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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LA LIRA DEL CIELO. Resurrección de una voz dormida

21/03/2026 20:00 CET (21/03/2026 20:00 CET)

LA LIRA DEL CIELO. Resurrección de una voz dormida On-site

Catedral de Toledo 800 Anniversary Spain
Cathedral of TOLEDO, Catedral Primada de Toledo. Calle Cardenal Cisneros, 1. , 45002 Toledo, Spain
Sacred concert with double-choir music and orchestra from Holy Week in Toledo (1764), featuring works by Juan Rossell. Performed by Nereydas under Ulises Illán, including the revival of the historic lira celi, a rare bowed-string keyboard instrument.
Musicians
  • Nereydas Ulises Illán, conductor
  • Sergio Suárez, concertino
  • Elvira Martínez, violín I
  • María Hernández, violín I
  • Clara de Benito, violín I
  • Lidia Fernández, violín II
  • Sònia Benavent, violín II
  • Irene Martínez, violín II
  • Manuel Muñoz, violín II
  • Candela Gómez, violonchelo
  • Blanca Martín, violonchelo
  • Javier Utrabo, contrabajo
  • Antonio Campillo, traverso I
  • Laura Quesada, traverso II
  • David Palanca, clave
  • Juan José Montero, lira del cielo (lira celi)
  • Evelyn Johnson Zamudio, soprano
  • Alexandra Tarniceru, soprano
  • Sandra Redondo, soprano
  • Laura Pulido, soprano
  • Jorge Enrique García, alto
  • Bruno Campelo, alto
  • Pablo León Sainz de Robles, alto
  • Luken Munguira, tenor
  • Íñigo Casalí, tenor
  • Álvaro Soto, tenor
  • Jesús Mª García Aréjula, bajo
  • Kevin Adeva, bajo.
Studientage Improvisation

19/03/2026 09:30 CET

Studientage Improvisation Online and On-site

Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Switzerland
Studio Eckenstein, Campus der Musik-Akademie Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4051 Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4051 Basel
19-20 March 9.30-18.00: Two days of cutting edge performance practice and research on improvisation at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with teachers, students and guest lecturers. Keynotes and lectures in German.
Musicians
  • Eckhardt Altenmüller
  • Emmanuel Le Divellec
  • Markus Schwenkreis
  • Clemens Wöllner
  • Andreas Böhlen
  • David Mesquita
  • Dirk Börner
  • Ulrike Wohlwender
  • Sven Schwannberger
  • Baptiste Romain
  • Andrea Scherer
  • Catherine Motuz
  • Ralph Bernardy
  • Florian Vogt
  • Edoardo Torbianelli
  • Students
HEAR!we move (Miteinander Hören)

21/03/2026 19:00 CET

HEAR!we move (Miteinander Hören) On-site

Freiburger Barockorchester Germany
Konzerthaus Freiburg, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
Old and new music, a world premiere and 130 pupils with and without hearing impairments: a mosaic of thoughts on the question: How do we want to live: together, on this planet, in this cosmos…?
Musicians
  • Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
  • Ensemble Recherche
  • 130 pupils (BBZ and Kolleg St. Sebastian, Stegen)
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
Victoria Motecta recording session

21/03/2026 11:00 CET

Victoria Motecta recording session Online

Musica Reservata de Barcelona Spain
Chapel of l'Esperança. Palma de Sant Just 4, Barcelona
Promo video of the recording session of our double CD MOTECTA 1572 with music by T. L. de Victoria
Musicians
  • Musica Reservata de Barcelona
Día Europeo de la Música Antigua

21/03/2026 19:00 CET

Día Europeo de la Música Antigua On-site

Semana de Música Antigua de Álava Spain
Catedral Santa María de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Santa Maria Plaza, s/n, 01001 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, 01001 Vitoria - Gasteiz
The 44th edition of the Early Music Week in Alava celebrates for the first time the European Early Music Day.
Musicians
  • Musikene Orchestra
  • Alfredo Bernardini
ROMANCES

21/03/2026 18:00 CET

ROMANCES Online

Accademia del Piacere Spain
Salón de los Tapices del Real Alcázar de Sevilla, Calle Maravilla 2, bajo , 41003 Sevilla
The idea is exploring the musical and poetic connections between Eastern and Western traditions. The program combines medieval Spanish, Arabic, and other Mediterranean influences, creating a dialogue across centuries and cultures.
Musicians
  • Ghalia Benali, singer
  • Quiteria Muñoz, soprano
  • Dani de Morón flamenco, guitar
  • Kiya Tabassian, setar
  • Rami Alqhai, viola da gamba
  • Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
  • Javier Núñez, positive organ
  • Agustín Diassera, percussion
  • Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba and musical direction
Baroque from Italy to Europe

28/02/2026 15:00 CET (28/02/2026 15:00 CET)

Baroque from Italy to Europe Online and On-site

Angela Amato Italy
Liceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia di Napoli, Salita Pontecorvo 72 Napoli, 80131 Napoli
A wonderful musical moment, interpreted by "Ensamble Barocco", from Liceo Muiscale Margherita di Savoia, brings along one of the most famous Composers' masterpiece: Beatus Vir by Antonio Vivaldi , an online live performance with Ensamble and Choir
Musicians
  • Ensemble Barocco, Instrumental and Choir, performs widely with young members of the Liceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia guided by their Music Tutors.
New Old Songs

18/03/2026 20:00 CET

New Old Songs On-site

Aurore Gontard Belgium
Ploef! PLus On Est de Fous..., 100 Rue Bonaventure, 1090 Jette, Bruxelles
Journey to medieval lands.
Musicians
  • Aurore Gontard, vocals, bowed fiddle, medieval harp.
Spanish American Baroque Music

20/03/2026 16:00 CET

Spanish American Baroque Music Online

Opera Omnia Spain
calle Mayor, 1 Madrid, Madrid
This video brings together a brief selection of moments from several of our concerts, presenting different repertoires and contexts in which we have performed this music.
Musicians
  • Manon Chauvin, soprano
  • Cristina Teijeiro, soprano
  • Sandra Cotarelo, soprano
  • Adriana Mayer, alto
  • Francisco Díaz Carrilo, tenor
  • Fabio Barrutia, bass
  • Beatriz Amezúa, violin
  • Guillermo Martínez, cello
  • Silvia Jiménez, Doble base
  • Asís Márquez, organ
  • Jorge López-Escribano, organ
  • Josías Rodríguez, guitar
  • Sara Águeda, harp
  • Calia Álvarez, viola da gamba
  • Daniel Garay, percussion
  • Pere Olivé, percussion
  • Isaac M. Pulet, violin and conductor
Σκιές και Φως (Shadows and Light)

19/03/2026 20:30 EET (19/03/2026 19:30 CET)

Σκιές και Φως (Shadows and Light) On-site

Cle d' Ut Ouverte Greece
Kipseli Muses - A home for creative living. A place for the arts, 11 Sporgilou street, 13116 Athens
A musical journey through 17th-century Italy, Spain, and England. Featuring canzonas, folias, sonatas, canarios, and capriccios by: F. Caccini, Tarquinio Merula, Biagio Marini, John Playford, Nicola Matteis, M. Bartolotti, F. Corbetta and Gaspar Sanz
Musicians
  • Anastasia Miliori, baroque violin & singing
  • Yiannis Efstathopoulos, baroque guitar
Baroque from Italy to Europe

26/03/2026 15:30 CET (26/03/2026 15:30 CET)

Baroque from Italy to Europe Online and On-site

Liceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia Italy
Liceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia di Napoli, Salita Pontecorvo 72 Napoli, 80131 Napoli
Ensemble Barocco will perform a magnificient page by Antonio Vivaldi, Beatus Vir, with Ensemble and Choir prepared by the students and Music Tutors.
Musicians
  • Ensemble Barocco, Instrumental and Choir
Music of Renaissance - works by John Dowland

21/03/2026 15:30 CET (21/03/2026 15:30 CET)

Music of Renaissance - works by John Dowland On-site

Gabor Sarai Germany
Dithmarscher Landesmuseum, Domstraße 3, 25704 Meldorf
A concert featuring works by John Dowland on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death.
Musicians
  • Musicians Lecturers of the Early Music Department of the Dithmarschen Music School:
  • Gabor Sarai
  • Fumie Shikichi-Sarai
  • Martin Schmitt
  • and music school students
Harpsichord Diaries

21/03/2026 13:00 GMT (21/03/2026 14:00 CET)

Harpsichord Diaries On-site

H.I.P.S.T.E.R. (Historically Informed Performance Series, Teaching, Education & Research) Ireland
Belltable, Belltable, O’Connell Street, V94 4D85 Limerick City
This Family show will be a magical journey through five centuries of music, accompanied by stories as well as delightful animated illustrations by Andrea Love.
Musicians
  • Elaine Funaro (harpsichordist)
  • Eric Love (actor/narrator)
Workshop on exploring antique brass instruments

21/03/2026 15:30 CET

Workshop on exploring antique brass instruments On-site

Le Pavillon de la Sirène France
20 Rue Dareau, 75014 Paris, France, 75014 Paris
Come and join us for this introductory workshop on period brass instruments with Rémi Lécorché from the ensemble Into the Winds
Musicians
  • Rémi Lecorché
Concealed and Revealed

20/03/2026 20:00 GMT (20/03/2026 21:00 CET)

Concealed and Revealed On-site

Limerick Early Music Festival Ireland
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, Saint Mary's Cathedral, V94 E068 Limerick City
The Festival's annual choral concert, exploring revelation, spiritual epiphany, and hidden meanings, features music by Bach, Purcell, and Maddalena Casulana.
Musicians
  • Ancór Chamber Choir
  • Saint Mary's Cathedral Choir
  • Peter Barley and Cecilia Madden (directors)
  • Vlad Smishkewych (guest conductor)
  • Sarah-Ellen Murphy (contralto)
  • Emma English (soprano)
  • LEMF Chamber Orchestra
  • Dylan Donegan (harpsichord).
Pro Laudibus. Closing Concert of the 12th international Marco Scacchi Early Music Festival

21/03/2026 18:00 EET (21/03/2026 17:00 CET)

Pro Laudibus. Closing Concert of the 12th international Marco Scacchi Early Music Festival On-site

National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania Lithuania
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Katedros a. 4, LT-01143 Vilnius
Works by Felice Anerio, Giovanni Maria Trabaci, Giovanni Francesco Anerio, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Marco Scacchi
Musicians
  • „Cappella Musicale Corradiana“ Choir
  • Gaetano Magarelli, organ
  • Antonella Parisi, bass viol
  • Antonio Magarelli, conductor
Recycling

24/03/2026 20:15 CET (24/03/2026 20:15 CET)

Recycling On-site

Amici della Musica di Padova Italy
Auditorium C.Pollini, Via Cassan, 17, 35121 Padova
In the Baroque era pre-existing music is treated in an exceptionally free and virtuosic manner, just as in the aim is to study and understand the music, to elaborate it. music by Scholz/Bach, Bach, Richardson/Dowland, Dowland, Sweelinck, Bach/Reinken
Musicians
  • Léon Berben, harpsichord
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

21/03/2026 13:00 CET

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

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Bar Borsa, Piazza dei Signori, 26, 36100 Vicenza
Bach Lunch: lunch concert
Musicians
  • E. Rossetto – piano
  • E. Ferrari – double bass
  • G. Da Ros – drums
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