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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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
Sulla Piazza - The violins of San Marco

22/03/2026 17:00 CET

Sulla Piazza - The violins of San Marco On-site

Consort La Capriola France
Théâtre du Casino Grand Cercle, Aix les Bains (France), 3 Avenue des Fleurs, 73100 Aix-les-Bains
This concert illustrates the musical life that animated the famous Venetian square, at the heart of a vibrant 16th century. From dusk to dawn, we follow the path of a violin consort throughout their successive engagements.
Musicians
  • Camille Fritsch – voice
  • Charlotte Gerbitz – soprano violin & alto
  • Dorine Lepeltier-Kovács – tenor violin
  • Manon Papasergio – bass violin & triple harp
Master class de flûte à bec avec Conrad Steinmann

28/03/2026 15:00 CET

Master class de flûte à bec avec Conrad Steinmann On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Pau Béarn Pyrénées France
Rue des Réparatrices, 64000 PAU
An internationally renowned Swiss flutist, Conrad Steinmann studied flute at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Hans-Martin Linde. He taught at the Zurich Music Academy until 1982, then at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
Musicians

Conrad Steinmann

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
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

21/03/2026 18:00 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! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
Musicians
  • Orneglio Bortoliero - organ
La Primavera di Bach: Buon Compleanno Bach - XI Edizione

21/03/2026 18:30 CET

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

Associazione Culturale Mousikè - Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Chiesa di San Gaetano, Corso Andrea Palladio, 149, 36100 Vicenza
Soli Deo Gloria! The organ music of J.S. Bach in festive liturgies
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.)
EX TENEBRIS AD LUCEM

22/03/2026 20:15 CET

EX TENEBRIS AD LUCEM On-site

N&B MARETERRA FESTIVAL Italy
Chiesa Santa Croce, Piazzetta dei Frati Cappuccini, 2, 70122 BARI
A journey from darkness to light (from D minor to G major) trough Bach's music offered by the renowned Italian organist Luca Scandali on the 'Zanin' organ (1995) in German baroque style.
Musicians
  • LUCA SCANDALI, organ
Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross – String Quartet

22/03/2026 11:30 EET (22/03/2026 10:30 CET)

Haydn's Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross – String Quartet On-site

Cultural Center of Harghita County Romania
St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church, Lunca de Sus (Gyimesfelsőlok), Lunca de Sus ; Judeţ: Harghita ; Adresa: nr. 67 , 537155 Lunca de Sus - Gyimesfelsőlok
Haydn composed the work on commission, structuring it around seven musical meditations on the final words of Christ. The composer himself regarded the resulting piece as a remarkable achievement.
Musicians
  • VERESS Csaba – VIOLIN
  • PÉTER Ernő – VIOLIN
  • GÁBOR Előd – VIOLA
  • LÁZÁR Zsombor – CELLO
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 19:30 CST (21/03/2026 12:30 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

21/03/2026 15:00 CET (21/03/2026 15:00 CET)

Early Music Day Copenhagen 2026 Online and On-site

Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival Denmark
KoncertKirken, Blågårds Plads 6A, 2200 Copenhagen
Welcome to another harpsichord marathon!
Musicians
  • Gilbert Martinez (US/DK)
  • Alina Rotaru (RO)
  • Yngvild Haalund Ruud (NO/DK)
  • Babett Hartmann (DE/DK)
Melancholy & Mirth: The Music of John Dowland

21/03/2026 19:30 HST (22/03/2026 06:30 CET)

Melancholy & Mirth: The Music of John Dowland On-site

Early Music Hawaii United States
Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou Street, 96822 Honolulu, Hawai'i
His world is brought vividly to life through his compositions paired with those of his Continental colleagues, met on his extensive travels. These works trace a rich emotional arc, from the outlandish and hilarious to the mournful and deeply moving.
Musicians
  • Early Music Hawaii Singers and Players
  • Scott Fikse, director
  • Special guests:
  • John Lenti, lute
  • Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
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
Vanamuusika päeva kontsert - Early Music Day's concert

21/03/2026 16:00 EET (21/03/2026 15:00 CET)

Vanamuusika päeva kontsert - Early Music Day's concert On-site

Tallinn College of Music and Ballet – MUBA Estonia
Big Chamber Hall of MUBA, Pärnu mnt. 59, Tallinn
We are celebrating International Early Music Day with a concert by MUBA Early Music and Singing students. The program includes Telemann, Dowland, Vivaldi, Purcell, Monteverdi and Frescobaldi.
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