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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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
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 10:30 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Basilica dei Santi Felice e Fortunato, Corso SS. Felice e Fortunato, 286, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
Musicians
  • Isacco Cettolin - organ
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 11:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Chiesa di San Michele ai Servi, Piazza della Biade, 23, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The Organ Music of J.S. Bach in Festive Liturgies.
Musicians
  • Annamaria Binato - organ
The Courtly Organ

21/03/2026 18:00 CET (21/03/2026 18:00 CET)

The Courtly Organ Online

Conservatorio di musica "Giuseppe Verdi" di Milano - Concert in collaboration with IEO Women Concer’s Center Italy
Church of San Maurizio at the Great Monastery, Corso Magenta, 15, 20123 Milan (Italy), 20123 Milan
The concert presents compositions by 17th century authors who worked in Mantua at the ducal court of the Gonzaga: Girolamo Cavazzoni, Tarquinio Merula, Amante Franzoni, Benedetto Pallavicino and Girolamo Frescobaldi
Musicians
  • Ivana Valotti, Organ
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 09:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Tempio di San Lorenzo, Piazza S. Lorenzo, 2, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! L'arte organistica di J.S.Bach nelle liturgie festiv
Musicians Andrea Campagnolo - organo
Vespro della Beata Vergine di Giovanni Legrenzi

21/03/2026 16:00 CET

Vespro della Beata Vergine di Giovanni Legrenzi On-site

Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado Italy
Incontri Musicali con l'Orchestra Barocca della Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado - XXI edizione, Castello Sforzesco, Sala della Balla, Piazza Castello, Milano, 20121 Milano
Claudio Abbado Municipal School of Music Baroque Orchestra featuring the Ghislieri University Choir of Pavia Conductor: Luca Colombo
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.
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 10:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Chiesa di San Giuliano, Corso Padova, 76, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
Musicians
  • Francesco Esposito - organ
Il Vespro della Beata Vergine

21/03/2026 16:00 CET (21/03/2026 16:00 CET)

Il Vespro della Beata Vergine On-site

Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado Italy
Castello Sforzesco di Milano , Piazza Castello 1 - Milano, 2012 Milano
The program includes the Vespro della Beata Vergine by Giovanni Legrenzi, composer born in the Bergamo area, who later became chapel maste at St. Mark's Basilica. He was one of the greatest composers of the European 17th century and Italian Baroque.
Musicians
  • Orchestra Barocca della Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado
  • Coro Universitario Ghislieri di Pavia
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
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 10:30 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Cattedrale di Vicenza, Piazzetta Duomo, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
Musicians Margherita Dalla Vecchia - organo
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

22/03/2026 11:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Chiesa di San Filippo in San Marcello, Stradella dei Filippini, 2, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! L'arte organistica di J.S.Bach nelle liturgie festive
Musicians
  • Maria Vittoria Baggio - organ
Album Release: Visions du Diable

27/02/2026 18:00 CET

Album Release: Visions du Diable Online

Johanna Rose // Rubicon Classics Spain
Calle Castellar 43, 41003 Seville
In this album, Johanna Rose continues her exploration of the repertory by two towering figures of the instrument: Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray. As Hubert Le Blanc famously observed, “Marais played like an angel, Forqueray like the devil.”
Musicians
  • Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
  • Javier Núñez, harpsichord
La Primavera di Bach: Tra arte e fede: la Johannes Passion nel Tempo di Quaresima

10/03/2026 18:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Tra arte e fede: la Johannes Passion nel Tempo di Quaresima On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico Italy
Museo Diocesano, Piazza del Duomo, 12 , 36100 Vicenza
A Guide to Listening to the St John Passion, BWV 245
Musicians
  • Monsignor Francesco Gasparini, Director of the Diocesan Museum
  • Margherita Dalla Vecchia, Artistic Director
La Primavera di Bach: Dentro la Johannes-Passion di J.S.Bach

13/03/2026 17:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Dentro la Johannes-Passion di J.S.Bach On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Gallerie d'Italia, Contrà Santa Corona, 25, 36100 Vicenza
Listening Comprehension of the piece.
Musicians
  • Margherita Dalla Vecchia, Artistic Director
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

21/03/2026 11:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Oratorio di San Nicola da Tolentino, Stradella S. Nicola, 2, 36100 Vicenza
A concert given by students from two schools.
Musicians
  • The ‘Giorgione’ Music High School Ensemble from Castelfranco Veneto
  • ‘G.G. Trissino’ Music Department of Comprehensive School No. 8 in Vicenza
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

21/03/2026 10:00 CET

La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Tempio di Santa Corona, Contrà Santa Corona, 2, 36100 Vicenza
Organ Recital, performed on the G.B. De Lorenzi organ
Musicians
  • Studenti del Conservatorio "E.F. Dall'Abaco" Verona
14° Giornata europea della Musica Antica - 14th European Early Music Day

21/03/2026 18:00 CET (21/03/2026 18:00 CET)

14° Giornata europea della Musica Antica - 14th European Early Music Day On-site

Conservatorio statale di musica "G. Rossini" - Pesaro Italy
Museo Nazionale Rossini - Pesaro, Via Passeri 72, 61121 Pesaro
Prize Winners’ Concert of the International Harpsichord Competition G. Gambi Conservatorio statale di musica "G. Rossini" - Pesaro - Italy On March 21, 2026, the Rossini Conservatory celebrates European Early Music Day Livestreaming: https://www.youtube.com/live/bifK2UOGLTo
Simpozij Celeia

21/03/2026 15:00 CET

Simpozij Celeia Online

Ars Ramovš Institute Slovenia
Online event organised by Ars Ramovš institute, Slovenska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
Professional symposium exploring artistic, cultural and societal perspectives of early music through dialogue between performers, scholars and cultural organisers. Join online through this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76869537235
Musicians
Moderation by Veronika Brvar, Head of Programme at the Ljubljana Festival, President of Glasbena matica Ljubljana, Director of Vera Cultura

Speakers:
  • Prof. Lovro Sodja, music educator and writer
  • Susanna Bucher, Vice-President of REMA and Head of Orchestras Theresia & EUBO at Fondazione ICONS
  • Dr. Zoltán Csaba Thuróczy, director of the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center in Ljubljana
  • Maja Voglar, MSc, Director of the Institute for Cultural Events and Tourism Celeia Celje
  • Zvone Žagar, Founder and director of EZŽ  komunikacijski izdelki d.o.o., Rotary Club Ljubljana-Center, Project Leader of the Young Talents Project
Baroque Music Concert

16/03/2026 18:30 CET

Baroque Music Concert On-site

Conservatorio di Musica "N. Piccinni" - Bari Italy
Auditorium “Nino Rota”, Via Vittoriano Cimmarrusti, , 70124 Bari
The Early Music Department of the "N. Piccinni" Conservatory of Music in Bari is participating in European Early Music Day 2026, with a concert dedicated to the Baroque repertoire.
Musicians
  • Prisca Comploi, with the recorder class (Fernando Cariello, Marie Nezdarilova, Michele Tricarico)
  • Boris Begelman, with the baroque violin class (Pietro Catucci, Gioacchino Visaggi)
  • Diego Cantalupi, with the lute class (Alessia Posa, Lorenzo Sabene – lute, archlute and theorbo)
  • Davide Pozzi, with the historical keyboard class (Benedetto Boccuzzi, Gabriele Del Mastro, Isabella Fortunato – harpsichord and organ)
  • Silvano Colasante, viola da gamba (class of Sofia Ruffino)
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