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.
21/03/2026 15:00 CET
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site
Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyGallerie d'Italia - Vicenza, Contrà Santa Corona, 25, 36100 Vicenza
Concert
Musicians
- Soloists from the ‘Pigafetta’ Music High School, Vicenza
21/03/2026 10:30 CET
Alla fonte della musica On-site
Centro culturale San Magno ItalyCentro parrocchiale San Magno, Piazza San Magno, 10, 20025 Legnano
Course on reading and interpreting the Renaissance repertoire in ancient notation.
Musicians
- Salvatore Sciammetta
21/03/2026 16:00 CET
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site
Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyLoggia e Salone del Museo Civico, Piazza Matteotti, 37/39, 36100 Vicenza
Concert
Musicians
- Ensemble Liceo Musicale "Pigafetta" Vicenza
21/03/2026 18:30 CET (21/03/2026 18:30 CET)
"Tempus est jocundum" On-site
Associazione Mozart - Lecce ItalyMuseo Provinciale "Sigismondo Castromediano" , Viale Gallipoli, 31 , 73100 Lecce
Songs and music for a medieval spring festival.
Musicians
- Ensemble Concentus
- Vania Palumbo: canto, citola, percussioni
- Michele Tricarico: flauti a becco
- Maurizio Ria, viella, quinterna
- Angela Lacalamita: Liuto, salterio
- Giovanna Tricarico: organo portativo, arpa gotica
21/03/2026 18:30 CET (21/03/2026 18:30 CET)
"Tempus est jocundum" Canti e Musiche per una festa medievale di Primavera On-site
Associazione Mozart - Lecce ItalyMuseo provinciale "Sigismondo Castromediano", Museo Provinciale "Sigismondo Castromediano" - Viale Gallipoli, 30 - Lecce, 73100 LECCE
The program includes music from the "Codex Buranus" and other medieval codices. Songs and music dedicated to spring, wine, and good living.
Musicians
Ensemble Concentus - Vania Palumbo: Canto, Citola, Persussioni; Michele Tricarico: Flauti a becco; Maurizio Ria: Viella, Quinterna; Angela Lacalamita: Liuto, Salterio; Giovanna Tricarico: Organo portativo, Arpa gotica, Organistrum
22/03/2026 17:00 CET
Passionprogramm On-site
Padua Urbs Organi / Amici della Musica di Padova ItalyChiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Via Savonarola 176, Padova
J.S. Bach: Praeludium BWV 544, Jesus Christus unser Heiland BWV 665, Erbarm dich mein BWV 721, O Lamm Gottes BWV 656, Herzlich tut mich verlangen BWV 727, Sinfonia BWV 797, Partite diverse sopra Sei gegrüßet BWV 768
jointly with Padua Urbs Organi
Musicians
Berben Léon, organ
21/03/2026 20:30 CET
Lusso e melancholia - Splendore e intimità nel tardo rinascimento strumentale On-site
Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra (Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music ) ItalyPontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra (Pontifical Ambrosian Institute of Sacred Music ), Corso Garibaldi 116, 20121 Milano (Italy)
Concert with an orchestra of Renaissance instruments.
Musicians
- Gruppo Musica Antica AIMA
- Conductor: Ivan Pelà
22/03/2026 17:00 CET
Consonanze - CHI DESIA DI SAPER CHE COS’è AMORE On-site
Grandezze & Meraviglie, Museo Civico di Modena ItalyMuseo Civico, Modena, Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, 41121 Modena
Tribute to Elisabetta Sirani: a musical journey between her masterpieces and the notes of great Baroque female composers.
Musicians
Teodora Tommaso, harp and voice
21/03/2026 18:00 CET
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site
Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyChiesa di San Filippo in San Marcello, Stradella dei Filippini, 2, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
Musicians
- Orneglio Bortoliero - organ
21/03/2026 18:30 CET
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site
Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyChiesa di San Gaetano, Corso Andrea Palladio, 149, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
22/03/2026 20:15 CET
EX TENEBRIS AD LUCEM On-site
N&B MARETERRA FESTIVAL ItalyChiesa Santa Croce, Piazzetta dei Frati Cappuccini, 2, 70122 BARI
A journey from darkness to light (from D minor to G major) trough Bach's music offered by the renowned Italian organist Luca Scandali on the 'Zanin' organ (1995) in German baroque style.
Musicians
- LUCA SCANDALI, organ
21/03/2026 10:00 CET
Festa della Musica Antica: Vigevano, Accade anche qui On-site
Diapason Consortium ItalyAuditorium San Dionigi, https://maps.app.goo.gl/NHEJhWVawKpsJbUa9, 27029 Vigevano (PV - ITA)
A marathon of concerts celebrating Early Music at Auditorium San Dionigi, a 17th century church suspended from worship and now temple of Music in Vigevano, just a few meters from Piazza Ducale, from 10am until midnight
Musicians
- By the artistic production collective Bottega dei Suoni
22/03/2026 17:00 CET
Johannes Passion BWV 245 On-site
Associazione Mousikè Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyBasilica dei Santi felice e Fortunato - Vicenza, Italy, Corso Santi Felice e Fortunato, 219, VICENZA, VI, Vicenza
Full performance with Orchestra, Choir and Soloists of the Johannes Passion by J.S.Bach
Musicians
Il Teatro Armonico conducted by Margherita Dalla Vecchia
21/03/2026 19:00 CET (21/03/2026 19:00 CET)
Mencía. Duchessa di Calabria On-site
Pietà de' Turchini Foundation ItalyChurch of Santa Caterina da Siena, Santa Caterina da Siena Street, 38, 80132 Naples
This programme revolves around the figure of Mencía de Mendoza, Duchess of Calabria, one of the most eminent personalities of the Spanish Renaissance and heir to the Neapolitan cultural legacy.
Musicians
- CANTORÍA
- Inés Alonso, soprano
- Belén Herrero, alto
- Jorge Losana, tenor and conductor
- David Guitart, bass
- Nathan Giorgetti, viola da gamba
- Daniel Murphy, lute
- with the contribution of Cervantes Institute, Ambassy of Spain in Italy and INAEM
21/03/2026 20:30 CET
IN VIAGGIO DA BACH AI BACH. Estro, genialità e passione On-site
Grandezze & Meraviglie ItalyChiesa di Sant'Agostino, via Sant'Agostino, 6, 41121 Modena
Five Trio Sonatas by J.S. Bach and his sons trace the evolution of the genre from Baroque to Classicism. A journey into the Bach family workshop, where counterpoint, instrumental dialogue and new sonorities come to life.
Musicians
- ENSEMBLE À L’ANTICA
- Luigi Lupo, flute
- Rossella Croce, violin
- Rebeca Ferri, cello
- Anna Fontana, harpsichord
21/03/2026 21:00 CET (21/03/2026 21:00 CET)
Divina Virgo. Medieval music concert for voices and instruments On-site
Fondazione Abbatia Sancte Marie de Morimundo ItalyChiara Mojana, Piazza Municipio n. 6, 20081 Morimondo
Medieval music concert paying tribute to the Virgin Mary through Gregorian chants, Italian lauds, Cantigas de Santa Maria, and pilgrimage melodies. Voices and period instruments recreate the spiritual atmosphere of the Middle Ages.
Musicians
- Instrumental duo "In Itinere Musica Medievale" (viella, rebec, medieval clàrsach harp, recorder and other instruments).
- Gregorian vocal trio "Sonus et vox"
21/03/2026 19:30 CET
Ex tenebris ad lucem! On-site
Vox ecclesiæ - Apuliantiqua Early Music Festival ItalyChiesa Sacro Cuore, via Fiume 15, 70043 Monopoli
A journey through the universe of J.S. Bach: from the solemnity of the Fugue in D minor to the depth of the Orgelbüchlein. Luca Scandali explores the German genius between formal rigour and spirituality, closing with the verve of the Prelude and Fugue in G major.
Musicians
Luca Scandali
21/03/2026 17:00 CET
around Weckmann On-site
Amici della Musica di Padova ItalyChiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Via Savonarola 176, 35137 Padova
M. Weckmann: Praeambulum I toni, Fantasia ex d, Lucidor einß hütt der schaf, O lux beata Trinitas
A. van Noordt: Psalm 24
H. Scheidemann: Galliarda ex d, Alleluja Laudem dicite Deo nostro
jointly with "Padua Urbs Organi"
Musicians
Berben Léon, organ
22/03/2026 20:30 CET (22/03/2026 20:30 CET)
Concerto Grosso On-site
Conservatorio di Musica "Arrigo Boito" di Parma ItalyChiesa di San Rocco, Str. dell'Università, 8A , 43121 Parma (PR)
The Early Music Department of the Conservatorio di Parma presents a 100-piece Baroque orchestra, made up of students from across Europe, performing Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerti Grossi. The orchestra is conducted by Prof. Alessandro Ciccolini.
Musicians
- Alessandro Ciccolini, conductor
- Students and faculty members from participating European conservatories
21/03/2026 16:00 CET
STABAT MATER On-site
La Risonanza and Parola e musica nel tempo di Quaresima 2026 ItalyChiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Via Torino, 20123 Milano
Through Boccherini’s Stabat Mater, performed in one of the most beautiful churches of Milan, this concert makes us experience how the sense of tragic can be attained even with lightness and elegance of language and style
Musicians
- Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli - soprano
- LA RISONANZA
- Ryo Terakado, Joanna Dobrowolska - violins
- Ayako Matsunaga - alto
- Caterina Dell'Agnello, Agnieszka Oszanca - cello
