BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//L'Aquila Capitale italiana della Cultura 2026 - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for L'Aquila Capitale italiana della Cultura 2026 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260704T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260704T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260701T074736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T074736Z UID:6965-1783198800-1783198800@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:Camaleonti in Concert in Roio - CostellAzioni Project DESCRIPTION:As part of CostellAzioni – Festival of L’Aquila’s Identity\, the program for L’Aquila 2026\, Italian Capital of Culture\, brings an outdoor evening event to Roio that transforms the village square into a space for shared culture and community participation. An evening dedicated to great Italian music: taking the stage in Roio are I Camaleonti\, the legendary band that has spanned decades of Italian music with songs that have become part of the collective memory. \nTickets are available at www.costellazionilaquila.it (free admission while seats last; reservations are recommended). URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/camaleonti-in-concert-in-roio-costellazioni-project/ LOCATION:Poggio di Roio\, Roio Square\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/camaleonti-in-concerto.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Municipality of L'Aquila":MAILTO:protocollo@comune.laquila.postecert.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260629T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260629T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260608T151937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T151937Z UID:6914-1782766800-1782766800@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:Concert by the Generale Street Band in Coppito - CostellAzioni Project DESCRIPTION:As part of CostellAzioni – Festival of L’Aquila’s Identity\, the program for L’Aquila 2026\, Italian Capital of Culture\, brings an evening of live music to Coppito featuring the Generale Street Band\, one of Italy’s most beloved Vasco Rossi tribute bands\, with Francesco Cassano\, Vincenzo Rutigliano\, Mimmo Nobile\, Leonardo Cristallo\, Checco Sacchetti\, Leonardo Conca\, Karen Uribazo\, and Sergio Fanelli\, also known as “the General.” \nThe concert brings all the energy\, songs\, and soul of an artist who has left his mark on decades of Italian musical history right into the heart of the village\, transforming Murata Gigotti Park into the most rock-and-roll stage in the L’Aquila area. An evening to sing\, be moved\, and come together\, in the belief that music and culture are tools for social cohesion and collective identity. URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/concert-by-the-generale-street-band-in-coppito-costellazioni-project/ LOCATION:Murata Gigotti Park\, Murata Gigotti Park\, Coppito\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/coppito-progetto-costellazioni.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Municipality of L'Aquila":MAILTO:protocollo@comune.laquila.postecert.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260628T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260628T193000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260624T114954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T114954Z UID:6950-1782675000-1782675000@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:Setak in Concert in Bagno - CostellAzioni Project DESCRIPTION:As part of the program for L’Aquila 2026\, Italian Capital of Culture\, CostellAzioni – Festival of L’Aquila’s Identity brings Setak’s music to one of the most evocative and iconic sites in the L’Aquila region: the area around Lake San Raniero andthe archaeological site of ancient Forcona\, where some of L’Aquila’s earliest historical roots lie. \nAt sunset\, the landscape\, archaeology\, music\, and light come together in a unique and unforgettable experience. The star of the evening is Setak\, a singer-songwriter from Abruzzo who is among the most authentic and original voices on the contemporary Italian music scene and winner of the 2024 Targa Tenco Award for Best Album in Dialect. His repertoire draws deeply on the musical and linguistic roots of Abruzzo\, reinterpreting them in a new form that speaks to a wide audience without betraying the deep-rooted identity from which it springs. \nThe concert is part of the CostellAzioni initiative\, which brings the L’Aquila 2026 program to the region’s founding sites\, transforming every village and every landscape into a stage for vibrant\, participatory culture. \nTickets are available at www.costellazionilaquila.it URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/setak-in-concert-in-bagno-costellazioni-project/ LOCATION:Lake San Raniero\, Civita di Bagno\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1366x768-100.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Municipality of L'Aquila":MAILTO:protocollo@comune.laquila.postecert.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260625T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260625T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260623T142412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T142412Z UID:6944-1782421200-1782421200@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:Mil flores amarillas | The Bowline for the 30th Organ and Early Music Festival DESCRIPTION:As part of the program for L’Aquila 2026\, Italian Capital of Culture\, the “B. Barattelli” Concert Society of L’Aquila presents the third event of the 30th edition of the Organ and Early Music Festival “Music and Architecture – Places of Time and Music\,” featuring the ensemble The Bowline\, founded in 2025 by Teodoro Baù —one of Italy’s leading experts on the viola da gamba—with Margherita Burattini on the harp\, Giulio Petrella on the viella\, and Paolo Del Toro on the harpsichord. \nThe program “Mil flores amarillas” (A Thousand Yellow Flowers) explores the art of diminution—that is\, the melodic embellishment typical of early performance practice: a living tradition that breaks down the fourth wall between past and present\, free-spirited and surprisingly relevant today. A central figure in the repertoire is Diego Ortiz da Toledo (1510–1570)\, author of the famous *Tratado de Glosas* (Rome\, 1553)\, whose *Recercados* are performed alongside instrumental reductions of vocal works such asthe six-voice*Alma Redemptoris Mater *. Rounding out the program are works by Antonio de Cabezón\, Diego Pisador\, and Juan Bautista Cabanilles\, all exponents of the Spanish Renaissance and contemporaries of Raffaello Sanzio—whose painting *The Visitation*\, commissioned by the Branconio family for the Church of San Silvestro in L’Aquila\, is arriving in L’Aquila these days after centuries. \nFREE ADMISSION WHILE SEATS LAST. URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/mil-flores-amarillas-the-bowline-for-the-30th-organ-and-early-music-festival/ LOCATION:Oratory of St. Anthony of the Knights of Nardis\, Via San Marciano\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mil-flores-amarillas-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="%E2%80%9CB. Barattelli%E2%80%9D Aquila Concert Society Music Organization":MAILTO:barattelliconcerti@barattelli.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260619T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260619T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260619T100753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T100753Z UID:6946-1781902800-1781902800@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:OVNI Baroque | Emmanuelle Dauvin for the 30th edition of the Organ and Early Music Festival DESCRIPTION:As part of the program for L’Aquila 2026\, Italian Capital of Culture\, the “B. Barattelli” L’Aquila Concert Society presents an event of extraordinary charm and originality for the 30th edition of the Organ and Early Music Festival “Music and Architecture – Places of Time and Music.” \nThe featured artist is French violinist Emmanuelle Dauvin\, who performs a solo repertoire of the highest caliber\, including works by Johann Sebastian Bach\, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber\, Johann Georg Pisendel\, and Nicola Matteis. The truly distinctive feature of her performance lies in the unique technique that has redefined Dauvin’s solo career since 2017: playing the violin while simultaneously accompanying herself on the organ pedals—a spectacular historical practice she herself has dubbed “OVNI Baroque” (Organ-Violin New Interpretation)\, which has been acclaimed at major European festivals. \nTrained at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels\, the Schola Cantorum in Basel\, and the School of Arts in Ghent\, Emmanuelle Dauvin has collaborated with world-renowned ensembles and recently achieved success at the prestigious H.I.F. Biber Competition in Austria. She performs on a violin attributed to Antonio Mariani from 1663\, accompanying herself with a Hauptwerk sound bank pedalboard\, custom-built in 2023 by Manufaktur Blumenroeder using recordings of historic organs. \nFREE ADMISSION WHILE SEATS LAST. URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/ovni-baroque-emmanuelle-dauvin-for-the-30th-edition-of-the-organ-and-early-music-festival/ LOCATION:Church of St. Peter\, Via S. Pietro in Coppito\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/emmanuelle-dauvin.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="%E2%80%9CB. Barattelli%E2%80%9D Aquila Concert Society Music Organization":MAILTO:barattelliconcerti@barattelli.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260520T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260520T180000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260513T133930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T133930Z UID:6880-1779300000-1779300000@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:The Aquilani Soloists & Simon Zhu DESCRIPTION:As part of the program for L’Aquila\, Italian Capital of Culture 2026\, the city is hosting an event of extraordinary artistic and human significance: a concert by violinist Simon Zhu\, dedicated to the memory of Fabrizio De Agostini Dragonetti de Torres\, one year after his passing. The undisputed star of the evening is Simon Zhu\, a prodigious talent born in 2001 who made international headlines for winning the prestigious 2023 “Paganini Prize” in Genoa\, where he also received the special award for the best performance of a Paganini concerto. \nZhu’s career is marked by legendary successes\, from his debut at the Berliner Philharmonie to collaborations with conductors of the caliber of Sir Antonio Pappano and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Recently honored with an audience with King Charles III following a performance with the London Symphony Orchestra\, Simon Zhu will bring to L’Aquila the refined technique he acquired at the Stauffer Academy in Cremona under the guidance of Salvatore Accardo. The audience will have the opportunity to hear an exceptional performer playing a rare 1760 Zosimo Bergonzi violin\, in an evening that weaves together the memory of a pivotal figure in the community with the sublime beauty of the great international violin repertoire. \nFOR MORE INFORMATION: \nwww.solistiaquilani.it \n  URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/the-aquilani-soloists-simon-zhu/ LOCATION:Park Auditorium – Renzo Piano\, Avenue of the Gold Medals\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/i-solisti-aquilani-e-simone-zhu.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Aquilani Soloists":MAILTO:info@solistiaquilani.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260514T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20260513T133158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T133158Z UID:6875-1778792400-1778792400@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:A Night in Italy - A Tribute to Ivano Fossati DESCRIPTION:The Ridotto at the Teatro Comunale dell’Aquila is filled with the refined\, Mediterranean atmosphere of one of the greatest figures in contemporary Italian music. The L’Aquila-based band “Faber… la musica\, la poesia” presents “Una notte in Italia – A Tribute to Ivano Fossati\, ” an emotional journey through forty years of hits that have shaped the history of singer-songwriter music. The event\, organized by the “B. Barattelli” Concert Society of L’Aquila\, celebrates Fossati as a refined storyteller and composer capable of blending poetry with social commitment. \nFrom the energy of *La mia banda suona il rock* to the depth of *C’è tempo* and *Mio fratello che guardi il mondo*\, the repertoire explores both the masterpieces performed directly by the Maestro and the unforgettable pieces written for the great female icons of Italian music. On stage\, an ensemble of seasoned musicians will bring to life the full artistic richness of the original arrangements\, weaving melody and poetic vision into a unique narrative experience. An unmissable event to rediscover the focus on humanity\, the journey\, and the present moment that makes Fossati’s work a timeless cultural treasure. \nTICKETS AT www.ciaotickets.com URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/a-night-in-italy-a-tribute-to-ivano-fossati/ LOCATION:Foyer of the “V. Antonellini” Municipal Theater\, Theater Square\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tributo-a-ivano-fossati.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="%E2%80%9CB. Barattelli%E2%80%9D Aquila Concert Society Music Organization":MAILTO:barattelliconcerti@barattelli.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260207T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260207T180000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20251126T090955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T090955Z UID:6384-1770487200-1770487200@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:The Highbrow and the Popular DESCRIPTION:51st Concert Season\n\nThis event focuses on the blend of classical and popular music that has always enriched the musical repertoire: mezzo-soprano Aloisa Eisemberg will perform some of the Beatles’ best-known songs arranged by Luciano Berio\, who also composed the beautiful *Folksongs*\, works written for the voice of the celebrated Cathy Barberian\, one of the greatest singers of the 20th century who forged an artistic and personal bond with the composer (2025 marks the centennial of both their births). Rounding out the program is Manuel de Falla’s suite *El amor brujo*; Giovanni Pompeo will conduct the orchestra. URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/the-highbrow-and-the-popular/ LOCATION:Foyer of the “V. Antonellini” Municipal Theater\, Theater Square\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/giovanni-pompeo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Abruzzo Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:segreteria.generale@sinfonicaabruzzese.it END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260131T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260131T193000 DTSTAMP:20260824T023626 CREATED:20251125T112859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T112859Z UID:6375-1769882400-1769887800@laquila2026.it SUMMARY:Music and the Regime: Italy Between the Two World Wars DESCRIPTION:51st Concert Season\n\nA concert dedicated to Italy between the two world wars\, featuring a program conducted by Marco Moresco that includes Alfredo Casella’s *Scarlattiana* for piano and orchestra (soloist Marco Scolastra)\, Ottorino Respighi’s *Serenata for Small Orchestra*\, and *Lullaby* by Abruzzo-born composer Antonio Di Jorio.\nPerformers: Marco Moresco (conductor) and Marco Scolatra (piano). URL:https://laquila2026.it/en/evento/music-and-the-regime-italy-between-the-two-world-wars/ LOCATION:Foyer of the “V. Antonellini” Municipal Theater\, Theater Square\, L'Aquila\, AQ\, 67100\, Italy CATEGORIES:Concerts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://laquila2026.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-25-alle-12.25.34.png ORGANIZER;CN="Abruzzo Symphony Orchestra":MAILTO:segreteria.generale@sinfonicaabruzzese.it END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR