Music - Finestre sull'Arte

"I Suoni delle Dolomiti" is back—the high-altitude festival set in the most picturesque locations of Trentino

The 31st edition of I Suoni delle Dolomiti, under the artistic direction of Mario Brunello, kicks off on Monday, August 24, and features a rich lineup of events in the most picturesque locations in Trentino. The festival, founded in 1995 based on an ...
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Farewell to one of the greatest singer-songwriters in Italian music: Francesco Guccini has passed away at the age of 86

The world of music and culture mourns Francesco Guccini. The singer-songwriter, writer, and poet of Italian singer-songwriter music passed away this morning at his home in Pavana, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, at the age of 86, surrounded by his l...
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Unpublished photos of Queen from their final tour with Freddie Mercury arrive in Bologna

From July 10 to October 11, 2026, the International Museum and Library of Music in Bologna will host the photography exhibition QUEEN: The Last Tour. The exhibition features photos by Torleif Svensson from the 1986 Magic Tour, curated by Pascal Casad...
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XNL Piacenza, an unprecedented project on the clouds interweaves contemporary art, theater and music

From April 1 to July 5, 2026, the unprecedented project Beyond the Clouds. Beyond the Clouds transforms XNL Piacenza - Centro d'arte contemporanea, teatro e musica della Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano into a plural narrative space that involves an...
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Stradivari selected high-altitude wood from the alpine forests of Val di Fiemme for his violins

International research coordinated by theNational Research Council's Institute for Bioeconomics (CNR-Ibe) has examined 314 sets of growth rings from 284 authentic violins by Antonio Stradivari, revealing significant data on the provenance of the wood...
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At MAXXI in Rome, an exhibition pays tribute to Franco Battiato, five years after his death

From January 31 to April 26, 2026, the Spazio Extra of MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome hosts Franco Battiato. Un'altra vita, an exhibition that, five years after his death, aims to pay tribute to the human and artistic figure of F...
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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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