Art and music - Finestre sull'Arte

Two music festivals between Tuscany and Marche: from Cacciaconti Music Festival to Macerata Opera Festival

Between June and August 2026 two musical initiatives mark the summer cultural programming between Tuscany and Marche, offering different organizational models and repertoires. On the one hand, the Cacciaconti Music Festival, a chamber music festival ...
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Dresden celebrates Weber: 2026 year of Romanticism amid music and exhibitions

Two hundred years after the death of Carl Maria von Weber (Eutin, 1786-London, 1826), one of the greatest German composers of the 19th century, Dresden is building an entire year of cultural programming around the figure of the composer who contribut...
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At MAXXI in Rome, Kentridge and Miller's film-concert between images, music and history

From January 29 to April 6, 2026, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo in Rome presents in Gallery 5 BREATHE DISSOLVE RETURN, a cine-concert by artist William Kentridge and composer Philip Miller, curated by Oscar Pizzo and Franco Laera. T...
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Noel Fielding portrays Syd Barrett in the video for Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond

The face of Syd Barrett, founder of Pink Floyd, comes to life on canvas in the hands of Noel Fielding. The British actor and musician stars in a music video (released last November on the group's YouTube channel) made to mark the 50th anniversary of ...
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Wunderkammer in Bologna, six months of concerts and tours in the Museum of Music

From Nov. 30, 2025, to May 10, 2026, wunderkammer - the museum of wonders, a six-monthly review promoted by the International Museum and Library of Music of the Civic Museums Sector of the Municipality of Bologna, returns to Bologna. The initiative, ...
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An 8-lesson online series on contemporary music

The 8-lesson online course in Contemporary Music History, sponsored by Institution School, begins Dec. 1, 2025. The series, titled From Impressionism to Digital, offers a structured path to explore music as an art form closely connected to the major ...
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Paolo Conte painter: a journey through the singer-songwriter's visual universe at Asti's Palazzo Mazzetti

From November 5, 2025 to March 1, 2026, Palazzo Mazzetti in Asti will host the exhibition Paolo Conte. Original, an exhibition project promoted by Fondazione Asti Musei and Arthemisia, curated by Manuela Furnari, essayist and author of the main criti...
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London, David Bowie Centre, the museum-archive of the White Duke, opens to the public

London is preparing to welcome a major cultural event: on September 13, 2025, the David Bowie Centre opens at the V&A East Storehouse on theEast Bank of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. This new permanent home will house the immense archive of David...
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