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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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)
  • Babett Hartmann (DE/DK)
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.
La Jam Renaissance (et Baroque et Moyen-Âge)

21/03/2026 19:30 CET

La Jam Renaissance (et Baroque et Moyen-Âge) On-site

La Jam Renaissance France
80 Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris
Monthly jam session featuring early music in a Parisian bistro, with a festive atmosphere. Concert/open stage at 8 p.m., jam session at 9 p.m. – open to all ears, voices and instruments, early or otherwise. Tous les diapasons sont bienvenus.
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
French & Italian Lute Music from the Baroque Era

09/04/2025 16:00 CEST

French & Italian Lute Music from the Baroque Era Online

Escola d'Adults Pau Casals de Rubí Spain
Escola Municipal de Música Pere Burés, Joaquim Blume, 28, 08191 Rubí
First concert ever with a 14-course lute with works by pretty unknown baroque composers for the lute such as Louys de Moy & Giovanni Zamboni.
Musicians
  • Joaquim Bogunyà, 14-course lute.
Guided tour of the history of architecture

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

Guided tour of the history of architecture On-site

Stiftung Händel-Haus Germany
Händel-Haus, Große Nikolaistraße 5, 06108 Halle (Saale)
Karl Altenburg sheds some light on the history of the Handel House's construction and accompanies visitors to the vaulted cellar and the impressive panelled parlour.
Musicians
  • Karl Altenburg, Museum historian
Generation 1685 - Bach | Scarlatti

20/03/2026 11:36 CET

Generation 1685 - Bach | Scarlatti On-site

Mars en Baroque France
Church Notre-Dame du Mont, Église Notre-Dame du Mont 1 rue de Lodi , 13006 Marseille
Both born in 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, steeped in the knowledge of the past, were driven by a deep desire for modernity.
Musicians
  • Jacques Moderne Ensemble
  • Joël Suhubiette - Conductor
  • Axelle Bernage, Cécile Dibon-Lafarge Cyprile Meier and Julia Wischniewski, sopranos
  • Margot Mellouli, mezzo-soprano
  • Gabriel Jublin, countertenor
  • Marc Manodritta, Marco Van Baaren, tenors
  • Didier Chevalier, Cyrille Gautreau, basses
  • Rémi Cassaigne, theorbo
  • Marine Rodallec, cello
  • Emmanuel Mandrin, organ
Organ recital. Correa de Arauxa: “Libro de tientos... Facultad organica” (1626)

17/03/2026 13:10 GMT (17/03/2026 14:10 CET)

Organ recital. Correa de Arauxa: “Libro de tientos... Facultad organica” (1626) On-site

Andrew Benson-Wilson United Kingdom
The Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, Mayfair, W1K 2PA London
This Early Music Day recital focuses on the publication, exactly 400 years ago, of the monumental "Libro de tientos y discursos de música practica, y theorica de organo intitulado Facultad organica" by Francisco Correa de Arauxo.
Musicians
  • Andrew Benson-Wilson, organ
The Conservatory of Menorca celebrates Early Music Day

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

The Conservatory of Menorca celebrates Early Music Day On-site

Conservatori Professional de Música de Menorca and JJMM d'Alaior Spain
Sala de Cultura Sant Diego, Alaior, Es Banyer, S/N, 07730 Alaior
As is tradition at Conservatori Professional de Música de Menorca, students and teachers of the center celebrate Early Music Day, with a concert-conference in which you can listen to music for guitar, string quartet, violin and voice.
Musicians
Musical Conversations: Gaultier & Tessarini

22/03/2026 17:00 CET (22/03/2026 17:00 CET)

Musical Conversations: Gaultier & Tessarini On-site

Titans Rising concert series Germany
Ev. Kirche Am Lietzensee, Herbartstraße 4-6, 14057 Berlin
This program contrasts French Baroque refinement with Italian virtuosity, featuring Pierre Gaultier de Marseille’s suites from the Ambronay debut recording (2025) alongside the lively miniatures of Carlo Tessarini.
Musicians
  • Cohaere Ensemble
  • Marta Gawlas, baroque traverso
  • Monika Hartmann, baroque cello
  • Natalia Olczak, harpsichord
Séance publique de l'Atelier Vocal

21/03/2026 15:45 CET

Séance publique de l'Atelier Vocal On-site

Les Meslanges France
Centre Culturel Simone Signoret, 30 rue Jean Binard, 76920 Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie
Under the direction of Thomas van Essen, the singers will perform works from the European Renaissance, accompanied on the lute by Vincent Maurice.
Musicians
  • Thomas van Essen, conductor
  • Vincent Maurice, lute
Johannes Passion BWV 245

22/03/2026 17:00 CET

Johannes Passion BWV 245 On-site

Associazione Mousikè Il Teatro Armonico APS Italy
Basilica dei Santi felice e Fortunato - Vicenza, Italy, Corso Santi Felice e Fortunato, 219, VICENZA, VI, Vicenza
Full performance with Orchestra, Choir and Soloists of the Johannes Passion by J.S.Bach
Musicians Il Teatro Armonico conducted by Margherita Dalla Vecchia
Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri

29/03/2026 18:00 EEST (29/03/2026 17:00 CEST)

Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri On-site

Borgå Swedish Cathedral Parish, Porvoo Finnish Parish, The Support Association of the Porvoo Oratorio Choir Finland
Porvoo Cathedral, Kirkkotori 1, 06100 Porvoo
To be performed for the first time in Porvoo on March 29, this five-part Baroque work features choir, soloists and orchestra in meditation on the crucified Christ.
Musicians
  • Porvoo Oratorio Choir and soloists
  • Ensemble Nylandia baroque orchestra
  • Kaisa Sidoroff, conductor
Les Suites Françaises de J. S. Bach

21/03/2026 19:30 CET

Les Suites Françaises de J. S. Bach On-site

La Cité Bleue Genève Switzerland
La Cité Bleue Genève, Avenue de Miremont 46, 1206 Geneva
An exceptional recital by Cédric Pescia featuring Johann Sebastian Bach's six French Suites, a masterpiece for keyboard in which slow and lively dances respond to each other with profound contrapuntal richness.
Musicians
  • Cédric Pescia, piano
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