces the course of the Elbe, from Hamburg to Dresden via Leipzig and Lübeck...
Musicians
  • Les Traversées Baroques:
  • Capucine Keller, soprano
  • Odile Edouard, violin
  • Judith Pacquier, cornetto
  • Louise Bouedo, violone
  • Marie Bournisien, harp
  • Laurent Stewart, harpsichord and organ
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