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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Café Barock: Suoni scordati

16/03/2026 19:00 EET (16/03/2026 18:00 CET)

Café Barock: Suoni scordati On-site

Kulttuuriyhdistys Ensemble Nylandia ry Finland
Forum Box Gallery, Ruoholahdenranta 3A, 00180 Helsinki
In this program, the cello speaks with a different voice than what we are used to revealing resonances, gestures, and affections that belong to a special sound world used by 17th century italian composers and JS Bach in his 5th solo suite.
Musicians
  • Ester Nurminen, baroque cello
  • Lili Talimaa, harpsichord
Café Barock goes Early Music Day: O vezzoseta! & baroque karaoke

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

Café Barock goes Early Music Day: O vezzoseta! & baroque karaoke On-site

Kulttuuriyhdistys Ensemble Nylandia ry Finland
Art Café Feeniks, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, 00100 Helsinki
O vezzosetta! explores the catchiest tunes of the early Baroque at Art Café Feeniks on 21 March at 6 pm. The evening opens with the Finnish Early Music Society announcing its Recognition Award, and ends with Baroque Karaoke with live house band.
Musicians
  • Mariette Reefman – soprano and baroque viola
  • Daniel Kivivuori – viola da gamba
  • Jasper Koekoek – virginal and programming
  • Baroque Karaoke
    Host: Jaani Länsiö, music journalist
    Lead singer: Juho Eerola
    Live accompaniment: Ensemble Nylandia House Band
JEMA 2026

29/03/2026 00:00 CET

JEMA 2026 On-site

La Ruche Artistique France
CAREC , rue du stade , 22300 Ploubezre
This day of encounters is punctuated by numerous 20-minute concerts. From 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. You will hear different ensembles (vocal and instrumental) performing repertoires ranging from the 16th to the 18th century.
Musicians
  • Trégor Baroque
  • Le P'tit Quatuor vocal
  • Ensemble vocal Anouna
  • L'Open Consort
  • Ondeggiando
Monody Festival | Festiwal Muzyki Jednogłosowej

20/03/2026 19:00 CET

Monody Festival | Festiwal Muzyki Jednogłosowej On-site

Płocki Ośrodek Kultury i Sztuki Poland
Płock Cathedral, Płock, ul. Tumska 1, 09-400 Płock
Monody Festival | Festiwal Muzyki Jednogłosowej. March 20 - Diskantoers | March 21 - Ensemble Theleme | March 22 - Ensemble Gamut! | Start 19:00
KHARKIV–BACH MARATHON 2026

21/03/2026 13:00 CET

KHARKIV–BACH MARATHON 2026 Online and On-site

Yuliia Nikolaievska Ukraine
Kharkiv I.P.Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, , Chernyshevska str., 79, 61002 Kharkiv
Event brings together young talents and leading performers in a powerful musical dialogue. From children’s stages to organ masterpieces, Bach’s music unites generations, affirming resilience, continuity, and a vision for the future.
Musicians
  • Yuliia Nikolaievska, Iryna Sukhlenko (speakers)
  • Stanislav Kalinin (organ)
  • Igor Cherniavskyi, Marharyta Volikova, Varvara Kasianova (violin)
  • Folk Artistic Ensemble Choir “Vesniani Holosy”
  • Matvii Chubenko, Yevanhelina Hovtva, Yelysei Kovalevskyi, Roman Dovhal, Borys Kanivets, Veronika Borodinova (klavir)
  • Nataliia Polikarpova, Dmytro Zaporozhan, Mariia Hulidova, Anhelina Matsyk, Liliia Avramenko (voice)
  • Pavlo Bondar, Volodymyr Vynnyk (accordion)
  • Vira Khmelova (guitar)
  • Kseniia Slipchenko (mandoline)
"Tempus est jocundum" Canti e Musiche per una festa medievale di Primavera

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 Italy
Museo 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
The Händel Passion

19/03/2026 20:00 CET

The Händel Passion On-site

Bachcelona Festival Spain
Fundación Salvat, Carrer del Gall, 30-36, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
Musicians
  • Salvat Soloists Mariana Rodrigues, soprano
  • Jana Corominas, mezzo-soprano
  • Itamar Hildesheim, tenor
  • Lluís Arratia, baritone
  • Bachcelona Consort
  • Katy Elkin, oboe
  • Vadym Makarenko,violin
  • Andrés Murillo, violin
  • Núria Pujolràs, viola
  • Guillermo Turina, cello
  • Daniel Tarrida, harpsichord and conductor
Passionprogramm

22/03/2026 17:00 CET

Passionprogramm On-site

Padua Urbs Organi / Amici della Musica di Padova Italy
Chiesa 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
Concert | *The Musical Offering

21/03/2026 19:30 CET

Concert | *The Musical Offering On-site

Bach en Combrailles France
Opéra Théatre, 22 Boulvevard Desaix, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
ONRA concert, as a prelude to the 28th edition (3 to 8 August 2026) of Bach en Combrailles. Several transcriptions for strings of L’Offrande musicale by Thomas Zehetmair.
Musicians
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes National Orchestra
  • Thomas Zehetmair (conductor)
Lusso e melancholia - Splendore e intimità nel tardo rinascimento strumentale

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 ) Italy
Pontificio 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
Consonanze - CHI DESIA DI SAPER CHE COS’è AMORE

22/03/2026 17:00 CET

Consonanze - CHI DESIA DI SAPER CHE COS’è AMORE On-site

Grandezze & Meraviglie, Museo Civico di Modena Italy
Museo 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
The Vocalitas Choir celebrates Early Music Day!

21/03/2026 20:30 CET

The Vocalitas Choir celebrates Early Music Day! On-site

Conservatoire de Châtenay-Malabry France
Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Place de l'église, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry
The Vocalitas Choir and the conservatory's early music classes will gather at the Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois for a special concert in tribute to this musical genre.
Musicians
  • Vocalitas Choir conducted by Sophie BOUCHERON and accompanied by Hugues DELAUNAY
  • Early music classes conducted by Éric BRUNET
Eisenhand – 650 Years of Oswald von Wolkenstein

29/03/2026 18:15 CEST

Eisenhand – 650 Years of Oswald von Wolkenstein On-site

ReRenaissance – Forum for Early Music Switzerland
Barfüsserkirche, Historisches Museum Basel, Barfüsserplatz 7, 4051 Basel
Oswald's dazzling personality made him a legend: according to tradition, a magic spell lay upon his hand, causing every musical instrument he touched to break – earning him the name «Man de fyèr»: the Iron Hand.
Musicians
  • Grace Newcombe – voice, harp
  • Korneel Van Neste – voice
  • Raitis Grigalis – voice
  • Baptiste Romain – fiddle, bagpipe
  • Julian Anatol Schneider – narrator
  • Marc Lewon – lute, voice, direction
Markus-Passion by Keiser

21/03/2026 18:00 CET

Markus-Passion by Keiser On-site

Baroque and more Belgium
Basilique of Tongeren, Stadhuisplein 10, 3700 Tongeren-Borgloon
Baroque oratorio evening featuring a rare Passion setting with expressive soloists and period ensemble. A contemplative journey through drama, devotion, and refined choral artistry. Live sacred music performance in an atmospheric historic setting.
Musicians
  • De Kleine Cantorij (choir)
  • Ensemble Baroque
  • and more
Der Tag des Gerichts

21/03/2026 19:00 CET

Der Tag des Gerichts On-site

Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage Germany
Opernhaus Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 9, 39104 Magdeburg
Telemann's dramatic oratorio describes the fear of God's judgment on the Last Day. The modern language inspired powerful musical images of fear, menace, and natural forces sent by God, but also hymns of praise and songs of thanksgiving.
Musicians
  • B'Rock Orchestra & Vocal Consort
  • Johanna Soller, artistic direction
An afternoon of early music

21/03/2026 14:00 CET

An afternoon of early music On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Communal d'Orange France
Chapelle Saint-Louis, Rue de l'ancien collège , 84100 Orange
2 p.m.: lecture on ‘Jean-Joseph Mouret, a composer from Avignon in Paris’ by Marie-Virginie Delorme 4 p.m.: Les fêtes galantes (dance, music and theatre) by the teachers and students of the Orange Conservatory
Musicians
  • Alain BRAVAY: teacher of traditional music and director of early music ensembles Marie-Virginie DELORME: teacher of organ and music culture
  • Amélie GAUTHIER: teacher of viola da gamba and guitar
  • Cécile PERRET: teacher of flute and traverso
  • Josée ARRUE: theatre teacher
  • Séverine GROS: dance teacher And the students of the Orange Conservatory
U kraljevstvu Partenope - napuljski barokni koncerti

22/03/2026 20:00 CET

U kraljevstvu Partenope - napuljski barokni koncerti On-site

Croatian Baroque Ensemble Croatia
Satirical Theatre Kerempuh, Prilaz Fadila Hodžića 3, 10000 Zagreb
Second concert in the 26th concert season of the Croatian Baroque Ensemble. You will hear some works of Mancini, Scarlatti, Fiorenza, Mele, Leo, and Sammartini. And a day earlier, the same concert can be heard in Celje (Slovenia).
Musicians
  • Croatian Baroque Ensemble
  • Maruša Brezavšček - recorder and artistic direction
Bach - Versio altera

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

Bach - Versio altera Online

Andrea Banaudi Italy
Tempio Evangelico Valdese, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. 23, 10125 Torino
Bach - Versio altera is a collection of Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions that have reached us in versions other than the definitive ones. Two organ compositions are presented: the D major Fugue BWV 532 and Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654a.
Musicians
  • Two organists: Andrea Banaudi (BWV 532) and Marco Capello (BWV 654a).
Orlando, G.F. Händel

21/03/2026 13:00 EET (21/03/2026 12:00 CET)

Orlando, G.F. Händel On-site

Oopperastudio Luova Finland
Kammari , Muotoilijankatu 1 , 00560 Helsinki
Baroque opera performed by students of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Musicians
  • Orlando - Eppu Mäkelä
  • Angelica - Mea Tikkanen
  • Medoro - Reetta Sariola
  • Dorinda - Jaana Rautonen
  • Zoroastro - Tomi Andersson
  • Directed by Tomi Andersson and produced by Olga Harrison
O Sidera

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

O Sidera On-site

Festival Sastamala Gregoriana Finland
St Olaf's Church, Kallialan kirkkotie 50, 38200 Sastamala
Language, distorted by Lassus or stretched by the Byzantine Asmatikon, fades away to make room for pure sensation. A new grammar is created, that of the encounter between music and the body, between the bodies of the singers and the body of the conductor's gestures and the bodies of the listeners, in the wake of the sound waves. O Sidera is a shock, a rapture, which is first experienced and then explained. The programme can be read when the singing stops, as if to seek a rational explanation for what we have just experienced.
Musicians
  • Lila Hajosi - Conductor
  • Chloé Roussel - Mezzo soprano
  • Fanny Chatelain - Alto
  • Olivier Merlin - Tenor
  • Xavier Bazoge, Jean-Marc Vié - Bass
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