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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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
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
Journée de la Musique Ancienne 2026

21/03/2026 17:00 CET

Journée de la Musique Ancienne 2026 On-site

Les Rendez-Vous de Musique Ancienne | Ensemble Céladon France
Chapel of Saint-Louis High School - Saint-Bruno, 16 rue des Chartreux, 69001 Lyon
In 2026, the RDVMA will organise its first edition of Early Music Day in partnership with three ensembles from FEVIS AuRA. Whether you are an enthusiast or simply curious, come and be surprised by this new event in Lyon!
Musicians
  • La Française Ensemble
  • Céladon Ensemble
  • Pulcinella Ensemble
Conférence "Jean-Joseph Mouret, un compositeur avignonnais à Paris au XVIIIe siècle"

31/03/2026 15:00 CEST

Conférence "Jean-Joseph Mouret, un compositeur avignonnais à Paris au XVIIIe siècle" On-site

Les Après-midi de Fonséca France
Médiathèque Jean-Louis Barrault , 6 rue Perrin Morel, 84000 Avignon
As part of her collaboration on Alain Bravay's recent book on Jean-Joseph Mouret, Marie-Virginie Delorme is giving a lecture to rediscover this Baroque composer from Avignon, with screenings and musical excerpts.
Musicians
  • Marie-Virginie Delorme, professor of organ, music writing and culture at the CRC in Orange and titular organist at Vaison-la-Romaine Cathedral
Recital for viola da gamba - À coeur joie

08/03/2026 15:00 CET

Recital for viola da gamba - À coeur joie On-site

Rimat France
Reception hall of Tréguier Town Hall, 1 Pl. du Général Leclerc, 22220 Tréguier
The viola da gamba is given free rein in this programme, which freely combines works by Sainte Colombe, Monteverdi, Caix d'Hervelois, Marais, Hume, Forqueray and Dowland.
Musicians
  • Mathilde Gomas
Organ and early music concert

22/03/2026 16:30 CET

Organ and early music concert On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Communal d'Orange France
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth, Rue de l'ancien collège , 84100 Orange
Concert by the organ class, with the participation of teachers from the early music department and the Conservatoire's early music ensembles for teenagers and adults.
Musicians
  • Marie-Virginie Delorme, organ teacher
  • Alain Bravay, traditional music teacher and director of early music ensembles
  • Amélie Gauthier, viola da gamba teacher
  • Conservatory students (organ, galoubet-tambourine, bagpipes, recorder, violin, cello, etc.)
El Jardín de las Delicias

03/02/2026 19:00 CET

El Jardín de las Delicias On-site

All'Antica Musika Spain
Teatro Barakaldo , C/ Juan Sebastián Elcano, 4, 48901 Barakaldo
El jardín de las delicias" by All'Antica Musika is an interdisciplinary project that combines early Spanish and Latin American music (16th-18th centuries) with theatre and dance, narrating the last thoughts of King Philip II.
Musicians
  • Jorge Santos (actor)
  • Laiene Alcalá (soprano)
  • Venecia Grifell (dancer)
  • Diego de Amigo (baroque violin)
  • David Sáez (recorders)
  • Silvia Cantatore (viola da gamba)
  • Teresa Merino (theorbo)
  • Elvira Pujol (harpsichord)
  • Adrian Santamaria (percussion)
Quattrocento

21/03/2026 09:48 CST (21/03/2026 02:48 CET)

Quattrocento On-site

National Concert Hall Taiwan
National Concert Hall , No. 21-1, Zhongshan S Rd, Zhongzheng District, 100 Taipei City
Collaboration concert with Capella de Ministrers & The Gleam Ensemble. Spanish Renaissance music from Alfonso the Magnanimous to Isabella the Catholic.
Musicians
  • CAPELLA DE MINISTRERS Carles Magraner
  • THE GLEAM ENSEMBLE Martin Chiang
Bach's Mass in B Minor

21/03/2026 19:00 PDT (22/03/2026 03:00 CET)

Bach's Mass in B Minor On-site

Bach Collegium San Diego United States
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 3459 Manchester Ave, 92007 Cardiff
The Mass in B minor represents the pinnacle and synthesis of Bach's musical language. Bach takes us on a journey through some of his most sublime musical ideas, from moments of meditation and repose to total ecstasy and euphoria.
Musicians
  • Bach Collegium San Diego
  • Ruben Valenzuela, Founder & Artistic Director
  • SOLOISTS Estelí Gomez, soprano Jay Carter, countertenor Aaron Sheehan, Michael Jones, tenors Enrico Lagasca, bass
Concert Alla francesca : "Vray dieu d'amours…"

21/03/2026 16:30 CET

Concert Alla francesca : "Vray dieu d'amours…" On-site

Les Samedis Musicaux de Chartres France
Musée des Beaux Arts de Chartres, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 29 cloître Notre-Dame, 28000 Chartres
Chansons et polyphonies du XVe siècle signées Binchois, Dufay, Ockeghem, Dunstable…
Musicians
  • Alla Francesca Ensemble
  • Maud Haering: vocals
  • Mathias Lunghi: vocals
  • Camile Macinenti: vocals
  • Nolwenn Le Guern: bowed fiddle, rebec
  • Brigitte Lesne: direction and concept, Gothic harp
Historical dance afternoon

21/01/2026 14:00 CET (21/01/2026 14:00 CET)

Historical dance afternoon On-site

Stiftung Händel-Haus Germany
Händel-Haus, Große Nikolaistraße 5 , 06108 Halle (Saale)
Experience early Baroque street dances from England and French branles, with elegant figures, rousing melodies, and convivial dancing which already delighted people in the days of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I.
Musicians
  • Mark Frenzel, dance teacher
  • Hagen Jahn, museum educator
Bach's St John Passion

21/03/2026 20:00 CET

Bach's St John Passion On-site

LES PASSIONS - Orchestre Baroque de Montauban France
Auditorium St-Pierre des Cuisines, 12 place Saint-Pierre, 31000 TOULOUSE
Considered ‘one of Bach's most profound and perfect works’, it offers a poetic, musical and religious interpretation of a fundamental episode from the Gospels, the Passion of Christ.
Musicians
  • The Toulouse Choir Toulouse Conservatory (Mark Opstad)
  • Les Passions (Jean-Marc Andrieu)
  • Cyrille Dubois, Evangelist, tenor
  • Pierre Yves Cras, Jesus, bass
  • Marius Vidal, Pilate, tenor
  • Lisa Auriol Chaïb, soprano
  • Lucile Rentz, alto
  • Jean-Christophe Lanièce, bass
Early Music Day Copenhagen 2026

21/01/2026 15:00 CET

Early Music Day Copenhagen 2026 Online and On-site

Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival Sweden
KoncertKirken, Blågårds Plads 6A, 2200 Copenhagen
Welcome to another harpsichord marathon!
Musicians
  • Gilbert, Martinez (US/DK
  • Alina Rotaru (RO)
  • Yngvild Haalund Ruud (NO/DK)
  • Gabriella Sjögren (SE).
Once upon a time... Holy Week

21/03/2026 20:30 CET

Once upon a time... Holy Week On-site

Les Talens Lyriques France
Salle Cortot, 78 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris
Public masterclass and concert with commentary by Christophe Rousset, in partnership with the École Normale de Musique de Paris. The programme aims to provide a deeper understanding of the works performed, in connection with Holy Week and the Leçons de Ténèbres.
Musicians
  • Michèle Bréant, 1st treble
  • Suzanne Jerosme, 2nd treble
  • Atsushi Sakaï, viola da gamba
  • Christophe Rousset, organ, harpsichord and conductor
Do as you please - A thousand years of song

20/03/2026 20:30 CET

Do as you please - A thousand years of song On-site

Ensemble Obsidienne France
Salle de la Poterne, 21 Bd du 14 Juillet, 89100 SENS
To celebrate the return of spring, at the opening of LA REVERDIE, which Obsidienne has been offering since 2019, the ensemble takes up residence in the medieval setting of La Poterne, takes Rabelais' maxim to heart and travels through 1,000 years of songs.
Musicians
  • Emilie Boudeville
  • Florence Jacquemart
  • Hélène Moreau
  • Camille Bonnardot
  • Colin Bonnardot
  • Emmanuel Bonnardot
  • Ludovic Montet
  • Pierre Tessier
Festa della Musica Antica: Vigevano, Accade anche qui

21/03/2026 10:00 CET

Festa della Musica Antica: Vigevano, Accade anche qui On-site

Diapason Consortium Italy
Auditorium 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
Ārt House Social

21/03/2026 18:00 CET

Ārt House Social On-site

Georg Kroneis Austria
Absteige zur Bärtigen Therese • Trahütten, Alexander-Kortschak-Weg 6, 8530 Trahütten
ĀRT HOUSE is bringing Bach's music to the beautiful mountain village of Trahütten in Styria. To mark the occasion, we will be playing at 440Hz and will also be performing the melodrama ‘Der wunderbare Tivoli’ by Flora Marlene Geißelbrecht.
Musicians
  • Thomas Höft, author and narrator

  • Michael Hell, harpsichord and recorder

  • Georg Kroneis, viola da gamba
Vray dieu d'amours… Ensemble Alla francesca

21/03/2026 16:30 CET

Vray dieu d'amours… Ensemble Alla francesca On-site

Les Samedis Musicaux de Chartres France
Musée des beaux-Arts de Chartres, Musée des Beaux-Arts 29 cloître Notre-Dame, 28000 Chartres
Concert de chansons polyphoniques du 15e siècle : Binchois, Dufay, Ockeghem, Dunstable… Ensemble Alla francesca Deuxième concert à 18h30
Musicians
  • Maud Haering, vocals
  • Mathias Lunghi, vocals
  • Camile Macinenti, vocals
  • Nolwenn Le Guern, bowed fiddle, rebec
  • Brigitte Lesne, direction and design, Gothic harp
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