Edition 2025

Early Music Day takes place every year on 21 March, at the initiative of REMA. This celebration of more than a thousand years of music, through concerts and events taking place simultaneously around the world, is an opportunity for Europeans to (re)discover our musical heritage!

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TRENDS & TRANSITION

21/03/2025 19:30 CET

TRENDS & TRANSITION On-site

Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Torrelavega Spain
Calle Quintana 8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/YZ91zXBiWHbG6RTz7?g_st=ic, Suances
The concert explores different trends of the Baroque period that will evolve into later styles such Classicism and Romanticism. Music from Händel, Telemann, Pergolesi, Janistch and Boccherini.
Musicians
  • Isabel Guerrero, soprano
  • Francisco Guazo, traverso
  • Enrique Campos, violin
  • Ines Moreno, viola
  • Manuel Márquez, bass
A School Community Project: Parents Play Early Music

21/03/2025 11:32 EET (21/03/2025 10:32 CET)

A School Community Project: Parents Play Early Music Online

Musically Together Greece
Kritis 46, 24100 Kalamata
This is a school project, inviting parents who play an instrument to perform and record classical pieces. Their recordings are shared on the school website and played during recess, bringing early music into the school community.
Musicians Students and parents of the school. Music Teacher: Georgia Mavrea
LI NAPOLITANI ARMONICI

21/03/2025 19:00 CET (21/03/2025 19:00 CET)

LI NAPOLITANI ARMONICI Online

AREA ARTE ASSOCIAZIONE Italy
SALA DE MUSICI, Chiesa Ecce Homo, Via B.Croce 23, 80134 Napoli
Vocal and instrumental works by the Neapolitan masters of the 18th century with the Neapolitan ensemble Le Musiche Da Camera. Music by L. Leo, E.R Duni, N.A.Porpora, E. Barbella, A. Caputi, G.F. Haendel. Modern transcriptions by Egidio Mastrominico and Renata Cataldi.
Musicians

Ensemble Le Musiche Da Camera

  • Rosa Montano, mezzo-soprano
  • Francesco Divito, soprano
  • Egidio Mastrominico, concert violin
  • Giuseppe Grieco, baroque violin
  • Renata Cataldi, transverse flute
  • Giorgio Bottiglioni, viola
  • Leonardo Massa, baroque cello
  • Cristiano Pennone, double bass
  • Michele Carreca, theorbo
  • Debora Capitanio, harpsichord
Maioris Hebdomadae Officia - The officiating of Holy Week between Gregorian chant and "canto fratto"

21/03/2025 20:00 CET

Maioris Hebdomadae Officia - The officiating of Holy Week between Gregorian chant and "canto fratto" On-site

Associazione Hexachordum -Cappella Musicale Corradiana - Fondazione Museo diocesano di Molfetta - Fe. Art. Soc Coop Italy
Auditorium del Museo Diocesano di Molfetta , Via Entica della chiesa sc , 70056 Molfetta
The Cappella Musicale Corradiana offers a touching musical meditation on the Easter Triduum, combining Gregorian chant, canto fratto and falsobordone, developed in the 18th century by Molfettese chapel masters.
Musicians Praecentor: Antonio Magarelli Organo: Gaetano Magarelli Schola gregoriana Cappella Musicale Corradiana
Ensemble Augelletti

21/03/2025 11:15 GMT (21/03/2025 12:15 CET)

Ensemble Augelletti Online

National Centre for Early Music United Kingdom
National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret's Church, YO1 9TL York
Join us in celebrating Early Music Day 2025 with a stunning performance by Ensemble Augelletti. This event is presented by the NCEM, BBC Radio 3, and the Royal College of Music New Generation Baroque Ensemble.
Musicians
  • Ellen Bundy, violin
  • Toby Carr, lutes
  • Carina Drury, cello
  • Olwen Foulkes, recorders
  • Benedict Williams, keyboards
Concerti alle corti del nord tra Vienna e Berlino

29/03/2025 16:00 CET

Concerti alle corti del nord tra Vienna e Berlino On-site

Istituto di Musica Antica della Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado - Fondazione Milano Italy
Incontri Musicali con l'Orchestra Barocca della Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado - XX edizione, Castello Sforzesco - Sala della Balla - Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano
The programme focuses on the 18th century and a number of solo concertos composed both for grand court festivities and for chamber music for entertainment. Music by Hertel, Wagenseil, Monn and Telemann.
Musicians

Antonio Frigé, harpsichord and direction

Soloists:

  • Céline Pasche, harp
  • Giulia Alberani, Laura Minguzzi, flutes
  • Martin Moya Fernandez, Giorgio Tosi, violins
  • Maria Calvo, cello

Baroque Orchestra of the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado

Napoletani prima... o poi

21/03/2025 20:00 CET (21/03/2025 20:00 CET)

Napoletani prima... o poi Online

Pietà de' Turchini Foundation Italy
Fondazione Centro di Musica Antica Pietà de' Turchini, via Santa Caterina da Siena 38, 80132 Napoli
Music by N. A. Porpora, D. Gallo, A. Ragazzi, A. Schnittke, D. Scarlatti Neapolitan music, with its roots deeply embedded in theater and dance, has been able to conquer the hearts of a vast audience, transcending geographical and temporal boundaries.
Musicians

Talenti Vulcanici

  • Margherita Pupulin, Heriberto Delgado - violins
  • Sara Bagnati - viola
  • Marius Malanetchi - cello
  • Davide Nava - doublebass
  • Juan Josè Francione - lute and baroque guitar
  • Stefano Demicheli - harpsichord and direction
Café Barock: Vanhan musiikin uudet toivot - Early music awards 2024

21/03/2025 13:00 EET (21/03/2025 12:00 CET)

Café Barock: Vanhan musiikin uudet toivot - Early music awards 2024 On-site

Café Barock / Ensemble Nylandia Finland
Rikhardinkatu Library, Rikhardinkatu 3, 00130 Helsinki
Finnish Early Music Association's (Svamuli ry) annual "Early music achievement of the year" prize ceremony and concert.
Musicians Students from the Early Music Department of Sibelius-Academy
Open Day Q&A

21/03/2025 16:00 CET (21/03/2025 16:00 CET)

Open Day Q&A Online

Heliosfero Academy Netherlands
Hulshorststraat 173, 2573EE The Hague
Heliosfero is an academy for aspiring early music specialists. We are based in The Netherlands, but we offer online private lessons, masterclasses and workshops for students anywhere in the world. This will be a Q&A session with staff. Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81081781553?pwd=KWR1XmQescE0bpijT4EMCSziDxBnAC.1
Musicians
  • Rebecca Huber
  • Orlando Aguilar Velazquez
Trends&Trandition

21/03/2025 19:30 CET

Trends&Trandition On-site

Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Torrelavega Spain
Early Music Concert, Cl. Quintana, 8, 39340 Suances, Cantabria, 39340 Suances
A musical tour through baroque trends and transition to classicism and romanticism.
Musicians
  • Isabel Guerrero, soprano
  • Francisco Guazo, traverso
  • Enrique Campos, violin
  • Ines Moreno, viola Manuel Márquez, double bass
Lecture - Concert: Organ A. Zeni

21/03/2025 11:00 CET

Lecture - Concert: Organ A. Zeni On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè Italy
Chiesa dei Servi, Piazza delle Biade 23, 36100 Vicenza
M. Weckmann Magnificat four verses J.S.Bach Trio Sonata II in C minor BWV 526 R. Schumann Fugue VI super B.A.C.H.
Musicians Marco Favotto, organ
Bach by Harnoncourt: Compare 5 versions of Bach's Matthäus-Passion by Nikolaus Harnoncourt following his score

21/03/2025 10:00 CET

Bach by Harnoncourt: Compare 5 versions of Bach's Matthäus-Passion by Nikolaus Harnoncourt following his score Online

Nikolaus Harnoncourt Zentrum, Bruckner University Linz Austria
Alice-Harnoncourt-Platz 1, 4040 Linz
We provide five films showing Nikolaus Harnoncourt's conducting score of the opening chorus of Bach's Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 in five different recordings. Compare his evolution and different visions on the same piece with different orchestras.
Musicians
  • Nikolaus Harnoncourt
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Concentus musicus Wien
  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Vanamuusikapäeva kontsert

21/03/2025 16:00 EET (21/03/2025 15:00 CET)

Vanamuusikapäeva kontsert On-site

Tallinn College of Music and Ballet – MUBA Estonia
The Small Chamber Hall - Väike Kammersaal, Pärnu mnt 59, 10135 Tallinn, Estonia, 10135 Tallinn
The concert will bring to the stage the students of singing and early music departments, who will perform music by Scarlatti, Telemann, Buxtehude, Handel and others.
I, Elizabeth (1 February 1587)

21/03/2025 19:00 EET (21/03/2025 18:00 CET)

I, Elizabeth (1 February 1587) On-site

Teatteri Jurkka Finland
Teatteri Jurkka, Vironkatu 7, 00170 Helsinki
A musical monologue on Elizabeth I considering her options on signing the death warrant of Mary Stuart. During the process she practices various musical pieces on her virginal by her contemporaries Bull, Gibbons, Byrd, Farnaby, Dowland and Picchi.
Musicians
  • Elina Mustonen, actress and harpsichordist
  • Nely Keinänen, author
  • Laura Jäntti, director
  • Tarja Simone, scenographer
Open day

21/03/2025 12:00 CET

Open day Online and On-site

LES PASSIONS-Orchestre Baroque de Montauban France
Orchestre Les Passions, 10 rue Mary Lafon, 82000 MONTAUBAN
A CD of the Passions autographed by the conductor will be offered to you on this occasion!
Musicians Jean-Marc Andrieu, musical director of Les Passions
The Scents of Versailles

21/03/2025 19:00 EET (21/03/2025 18:00 CET)

The Scents of Versailles On-site

FInnish Baroque Orchestra Finland
House of Nobility, Ritarikatu 1, 00170 Helsinki
This Finnish Baroque Orchestra's concert draws inspiration from life at the Sun King’s court, and the room will be filled not only with music by Marais, De la Guerre, Couperin and Rameau but also with the scents of Trudon candles.
Musicians

FiBO players

  • Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, viola da gamba
  • Anthony Marini, violin
  • Louna Hosia, viola da gamba
  • Marianna Henriksson, harpsichord
The Nightingale and the Chinese Emperor - musical shadow theatre based on Andersen's story

22/03/2025 19:00 CET

The Nightingale and the Chinese Emperor - musical shadow theatre based on Andersen's story On-site

Ville de Vienne en Val France
espace culturel La Maugerie, 39 Route de Jargeau, 45510 Vienne-en-Val
The tale of The Nightingale and the Emperor sums up the beauty of music and birdsong: they are elusive and always renew our sense of wonder. Le Rossignol et l'Empereur (The Nightingale and the Emperor), a chinoiserie written by someone who has never been to China, offers plenty of food for thought, and provides an opportunity to hear some of the vanished instruments so dear to 18th-century birdwatchers and bird lovers: the bird flageolets. This tale also offers a contemporary look at the relationship between humans and animals, at a time when biodiversity is under threat and birds are gradually disappearing from our soundscape.
Musicians

Ensemble La Rêveuse

  • Benjamin Perrot
  • Florence Bolton
  • Koske Nozaki

Cécile Hurbault (storyteller and puppeteer)

A Garden of Earthly Delights: Marco Marazzoli’s extravagant musical entertainments

21/03/2025 01:00 EDT (21/03/2025 06:00 CET)

A Garden of Earthly Delights: Marco Marazzoli’s extravagant musical entertainments Online

Boston Early Music Festival United States
30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA, 02115 Boston, MA
Marco Marazzoli’s miniature dramas present a kaleidoscopic variety of arias, duets, trios and quartets culminating in glorious choruses for six voices with the all-star singers and instrumentalists of the BEMF Vocal & Chamber Ensembles.
Musicians

Boston Early Music Festival Vocal & Chamber Ensemble

  • Paul O'Dette, Musical Co-director
  • Stephen Stubbs, Musical Co-director
tvb Bach!

21/03/2025 16:00 CET

tvb Bach! On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè Italy
Oratorio di San Nicola , Piazzetta San Nicola 2, 36100 Vicenza
Selection of instrumental pieces by J.S.Bach
Musicians Students from Liceo Musicale "Giorgione" of Castelfranco Veneto
From Venice to Leipzig, from the Zimmermann Café Concerts to Swing

21/03/2025 19:30 CET

From Venice to Leipzig, from the Zimmermann Café Concerts to Swing On-site

Associazione Culturale Mousikè Italy
Oratorio del Gonfalone, Piazza del Duomo 4, 36100 Vicenza
Selection of instrumental pieces by Gabrieli, Castello, Marini and J.S.Bach: Concerto in C minor BWV 1062 for two harpsichords and strings Aria on the 4th String and Chorale ‘Wachet Auf runft uns die Stimme’
Musicians
  • Li Scolari Sonatori, strings
  • Lisa Moroso, Margherita Dalla Vecchia, harpsichord
  • Il teatro Armonico, vocal octet
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