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.
21/03/2026 19:30 CET
ST. JOHN PASSION BWV 245 / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH On-site
Polish Royal Opera PolandBasilica of the Dominican Fathers in Lublin, Złota 9, Złota 9, 20-112 LUBLIN
- PERFORMERS:
- JACEK SZPONARSKI - EVANGELIST
- ROBERT GIERLACH - JESUS
- PAWEŁ CZEKAŁA - PILATE
- JOANNA SOJKA - SOPRANO
- ANNA RADZIEJEWSKA - ALTO
- SYLWESTER SMULCZYŃSKI - TENOR
- PAWEŁ MICHALCZUK - BASS
- THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA T
- HE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
- CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
- KAROL KNAPIŃSKI - CHORUS MASTER
- KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA - POSITIVE ORGAN, CONDUCTOR
14/03/2026 14:30 CET
Dordán On-site
Waterford Libraries IrelandCentral Library, Lady Lane, X91 V045 Waterford
- Dordán
21/03/2026 19:00 CET (21/03/2026 19:00 CET)
Mencía. Duchessa di Calabria On-site
Pietà de' Turchini Foundation ItalyChurch of Santa Caterina da Siena, Santa Caterina da Siena Street, 38, 80132 Naples
- CANTORÍA
- Inés Alonso, soprano
- Belén Herrero, alto
- Jorge Losana, tenor and conductor
- David Guitart, bass
- Nathan Giorgetti, viola da gamba
- Daniel Murphy, lute
- with the contribution of Cervantes Institute, Ambassy of Spain in Italy and INAEM
21/03/2026 19:00 CET (21/03/2026 19:00 CET)
"Early Music Desk. ¡Haendel All’Italiana!" Online
Festival Encuentro Silva de Sirenas (FESS Madrid) SpainEspacio Silva de Sirenas, C/ Vinaroz 16, 28002 Madrid
- DELIRIVM MUSICA
- Beatriz Amezúa, violin
- Diego Fernández, harpsichord
- Juan Portilla, recorder
16/03/2026 16:30 CET
Semana de la música antigua On-site
Conservatorio Municipal de Barakaldo SpainConservatorio Municipal de Barakaldo, Av. A. Miranda, 4, Aptdo: 118, 48902 San Vicente de Barakaldo, Biscay, 48902 Barakaldo
- Students from the centre
- Conservatory symphony orchestra
- All'Antica Musika group
21/03/2026 19:00 CET
Dialogues. Duet medieval dances Online and On-site
Fundación Municipal de Cultura, Educación y Universidad Popular de Gijón SpainMuseo Casa Natal de Jovellanos, Plazuela de Jovellanos, s/n, Centro, 33201 Gijón, Asturias, 33201 Gijón
- Eloqventia
- Alejandro Villar – soprano, alto and tenor recorders, double flute, gemshorn, medieval bamboo flute and symphonia
- David Mayoral – Darbukas, frame drums, doira, tambourine, tamburello, bells, dulcimer and chimes
21/03/2026 20:30 CET
IN VIAGGIO DA BACH AI BACH. Estro, genialità e passione On-site
Grandezze & Meraviglie ItalyChiesa di Sant'Agostino, via Sant'Agostino, 6, 41121 Modena
- ENSEMBLE À L’ANTICA
- Luigi Lupo, flute
- Rossella Croce, violin
- Rebeca Ferri, cello
- Anna Fontana, harpsichord
21/03/2026 20:00 GMT (21/03/2026 21:00 CET)
Chaconnes, Charades & Chicaner On-site
Limerick Early Music Festival IrelandBelltable, 69 O’Connell Street, V94 4D85 Limerick City
- Mary Collins (historical dance specialist) and Steven Player (baroque guitar, historical dance specialist)
- joined by guest musicians Paulo Alonso (viola), Sarah Groser (viola da gamba), and Yonit Kosovske (harpsichord).
21/03/2026 11:00 GMT (21/03/2026 12:00 CET)
Pied Piper: A Celebration of David Munrow On-site
Cambridge Early Music United KingdomPembroke College Auditorium, Pembroke College, Trumpington St, CB2 1RF Cambridge
- English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, performers
- The Geldart Ensemble, performers
- John Turner, performer
- Adrian Bradbury, performer
- Harry Bowden, performer
- Students from the University of Cambridge, performers
- Edward Blakeman, Panel Chair
- Catherine Bott, Panel Chair
- Nicholas Kenyon, Panel Chair
21/03/2026 19:00 EET (21/03/2026 18:00 CET)
BAROCCO ITALIANO On-site
Asociatia ANTIQVA RomaniaRomanian Atheneum , Str. Benjamin Franklin nr. 1-3, 010287 Bucharest
- Xavier Díaz-Latorre (lute, musical direction)
- SEMPRE Baroque Music Ensemble
21/03/2026 00:00 EDT (21/03/2026 05:00 CET)
BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents Provenzale’s Stellidaura's Revenge Online
Boston Early Music Festival United States30 Gainsborough Street, 02115 Boston, MA
- Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
- Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
- Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
- Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, MovementDirector
- Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura
- Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo
- Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro
- Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro Mara Riley, Armillo
21/03/2026 19:30 GMT (21/03/2026 20:30 CET)
J.S.Bach - St John Passion On-site
Amici Chamber Choir United KingdomSt Alban’s Church, The Ridgeway, North Harrow HA2 7PF, St Alban’s Church, The Ridgeway, North Harrow, HA2 7PF London
- Amici Chamber Choir
- Dei Gratia Baroque Ensemble
- Paul Jeanes, conductor
- Emma Walshe, soprano
- Martha McLorinan, alto
- Edward Beswick, tenor
- William Balkwill, Evangelist
- Simon Whiteley, Christus
- Lawrence White, bass & Pilate
22/03/2026 14:30 CST (22/03/2026 07:30 CET)
The Gleam International Early Music Festival - "Echoes of Ciudad de San Salvador" On-site
The Gleam Ensemble TaiwanKeelung Concert Hall, No. 181, Xinyi 1st Rd, Zhongzheng District, aiwan, 204 Keelung City
21/03/2026 21:00 CET (21/03/2026 21:00 CET)
Amour Fou Telemann On-site
Magdeburger Telemann Festtage GermanyFactory Club Magdeburg, Sanbreite 2, 39104 Magdeburg
- Ensemble Musica Sequenza
- Burak Özdemir, Artistic Director and Baroque bassoon
- Nicolò Balducci, Countertenor
- László Sandig, Dance
21/03/2026 21:00 CET (21/03/2026 21:00 CET)
Divina Virgo. Medieval music concert for voices and instruments On-site
Fondazione Abbatia Sancte Marie de Morimundo ItalyChiara Mojana, Piazza Municipio n. 6, 20081 Morimondo
- Instrumental duo "In Itinere Musica Medievale" (viella, rebec, medieval clàrsach harp, recorder and other instruments).
- Gregorian vocal trio "Sonus et vox"
21/03/2026 18:00 CET (21/03/2026 18:00 CET)
“SACRI FURORI Musiche per la Passione tra Napoli e Venezia” Online and On-site
AREA ARTE ASSOCIAZIONE ItalyVia B.Croce 23, , 80134 Napoli
“LE MUSICHE DA CAMERA”
Neapolitan Baroque ensemble 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 - violin
- Vezio IORIO - viola
- Renata CATALDI - transverse flute
- Leonardo MASSA - cello
- Cristiano PENNONE - violone
- Paola VENTRELLA - theorbo
- Debora CAPITANIO - harpsichord
22/03/2026 20:00 GMT (22/03/2026 21:00 CET)
Wayfaring Pipers On-site
Limerick Early Music Festival IrelandBelltable, 99 O'Connell Street, Limerick
- Ian Harrison (bagpipes, cornett, and shawm)
- Paul Høxbro (pipe, tabor, percussion)
21/03/2026 12:00 CET
The Other Side Of History: Dubrovnik & Varaždin Online
The Rest is Music CroatiaCultural-History Museum in the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik (Croatia) , Pred Dvorom 3, 20000 Dubrovnik
- The Rest is Music ensemble:
- Ivana Jelača, fortepiano
- Marija Lešaja, soprano
- Sebastijan Sarapa, clarinet
21/03/2026 10:00 CET
Journée Européenne de la Musique Ancienne On-site
Opéra de Massy France1 place de France, 91300 Massy
- Irène Feste, dancer and choreographer, specialist in 17th and 18th century choreographic repertoire
- Aurélie Karbowiak, flutist (recorders, traverso), teacher at the Massy Conservatory
- Baptiste Guittet, harpsichordist, teacher at the Massy Conservatory
- Andrés Felipe Rubiano Granados, violist and guitarist, teacher at the Amiens and Massy Conservatories
18/03/2026 15:00 CET
Family Workshop: The sackbut, a musical passport through the ages On-site
Les Muses en Dialogue x Julien Miro France218 Bd de l'Aéroport international, 34000 Montpellier
Julien Miro