Become a Patron
Help Shape the Future of the Lerici Music Festival
The Lerici Music Festival was born from a simple conviction: that extraordinary music belongs in extraordinary places.
Every summer, artists from around the world gather on the shores of the Gulf of Poets, where music meets history, literature and one of the most inspiring landscapes in Europe. It is a festival built not only by musicians, but by a community of people who believe that culture has the power to transform places and lives.
Public support alone cannot sustain this vision. The generosity of private donors makes it possible to commission new productions, welcome exceptional artists, support young musicians through our educational activities and keep many events accessible to the public.
For this reason we invite you to become part of our circle of patrons.
Just as the English poets who found inspiration in Lerici helped create the legend of the Gulf of Poets, today’s supporters become part of the Festival’s story and help write its future.
Patron Circles
Leigh Hunt Circle – Annual contribution: €1,000+
Friends of the Festival
The first step into the Festival’s community of patrons. Members of the Leigh Hunt Circle help sustain the artistic and educational mission of the Festival while becoming part of its extended family.
Mary Shelley Circle – Annual contribution: €5,000+
Sustaining Patrons
Inspired by one of literature’s most visionary voices, members of the Mary Shelley Circle provide essential support for artistic projects, emerging talent and new creative initiatives.
Percy Bysshe Shelley Circle – Annual contribution: €10,000+
Leading Patrons
This Circle recognises patrons whose generosity makes possible ambitious artistic programming, international collaborations and the continued growth of the Festival.
Lord Byron Circle – Annual contribution: €25,000+
Principal Patrons
Reserved for major benefactors whose commitment plays a transformative role in the Festival’s artistic development and international profile.
The Gulf of Poets Circle – Annual contribution: €75,000+
Visionary Patrons
The Festival’s highest distinction.
Reserved for individuals, families and organisations whose exceptional generosity shapes the future of the Lerici Music Festival and helps secure its long-term artistic legacy.
Benefactors
Individuals, companies and hospitality partners who support the Lerici Music Festival through in-kind donations, making it possible to welcome artists and audiences with the warmth and generosity for which Lerici is renowned.
Patron Recognition
Our patrons are acknowledged according to their level of annual giving.
In addition, the Festival honours those whose generosity has helped build its history through permanent recognition as Founding Patrons, celebrating the individuals and organisations whose commitment has played a lasting role in the Festival’s development.
Founding Patrons
We honour those whose cumulative support has helped build its story. Founding Patron recognition is based on lifetime giving rather than a single annual contribution, acknowledging donors who, through their generosity over the years, have reached distinguished levels of philanthropic support.
Keats Founding Patrons
Fair Foundation Andrey and Irina Rappoport | David Hung | Olga Sloutsker
Byron Founding Patrons
Aspect Foundation for Music and Arts – Irina Knaster | Olga Yastrubinskaya | The Tsukanov Family Foundation
Shelley Founding Patrons
Youkali Foundation | Irina Gofman | Margherita e Norik Amirkhanian | Svetlana e Alexey Stolsky | Gianluca
Mary Shelley Founding Patrons
Jill Segal | Carol e Jamil El Khazen | Nabil Chartouni | Myrna Bustani | Andrew Jackson | Anna Marra
2026 Festival Patrons
The Gulf of Poets Circle
David Hung | FAIR Foundation Andrey and Irina Rappoport
Lord Byron Circle
Julia and Michael Calvey
Percy Bysshe Shelley Circle
Youkali Foundation | Irina Gofman | Diego Piacentini |Olga Yastrubinskaya
Mary Shelley Circle
Margherita e Norik Amirkhanian | Svetlana e Alexey Stolsky | Patricia Leal | Laghezza Spa | Giordano Quinzani | Augusto Di Genova | Marco Argenti | Antonio Gulli | Alex Amirkhanian
Leigh Hunt Circle
Franca Costa e Massimo Rossi | Cristiana e Paolo Jasson | Anna Marra | Francis Norton | Andrew Jackson | Mary Alice and Wade Johnson
Benefactors
Margherita e Norik Amirkhanian | Irina Gofman | Patricia Leal | Florian Leonhard | Paola e Andrea Pelù | Brotini Auto | Hotel Shelley e delle Palme | Doria Park Hotel | Hotel Florida | Hotel Venere Azzurra | Massimo Gualco | Paolo Tonelli
Every contribution, regardless of its size, becomes part of the Festival’s future.
Together, our Patrons ensure that music continues to resonate across the Gulf of Poets, inspiring audiences, artists and future generations.
Patron Benefits
The Keats Legacy
“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.”
— John Keats
Some gifts resonate far beyond our own lifetime.
A legacy gift to the Lerici Music Festival is an investment in the future of music, education and artistic excellence. It ensures that future generations of musicians and audiences will continue to gather on the shores of the Gulf of Poets, where creativity has flourished for centuries.
By remembering the Festival in your will, establishing an endowment, or making another form of planned gift, you become part of The Keats Legacy — a community of visionary supporters whose generosity will continue to inspire long after the final applause has faded.
Legacy gifts may support the Festival’s artistic programme, educational initiatives, young artists, new commissions or be directed towards a purpose that reflects your own values and wishes.
Every legacy is deeply personal, and we would be honoured to discuss with you how your gift can create a lasting impact.
To learn more about becoming part of The Keats Legacy, please contact us in complete confidence.
Your legacy will not simply support a Festival.
It will help preserve a place where music, poetry and beauty continue to meet.
Learn More
If you would like to learn more about becoming a Patron of the Lerici Music Festival, the benefits associated with each Patron Circle, or the tax advantages available to donors in the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Italy, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For a confidential conversation, please contact:
Jill Segal
Director of Development
[email protected]
