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The 46th International Festival of Music “Evenings with Telemann” takes place this October at Pszczyna Castle (Poland). Artistic director Martyna Pastuszka looks back on the Festival’s unusual history, and on the tumultuous story of the castle that hosts it.

by Paolo Scarnecchia 9 October 2025

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Max Emanuel Cenčić: Pompeo Magno, pure Venetian musical theatre

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Bayreuth Baroque 2025

Max Emanuel Cenčić: Pompeo Magno, pure Venetian musical theatre

After focusing on Neapolitan opera, the Bayreuth Baroque Festival is staging Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno (1666). “I want to showcase the full richness of Venetian musical theatre,” says its artistic director, Max Emanuel Cenčić.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 21 August 2025

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The world’s largest Early Music Festival focuses on museum art

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Oude Muziek Utrecht Festival

The world’s largest Early Music Festival focuses on museum art

When Early Music is performed today, is it truly living art—or nothing more than an exhibit piece? In its 43rd edition, the Festival Oude Muziek examines this question.

by Andrea Braun 20 August 2025

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Investigation

Baroque Promenades

When Festivals Head for the Hills

Who ever said sport and early music don’t mix? More and more musicians are offering surprising—and sporty—formats!

by Jeanne Eichenlaub 7 August 2025

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Emmeran Rollin: The Emotional and Spiritual Power of Rocamadour

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20e édition du Festival de Rocamadour

Emmeran Rollin: The Emotional and Spiritual Power of Rocamadour

True to Rocamadour’s history as a major medieval pilgrimage site, the French festival has, for the past two decades, been dedicated to sharing and celebrating the sacred repertoire.

by Victoria Okada 7 August 2025

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Kretinga Festival

Lithuania’s Baroque voice

Since 2017, the Kretinga Festival has become a summer highlight in Lithuania. The 2025 edition celebrates the 500th anniversary of Palestrina, three of whose students held prominent positions at the Vasa court in Vilnius.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 5 August 2025

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Laus Polyphoniae Antwerp 2025

In the Heart of Polyphony

The festival has an audience that “values scientific depth”, says festival director Bart Demuyt about Laus Polyphoniae, which has been selling out for years.

by Andrea Braun 30 July 2025

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Boris Blanco: Switching between Monteverdi, Brahms and Glass in a single day

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Festival de La Chaise-Dieu 2025

Boris Blanco: Switching between Monteverdi, Brahms and Glass in a single day

All styles, all eras—and a commitment to young ensembles: Boris Blanco, artistic director of La Chaise-Dieu, stays true to his editorial vision.

by Jeanne Agrapart 28 July 2025

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Eva-Maria Sens: connecting Italy’s musical heritage to the Austrian Court

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The Innsbruck Festival of Early Music

Eva-Maria Sens: connecting Italy’s musical heritage to the Austrian Court

Two operas centered on the same character, Iphigenia, in Innsbruck—one staged by Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina, the other by Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 23 July 2025

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Lamèque Festival in Canada: “Summer camp for musicians”

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Lamèque Baroque Festival 2025

Lamèque Festival in Canada: “Summer camp for musicians”

In Lamèque, a small town in New Brunswick, baroque music brings together artists and locals in a family atmosphere ideal for discovery.

by Victor Jean 22 July 2025

A baroque week around the world of the sacred

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16th edition of Valloire Baroque

A baroque week around the world of the sacred

Concerts, hikes, and picnics with the artists: more than ever, the Valloire Baroque Festival in the heart of the French Alps invites audiences to enjoy a full week immersed in nature.

by Lara Othman 21 July 2025

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Saint-Donat, Bach en Combrailles, and Académie Bach

Bach Blooms across France this Summer

This summer, let’s hit the road to discover three festivals—from Drôme to Normandy via Auvergne—that each celebrate the music of Bach in their own way.

by Victoria Okada 15 July 2025

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A new chapter led by Martyna Pastuszka

Max Emanuel Cenčić: Pompeo Magno, pure Venetian musical theatre

The world’s largest Early Music Festival focuses on museum art

When Festivals Head for the Hills

Emmeran Rollin: The Emotional and Spiritual Power of Rocamadour

Lithuania’s Baroque voice

In the Heart of Polyphony

Boris Blanco: Switching between Monteverdi, Brahms and Glass in a single day

Eva-Maria Sens: connecting Italy’s musical heritage to the Austrian Court

Lamèque Festival in Canada: “Summer camp for musicians”

A baroque week around the world of the sacred

Bach Blooms across France this Summer