Message from the Artistic Director and Founder
Welcome to the Lerici Music Festival!
Set in the heart of the Gulf of Poets—a place that has inspired artists, writers, and musicians for centuries—the Festival was born from a desire to create something more than a series of concerts: an experience, a meeting point, a vision.
The Lerici Music Festival is the realization of a dream: to create a space where great music can engage in dialogue with the beauty of the landscape, the richness of history, and the spirit of this extraordinary place. Each edition is conceived as a journey—an artistic narrative that brings together tradition and innovation, celebrated international artists and exciting new discoveries.
Alongside some of the most established names on the global stage, the Festival stands out as a true showcase for remarkable talent—often young, always strikingly original. These are artists who challenge conventions, who surprise, and who bring a deeply personal and authentic voice to music-making. I firmly believe that supporting such individuality is essential, because it is here that the future of the art form is shaped.
I believe deeply in the power of music to unite, to move, and to transform. For this reason, the Festival is open to the community, lives within its most evocative spaces, and invites audiences to share unique moments where art becomes a living, collective experience.
As Founder and Artistic Director, it is a privilege for me to guide you on this journey—one that is renewed each year with new ideas, new energy, and the same enduring passion.
I look forward to welcoming you to Lerici.
Maestro Gianluca Marcianò, Founder & Artistic Director Lerici Music Festival
Message from the Artistic Director and Founder
Welcome to the Lerici Music Festival!
Set in the heart of the Gulf of Poets, the Lerici Music Festival is more than a concert series: it is an experience where music meets the beauty and spirit of this extraordinary place.
Each edition brings together internationally acclaimed artists and remarkable new talents, with a special focus on original voices shaping the future of music.
I believe deeply in the power of music to unite and inspire. For this reason, the Festival lives within the community, inviting audiences to share moments where art becomes a living experience.
As Founder and Artistic Director, it is a privilege to guide this journey with enduring passion.
I look forward to welcoming you to Lerici.
Maestro Gianluca Marcianò, Founder & Artistic Director
Lerici Music Festival
We dedicate the 2026 edition
to Emilio Marciano,
the discreet and ever-present friend
of the Lerici Music Festival
Programme
LERICI MUSIC FESTIVAL
from
22 Jul
VILLA MARIGOLA
Contemporary Art
I miei orizzonti e tu
Giovanni Ozzola Exhibition
The exhibition will run until August 2nd, open daily from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
from July 22
VILLA MARIGOLA
Contemporary Art
I miei orizzonti e tu
Giovanni Ozzola Exhibition
The exhibition will run until August 2nd, open daily from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Closed on Sundays
22 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Homer’s Odyssey in Jazz
Paul Lay Trio
Jazz programme inspired by Homer’s Odyssey
23 Jul
10:00
BAR COSTA, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
I MIEI ORIZZONTI E TU
Giovanni Ozzola; Carlo Orsini; Eugenio Viola
July 23 - 10:00
BAR COSTA, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
I MIEI ORIZZONTI E TU
Giovanni Ozzola; Carlo Orsini; Eugenio Viola
23 Jul
11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Sound: Piano Landscapes
Irina Ten, piano
Debussy — L’Isle Joyeuse, Reflets dans l’eau; Ravel — Jeux d’eau, La Valse; Liszt — Après une lecture de Dante
23 Lug - 11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Sound: Piano Landscapes
Irina Ten, piano
Debussy — L’Isle Joyeuse, Reflets dans l’eau; Ravel — Jeux d’eau, La Valse; Liszt — Après une lecture de Dante
23 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Schubert: Water, Time and the Human Soul
Meera Varghese, soprano; Ustinya Malinina, mezzosoprano; Gabriele Pieranunzi, violin; Francesco Fiore, viola; Pierluigi Sanarica, cello; Sofia Bianchi, double bass; Nicolas Ventura, piano
Schubert — songs inspired by water; Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 “Die Forelle”
July 23 - 21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Schubert: Water, Time and the Human Soul
Meera Varghese, soprano; Ustinya Malinina, mezzosoprano; Gabriele Pieranunzi, violin; Francesco Fiore, viola; Pierluigi Sanarica, cello; Sofia Bianchi, double bass; Nicolas Ventura, piano
Schubert — songs inspired by water; Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 “Die Forelle”
23 Jul
23:45
MARINELLA DI SAN TERENZO
Late Nate Concert
Water at Night
Alexander Boldachev, harp; Valentina Pira, voice
Hommage to La Môme Piaf
July 23 - 23:45
MARINELLA DI SAN TERENZO
Late Nate Concert
Water at Night
Alexander Boldachev, harp; Valentina Pira, voice
Hommage to La Môme Piaf
24 Jul
10:00
BAR COLIBRÌ, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Reflets dans l’eau: The Sound of Water in European Music
Giovanni Bietti; Carlotta Sorba
July 24 - 10:00
BAR COLIBRÌ, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Reflets dans l’eau: The Sound of Water in European Music
Giovanni Bietti; Carlotta Sorba
24 Jul
21:15
PARCO SHELLEY
Concert
Storm and Seasons at Sea
Elly Suh, violin; Yerevan Youth Orchestra; Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
Vivaldi — Storm at Sea; The four seasons
July 24 - 21:15
PARCO SHELLEY
Concert
Storm and Seasons at Sea
Elly Suh, violin; Yerevan Youth Orchestra; Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
Vivaldi — Storm at Sea; The four seasons
25 Jul
21:15
AUDITORIUM OPIFICIO VACCARI
Concert
The Sea as Landscape and Symbol
Sarah Rappoport, mezzo-soprano; Yerevan Youth Orchestra; Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Mendelssohn Bartholdy — The Hebrides / Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op.26; Elgar — Sea Pictures, Op.37; Mendelssohn Bartholdy — Symphonia n.4 op. 60 ’Italian Synphony’
July 25 - 21:15
AUDITORIUM OPIFICIO VACCARI
Concert
The Sea as Landscape and Symbol
Sarah Rappoport, mezzo-soprano; Yerevan Youth Orchestra; Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Mendelssohn Bartholdy — The Hebrides / Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op.26; Elgar — Sea Pictures, Op.37; Mendelssohn Bartholdy — Symphonia n.4 op. 60 ’Italian Synphony’
26 Jul
11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water, Memory and Longing
Ustinya Malinina, mezzosoprano; Gianluca Marcianò, piano
Schumann — Die Lotusblume; Schubert — Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Glinka — Жаворонок (The Lark, from A Farewell to Saint Petersburg); Schumann — Mondnacht; Čajkovskij — None but the Lonely Heart, Traditional Song; Burn; burn; my star (Гори, гори, моя звезда); Schubert — Des Baches Wiegenlied
July 26 - 11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water, Memory and Longing
Ustinya Malinina, mezzosoprano; Gianluca Marcianò, piano
Schumann — Die Lotusblume; Schubert — Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Glinka — Жаворонок (The Lark, from A Farewell to Saint Petersburg); Schumann — Mondnacht; Čajkovskij — None but the Lonely Heart, Traditional Song; Burn; burn; my star (Гори, гори, моя звезда); Schubert — Des Baches Wiegenlied
26 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Immersive concert
Reflections
Alexander Boldachev, harp;
Immersive Impro-Concert with Poetry and Musical Portraits Inspired by Water
July 26 - 21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Immersive concert
Reflections
Alexander Boldachev, harp;
Immersive Impro-Concert with Poetry and Musical Portraits Inspired by Water
27 Jul
10:00
giardini Lungomare Vassallo, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Tuning the space
Liliana Moro; Giovanna Manzotti; Carlo Orsini
July 27 - 10:00
giardini Lungomare Vassallo, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Tuning the space
Liliana Moro; Giovanna Manzotti; Carlo Orsini
27 Jul
18:00
ORATORIO SANTA CROCE, SARZANA
Concert
Il Canto di Roma
Andrea De Carlo, viola da gamba and director; Roberto Mattioni, tenor; Lucia Adelaide Di Nicola, harpsichord; Claudio Martin Poblete, archlute; Amleto Matteucci, violone
Anonimo — a pilgrim chant along the Via Francigena, O Roma nobilis; Stradella — Sonata in Mi minore I-II; Cenci — Fuggi, fuggi da questo cielo; Kapsberger — Passacaglia in do minore; Landi — Dolce Vergine Maria; Rossi — Passacaglia del Sig. Luigi; San Filippo Neri — Vanità di vanità; Stefani — Canto morale all’alma
July 27 - 18:00
ORATORIO SANTA CROCE, SARZANA
Concert
Il Canto di Roma
Andrea De Carlo, viola da gamba and director; Roberto Mattioni, tenor; Lucia Adelaide Di Nicola, harpsichord; Claudio Martin Poblete, archlute; Amleto Matteucci, violone
Anonimo — a pilgrim chant along the Via Francigena, O Roma nobilis; Stradella — Sonata in Mi minore I-II; Cenci — Fuggi, fuggi da questo cielo; Kapsberger — Passacaglia in do minore; Landi — Dolce Vergine Maria; Rossi — Passacaglia del Sig. Luigi; San Filippo Neri — Vanità di vanità; Stefani — Canto morale all’alma
27 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Memory and Inner Current
Anna Kravtchenko, piano
Mozart — Fantasy in D minor, K. 397; Schumann — Carnaval, Op.9; Schubert / Liszt — The Miller and the Brook, D.795; Tchaikovsky — Barcarolle; P.37a n.6, of The Seasons; Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36 1931 version
July 27 - 21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Memory and Inner Current
Anna Kravtchenko, piano
Mozart — Fantasy in D minor, K. 397; Schumann — Carnaval, Op.9; Schubert / Liszt — The Miller and the Brook, D.795; Tchaikovsky — Barcarolle; P.37a n.6, of The Seasons; Rachmaninoff — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36 1931 version
28 Jul
17:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Talk and Book Presentation
From the Banks of the Neva to the Gulf of Poets: Dmitri Shostakovich, great Soviet
Anna Soudakova-Roccia, curator of Dmitrij Šostakovič. Grande compositore sovietico, Mudima Editions
Focus: music, theatre, cinema, photography, archival footage and guided listening
July 28 - 17:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Talk and Book Presentation
From the Banks of the Neva to the Gulf of Poets: Dmitri Shostakovich, great Soviet composer
Anna Soudakova-Roccia, curator of Dmitrij Šostakovič. Grande compositore sovietico, Mudima Editions
Focus: music, theatre, cinema, photography, archival footage and guided listening
28 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Nature as Ethics
Trio Palladio — Ensemble of the Year 2024: Eva Bindere, violin; Kristina Blaumane, cello; Reinis Zariņš, piano
Pēteris Vasks — works for piano trio
July 28 - 21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Nature as Ethics
Trio Palladio — Ensemble of the Year 2024: Eva Bindere, violin; Kristina Blaumane, cello; Reinis Zariņš, piano
Pēteris Vasks — works for piano trio
29 Jul
10:00
TERRAZZA HOTEL SHELLEY, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
A Taste of Salt: Genoese Singer-Songwriters in Boom-Time Italy
Nando Fasce; Carlotta Sorba
July 29 - 10:00
TERRAZZA HOTEL SHELLEY, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
A Taste of Salt: Genoese Singer-Songwriters in Boom-Time Italy
Nando Fasce; Carlotta Sorba
29 Jul
11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Vision
Mikhail Farcossà, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven — Sonata n. 17 op. 31 n. 2 “Tempest”; Frédéric Chopin — Prelude op. 28 n. 15, Étude op. 10 n. 4, Étude op. 25 n. 12; Franz Liszt — St. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters, S.175; Franz Liszt — Au bord d’une source, S.160; Modest Mussorgsky — By the water (Horowitz)
July 29 - 11:00
VILLA MARIGOLA
Concert
Water as Vision
Mikhail Farcossà, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven — Sonata n. 17 op. 31 n. 2 “Tempest”; Frédéric Chopin — Prelude op. 28 n. 15, Étude op. 10 n. 4, Étude op. 25 n. 12; Franz Liszt — St. Francis of Assisi Walking on the Waters, S.175; Franz Liszt — Au bord d’une source, S.160; Modest Mussorgsky — By the water (Horowitz)
29 Jul
21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Music and Narration
Oltre le Colonne d’Ercole
Valeria Solarino, narrator; Gloria Campaner, piano
July 29 - 21:15
VILLA MARIGOLA
Music and Narration
Oltre le Colonne d’Ercole
Valeria Solarino, narrator; Gloria Campaner, piano
30 Jul
21:15
PIAZZA SAN GIORGIO (CASTELLO DI LERICI)
Multimedia performance by Patricia de Solages
KEEP IT WILD
Astrig Siranossian, cello; Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard, organ
With live music, whale song and video projections, experience an extraordinary sensory journey into the heart of the ocean.
July 30 - 21:15
PIAZZA SAN GIORGIO (CASTELLO DI LERICI)
Multimedia performance by Patricia de Solages
KEEP IT WILD
Astrig Siranossian, cello; Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard, organ
With live music, whale song and video projections, experience an extraordinary sensory journey into the heart of the ocean.
31 Jul
10:00
TERRAZZA HOTEL SHELLEY, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Water Ikebana: Solid and Liquid in the Work of a Contemporary Artist
Ilaria Bonacossa; Luca Trevisani
July 31 - 10:00
TERRAZZA HOTEL SHELLEY, LERICI
Conversations at breakfast
Water Ikebana: Solid and Liquid in the Work of a Contemporary Artist
Ilaria Bonacossa; Luca Trevisani
31 Jul
21:15
SOTTO AL CASTELLO, SAN TERENZO
Concert
Symphonic Currents
Bomsori Kim, violin; Orchestra Filarmonica Toscanini; Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Korngold — violin concerto, Op.35; Beethoven — Synphony n. 4, Op.60
July 31 - 21:15
SOTTO AL CASTELLO, SAN TERENZO
Concert
Symphonic Currents
Bomsori Kim, violin; Orchestra Filarmonica Toscanini; Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Korngold — violin concerto, Op.35; Beethoven — Synphony n. 4, Op.60
01 Aug
05:45
MARINELLA DI SAN TERENZO
Concert at Dawn
Water at Dawn
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneon; Miriam Prandi, cello
August 01 - 05:45
MARINELLA DI SAN TERENZO
Concert at Dawn
Water at Dawn
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneon; Miriam Prandi, cello
01 Aug
21:15
TEATRO IMPAVIDI, SARZANA
Opera
Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice; Giuseppe Bruno, conductor; Michel El Ghoul, stage director
Cast: James Schouten, Prologo / Peter Quint; Sofia Savenko, Governante; Melinda Hughes, Miss Jessel; Dilan Saka, Mrs Grose; Jasmine Flicker, Flora; Nicholas Ceragioli, Miles
August 01 - 21:15
TEATRO IMPAVIDI, SARZANA
Opera
Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice; Giuseppe Bruno, conductor; Michel El Ghoul, stage director
Cast: James Schouten, Prologo / Peter Quint; Sofia Savenko, Governante; Melinda Hughes, Miss Jessel; Dilan Saka, Mrs Grose; Jasmine Flicker, Flora; Nicholas Ceragioli, Miles
02 Aug
21:15
Under the CASTELLO, SAN TERENZO
Grand Finale
Water: Tradition and Creation
Miriam Prandi, cello; Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneon; Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice; Stefano Vignati, conductor
Elgar — Cello concert in E minor, Op.85; Di Marino — Per Mare, world Première
August 02 - 21:15
Under the CASTELLO, SAN TERENZO
Grand Finale
Water: Tradition and Creation
Miriam Prandi, cello; Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneon; Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice; Stefano Vignati, conductor
Elgar — Cello concert in E minor, Op.85; Di Marino — Per Mare, world Première
GOLFO DEI POETI
Discover the enchanting places of art, nature and music: Teatro degli Impavidi, Auditorium Vaccari Ex Calibratura, Spiaggia della Marinella, Oratorio di San Croce, Chiesa di San Francesco, Parco di Villa Shelly, Castello di Lerici, Villa Marigola.
The Festival Veues
PROGETTI
Progetto Bach
CONCERTI
Le Sei Suites per Violoncello solo
con Miriam Prandi
1, 2 e 3 agosto ore
Chiesa di S. Pietro, Portovenere
Other events
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Conversations at breakfast
Among the LMF events, enriching the 2026 program is a series of collateral initiatives
including Conference Concerts and Conversations.
NON SOLO MUSICA
Mostre
ARTE
MEMOTOPOGRAPHY Mostra di Carlos Garaicoa
a cura di Carlo Orsini
in collaborazione con Galleria Continua
26 luglio ore 18:30
Proiezione
opera video Abismo
musiche di Olivier Messiaen
Mahé Marty, clarinetto
WORKSHOP
Workshop
TIZIANA TENTONI
YOUNIQUE
Un workshop di gestione della carriera per gli artisti di musica classica.
In collaborazione con Amusart Academy, Lerici Music Festival e Creativa – Società Cooperativa
EVENTI
Aperitivi & Cene
Cosa c’è di meglio che aggiungere vino e cibo come diversivo alla serata!
Dopo il successo degli aperitivi pre-concerto dello scorso anno, il Lerici Music Festival ripropone questi eventi conviviali dopo le CONFERENZE CONCERTO e LE PRESENTAZIONI a Villa Marigola
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