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 10:00 CET
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione On-site
Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS ItalyTempio di Santa Corona, Contrà Santa Corona, 2, 36100 Vicenza
- Studenti del Conservatorio "E.F. Dall'Abaco" Verona
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 ItalyMuseo Nazionale Rossini - Pesaro, Via Passeri 72, 61121 Pesaro
21/03/2026 15:00 CET
Simpozij Celeia Online
Ars Ramovš Institute SloveniaOnline event organised by Ars Ramovš institute, Slovenska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana
- 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
16/03/2026 18:30 CET
Baroque Music Concert On-site
Conservatorio di Musica "N. Piccinni" - Bari ItalyAuditorium “Nino Rota”, Via Vittoriano Cimmarrusti, , 70124 Bari
- 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)
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 SpainCathedral of TOLEDO, Catedral Primada de Toledo. Calle Cardenal Cisneros, 1. , 45002 Toledo, Spain
- 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.
19/03/2026 09:30 CET
Studientage Improvisation Online and On-site
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis SwitzerlandStudio Eckenstein, Campus der Musik-Akademie Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4051 Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4051 Basel
- 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
21/03/2026 19:00 CET
HEAR!we move (Miteinander Hören) On-site
Freiburger Barockorchester GermanyKonzerthaus Freiburg, Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
- Ensemble Recherche
- 130 pupils (BBZ and Kolleg St. Sebastian, Stegen)
21/03/2026 13:15 CET
Walking with J.S. Bach through the labyrinths On-site
Bruno Cocset & Esther Mirjam Griffioen FrancePlage de Kerhilio - Zone 28, 56410 ERDEVEN
- Esther Mirjam GRIFFIOEN
- Bruno COCSET
21/03/2026 18:30 CET
AU FIL DE L’ELBE • GEILTLICHE GESÄNGE On-site
Les Goûts Réunis FranceConcert, Église Saint-Laurent, Lausanne
- Les Traversées Baroques:
- Capucine Keller, soprano
- Odile Edouard, violin
- Judith Pacquier, cornetto
- Louise Bouedo, violone
- Marie Bournisien, harp
- Laurent Stewart, harpsichord and organ
21/03/2026 11:00 CET
Victoria Motecta recording session Online
Musica Reservata de Barcelona SpainChapel of l'Esperança. Palma de Sant Just 4, Barcelona
- Musica Reservata de Barcelona
21/03/2026 19:00 CET
Día Europeo de la Música Antigua On-site
Semana de Música Antigua de Álava SpainCatedral Santa María de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Santa Maria Plaza, s/n, 01001 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba, 01001 Vitoria - Gasteiz
- Musikene Orchestra
- Alfredo Bernardini
21/03/2026 18:00 CET
ROMANCES Online
Accademia del Piacere SpainSalón de los Tapices del Real Alcázar de Sevilla, Calle Maravilla 2, bajo , 41003 Sevilla
- 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
28/02/2026 15:00 CET (28/02/2026 15:00 CET)
Baroque from Italy to Europe Online and On-site
Angela Amato ItalyLiceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia di Napoli, Salita Pontecorvo 72 Napoli, 80131 Napoli
- Ensemble Barocco, Instrumental and Choir, performs widely with young members of the Liceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia guided by their Music Tutors.
20/03/2026 16:00 CET
Spanish American Baroque Music Online
Opera Omnia Spaincalle Mayor, 1 Madrid, Madrid
- 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
19/03/2026 20:30 EET (19/03/2026 19:30 CET)
Σκιές και Φως (Shadows and Light) On-site
Cle d' Ut Ouverte GreeceKipseli Muses - A home for creative living. A place for the arts, 11 Sporgilou street, 13116 Athens
- Anastasia Miliori, baroque violin & singing
- Yiannis Efstathopoulos, baroque guitar
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 ItalyLiceo Musicale Margherita di Savoia di Napoli, Salita Pontecorvo 72 Napoli, 80131 Napoli
- Ensemble Barocco, Instrumental and Choir
21/03/2026 15:30 CET (21/03/2026 15:30 CET)
Music of Renaissance - works by John Dowland On-site
Gabor Sarai GermanyDithmarscher Landesmuseum, Domstraße 3, 25704 Meldorf
- Musicians Lecturers of the Early Music Department of the Dithmarschen Music School:
- Gabor Sarai
- Fumie Shikichi-Sarai
- Martin Schmitt
- and music school students
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) IrelandBelltable, Belltable, O’Connell Street, V94 4D85 Limerick City
- Elaine Funaro (harpsichordist)
- Eric Love (actor/narrator)
21/03/2026 15:30 CET
Workshop on exploring antique brass instruments On-site
Le Pavillon de la Sirène France20 Rue Dareau, 75014 Paris, France, 75014 Paris
- Rémi Lecorché