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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Madri(é)gale

28/03/2026 16:00 CET

Madri(é)gale On-site

Cité de la Voix - Biennale Elles France
Cité de la Voix de Vézelay, 4 rue de l’Hôpital , 89450 VÉZELAY
Concert by the Alkymia ensemble following a creative residency at the Cité de la Voix. This programme offers a journey from Italian madrigals to German madrigals, motets and double choirs. 10 singers, lira da gamba and positive organ.
Musicians
  • Alkymia - répertoires anciens et de nos jours
  • Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza
Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant

18/03/2026 18:30 CET

Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Martine Argellies France
11bis Rue des Soldats, 34000 Montpellier
Martine Argellies, a harpsichord maker since 1981, is one of the few French specialists in this instrument.
Musicians

Martine Argellies

Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant

19/03/2026 16:00 CET

Workshop tours: guided tour of a workshop certified as Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Martine Argellies France
11bis Rue des Soldats, 34000 Montpellier
Martine Argellies, a harpsichord maker since 1981, is one of the few French specialists in this instrument.
Musicians

Martine Argellies

Ex tenebris ad lucem!

21/03/2026 19:30 CET

Ex tenebris ad lucem! On-site

Vox ecclesiæ - Apuliantiqua Early Music Festival Italy
Chiesa Sacro Cuore, via Fiume 15, 70043 Monopoli
A journey through the universe of J.S. Bach: from the solemnity of the Fugue in D minor to the depth of the Orgelbüchlein. Luca Scandali explores the German genius between formal rigour and spirituality, closing with the verve of the Prelude and Fugue in G major.
Musicians Luca Scandali
Le Grand Siècle

25/03/2026 18:00 CET

Le Grand Siècle On-site

Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Pau Béarn Pyrénées France
21 bis rue Serviez, 64000 PAU
Two concerts with commentary and illustrations by the students, exploring the richness and evolution of Baroque music: 6pm – Court airs and instrumental music from 17th-century France / 8pm – Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully (excerpts)
Lecture: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, by Stéphan Perreau

18/03/2026 17:00 CET

Lecture: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, by Stéphan Perreau On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Stéphan Perreau France
218 Bd de l'Aéroport international, 34000 Montpellier
Illustrated lecture on the Baroque composer and presentation of the reissue of the monograph edited by Les Muses en Dialogue. Stéphan Perreau is a musicologist and specialist in French Baroque music.
Musicians

Stéphan Perreau

Répétitions ouvertes : Hommage à Joël Pons

19/03/2026 19:00 CET

Répétitions ouvertes : Hommage à Joël Pons On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Ars Vocalis France
10 Rue du Tour de l'Église, 34080 Montpellier
Ars Vocalis, conducted by Marie-Paule Nounou, opens a rehearsal to the public in tribute to cellist Joël Pons, featuring works by Bach, Pergolesi and Handel. An immersion into the heart of the work of an ensemble dedicated to the sacred Baroque repertoire.
Musicians

Ars Vocalis, artistic direction by Marie-Paule Nounou

Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et  sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres

20/03/2026 11:15 CET

Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Musée Fabre France
39 Bd Bonne Nouvelle, 34000 Montpellier
A dialogue between pictorial works and ancient instruments in a guided musical journey. Artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre. With Sylvain Sartre (flute) and Romaric Martin (historical guitar).
Musicians

Ensemble Les Ombres, artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre.

Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et  sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres

20/03/2026 16:00 CET

Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Musée Fabre France
39 Bd Bonne Nouvelle, 34000 Montpellier
A dialogue between pictorial works and ancient instruments in a guided musical journey. Artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre. With Sylvain Sartre (flute) and Romaric Martin (historical guitar).
Musicians

Ensemble Les Ombres, artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre.

Concert : Chorals en miroir Bach & Mendelssohn – Benjamin Alard, grand orgue

21/03/2026 18:30 CET

Concert : Chorals en miroir Bach & Mendelssohn – Benjamin Alard, grand orgue On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Benjamin Alard France
1 Rue de l'Horloge, 66000 Perpignan
Lent programme mirroring Bach and Mendelssohn. Benjamin Alard brings us Bach's complete keyboard works with Harmonia Mundi.
Musicians

Benjamin Alard

International Early Music Day Celebrations Szczecin 2026 Edition. “Music Is a Woman”

21/03/2026 17:00 CET

International Early Music Day Celebrations Szczecin 2026 Edition. “Music Is a Woman” On-site

Early Music Academy Foundation Poland
National Museum in Szczecin, ul. Księcia Mściwoja II 8, 70-533 Szczecin
A concert combined with a lecture, presenting music by women composers of the 17th and 18th centuries.The programme includes compositions by I.leonarda. M.M.Priuli, J.de la Guerre, Mrs Philarmonica.
Musicians
  • Consortium Sedinum
  • Collegium für Alte Musik Vorpommern
  • Katarzyna Cendlak, Noemi Kuśnierz-Lipert - baroque violin
  • Gertrud Ohse - baroque cello
  • Urszula Stawicka - harpsichord, artistic direction
Hanna Balcerzak: Goldberg Variations BWV 988

22/03/2026 13:00 CET

Hanna Balcerzak: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 On-site

Pałac w Rybnej Poland
XIII Baroque Spring at the Palace at Rybna, Tarnowskie Góry, Mokra 11, 42-600 Tarnowskie Góry
Hanna Balcerzak performs the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, at the inauguration of the 13th Baroque Spring Festival, marking Early Music Day 2026 with Johann Sebastian Bach’s extraordinary masterpiece.
Musicians Hanna Balcerzak, harpsichord
Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et  sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres

20/03/2026 14:00 CET

Visite en musique : Romantisme et classicisme, nature et sentiments – Ensemble Les Ombres On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x Musée Fabre France
39 Bd Bonne Nouvelle, 34000 Montpellier
A dialogue between pictorial works and ancient instruments in a guided musical journey. Artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre. With Sylvain Sartre (flute) and Romaric Martin (historical guitar).
Musicians

Ensemble Les Ombres, artistic direction: Margaux Blanchard & Sylvain Sartre.

Concert: Early music – Béziers Méditerranée and Grand Narbonne Conservatories

21/03/2026 19:00 CET

Concert: Early music – Béziers Méditerranée and Grand Narbonne Conservatories On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x – Conservatoire de Béziers Méditerrannée et Conservatoire du Grand Narbonne France
10 Place de l'Église, 34490 Lignan sur Orb
Renaissance & Baroque concert by students and teachers. A genuine invitation to rediscover the richness and diversity of early music through the sounds of harpsichords, Baroque violins and recorders.
Musicians

Students and teachers from the Béziers Méditerranée Conservatory and the Greater Narbonne Conservatory

Concert: Fili Mi Absalon – The sackbut in the spotlight

22/03/2026 15:00 CET

Concert: Fili Mi Absalon – The sackbut in the spotlight On-site

Les Muses en Dialogue x la Cité des Arts France
13 Av. du Professeur Grasset, 34090 Montpellier
Programme based on Schütz and Rosenmüller with Guillaume Olry (vocals), Franck Poitrineau, Julien Miro (sackbouts) and Marie Domitille Murez (baroque harp).
Musicians

Professors of the Early Music Department from the Cité des Arts: Guillaume Olry, Franck Poitrineau, Julien Miro and Marie Domitille Murez.

#23 Happy Birthday Bach! BachTanzLab

21/03/2026 20:00 CET

#23 Happy Birthday Bach! BachTanzLab On-site

Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart Germany
Liederhalle, Mozart-Saal, Hasenbergsteige 3, 70178 Stuttgart
International Bach Festival Stuttgart 2026. The Bach Academy celebrates Bach's birthday with a new production: ‘How does Stuttgart dance Bach?’ The Europa Danzante ensemble joins forces with musicians from the Gaechinger Cantorey in an interdisciplinary programme.
Musicians
  • Europa Danzante ensemble
  • Instrumentalists from the Gaechinger Cantorey
  • Yves Ytier Stage direction, dance and general direction
  • Alessandro Giaquinto, dance and choreography
  • Laura Miottii, dance
  • Victoria Cid, eurythmy
  • Eugeniu Visan, assistant eurythmy
Bringing Pieter Van Maldere to Light. A Terra Nova Collective Initiative — Developing Classical Repertoire

03/03/2026 12:00 CET (03/03/2026 12:00 CET)

Bringing Pieter Van Maldere to Light. A Terra Nova Collective Initiative — Developing Classical Repertoire Online

Terra Nova Collective Belgium
Minderbroedersgang 5, 2800 Mechelen
On Early Music Day 2026, Terra Nova Collective presents a live digital focus on Pieter Van Maldere. Discover his life, context and Symphony through curated insights and listening moments, as part of our mission of developing classical repertoire.
Musicians With contributions by musicologist David Vergauwen, artistic director Vlad Weverbergh, and narrator Charlotte Bellis.
Sacri Furori Musiche per la Passione tra Napoli e Venezia

15/03/2026 10:41 CET (15/03/2026 10:41 CET)

Sacri Furori Musiche per la Passione tra Napoli e Venezia Online and On-site

AREA ARTE Associazione Italy
via Duomo 288 Napoli , Italia, 80138 Napoli
A meeting between the sacred repertoire for the Holy Week in Naples and Venice. The vocal pieces entrusted to soprano Francesco Divito and mezzo-soprano Rosa Montano are rare and emotionally rich pieces.
Musicians

LE MUSICHE DA CAMERA

Ensemble Barocco Partenopeo with period instruments 1992/2026

Thirty-four years of Baroque music in Naples

  • Francesco DIVITO, soprano
  • Rosa MONTANO, mezzo-soprano
  • Egidio MASTROMINICO, violino di concerto
  • Giuseppe GRIECO, baroque violin
  • Vezio IORIO, viola
  • Renata CATALDI, flute
  • Leonardo MASSA, baroque cello
  • Cristiano PENNONE, violone
  • Paola VENTRELLA, theorbo
  • Debora CAPITANIO, harpsichord
YORKSHIRE BACH CHOIR – BACH : ST JOHN PASSION

21/03/2026 19:30 GMT (21/03/2026 20:30 CET)

YORKSHIRE BACH CHOIR – BACH : ST JOHN PASSION On-site

Yorkshire Bach Choir, co-promoted by NCEM and YorkConcerts United Kingdom
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DB York
Offering a powerful depiction of Christ’s passion, the Passio Secundum Johannem may well be Bach’s most inherently dramatic setting of the story. The Yorkshire Baroque Soloists will bring this to life with vivid, colourful playing.
Musicians James Gilchrist Evangelist, Frederick Long Christus with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
The Gleam International Early Music Festival - "Echoes of Ciudad de San Salvador"

22/03/2026 18:24 CST (22/03/2026 11:24 CET)

The Gleam International Early Music Festival - "Echoes of Ciudad de San Salvador" On-site

The Gleam Ensemble Taiwan
Keelung Concert Hall, No. 181, Xinyi 1st Rd, Zhongzheng District, aiwan, 204 Keelung City
The Sound of Fort San Salvador presents this four-hundred-year history through music, allowing a vital chapter of cross-cultural exchange, long buried beneath the shipyard of Heping Island to resurface through sound.
Musicians The Gleam Ensemble x Capella de Ministrers
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