Emilia Romagna Festival – Concerts in Mordano
The Mordano stops of the musical review that combines classical and contemporary
About Emilia Romagna Festival
A major music festival that also embraces Mordano
The Emilia Romagna Festival (ERF) is one of the longest-running and most prestigious music festivals in Emilia-Romagna. Founded in 2001 and directed by flautist Massimo Mercelli, the festival presents dozens of concerts every summer across the region's cities, villages, and artistic sites, from the Imola area to the Adriatic coast. In 2026, the festival reaches its 26th edition, featuring 57 concerts and a special preview, with over 600 artists from around the world, under the theme «Classical is Contemporary».
Among the municipalities hosting the event is Mordano, a small town in the Province of Bologna overlooking the Santerno river, on the border with Romagna. Here, ERF offers intimate and refined events designed to showcase the town's historic spaces: the central Piazza della Pace and the secluded Cloister of the Monastery of San Francesco, an ideal setting for evening concerts.
Classical, Jazz, and Film Scores Under the Stars
The strength of the Emilia Romagna Festival lies in its fusion of genres: classical and baroque music, contemporary pieces, jazz, and authorial contaminations coexist in the same program. In Mordano, this philosophy translates into evenings ranging from chamber piano to great film scores, and author jazz. It's a high-level cultural offering brought to a local scale, where the audience can listen to international caliber performers just a stone's throw from home.
Mordano and the Imola Region
Mordano is part of the Nuovo Circondario Imolese (New Imola District), within the Metropolitan City of Bologna, and has been a loyal host town for the festival for years. The Mordano dates are part of a broader circuit that includes nearby towns such as Imola, Castel San Pietro Terme, and Bagnara di Romagna, creating a widespread musical itinerary that invites exploration of the territory. For lovers of good music in intimate and authentic settings, the ERF evenings in Mordano are an unmissable event of the Emilia-Romagna summer.
- Artistic direction by Massimo Mercelli
- Concerts in Piazza della Pace and the Cloister of San Francesco
- Programming that combines classical, jazz, and film music
- Part of the regional Emilia Romagna Festival review
Emilia Romagna Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition of the Emilia Romagna Festival is the 26th in the festival's history and takes place throughout the region from July 1 to September 12, under the artistic direction of Massimo Mercelli and the theme «Classical is Contemporary». In Mordano, two events are scheduled, both starting at 9:00 PM.
The Mordano evenings are part of the ERF Summer series and bring internationally renowned performers to the Bologna municipality in charming locations, from the main square to the monastic cloister.
Programme Emilia Romagna Festival 2026
Thursday, July 2 — Piazza della Pace, 9:00 PM
Beltrani Modern Piano Trio — «Oscar-Winning Film Scores»
- Pietro Beltrani, piano
- Daniele Negrini, violin
- Tiziano Guerzoni, cello
A journey through the film scores of great cinema, featuring music by Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Thursday, July 9 — Cloister of the Monastery of San Francesco, 9:00 PM
A Tribute to Eddy Louiss
- Carlo de Wijs, Hammond organ
- Barend Middelhoff, saxophone
- Alessandro Minetto, drums
The Dutch artist Carlo de Wijs, one of the most original protagonists of the European Hammond scene, trained at the Rotterdam Conservatory, leads a trio that pays tribute to the great jazz organist Eddy Louiss, in a repertoire blending jazz, funk, and chamber music.
Highlights Emilia Romagna Festival 2026
- «Oscar-Winning Film Scores» with the Beltrani Modern Piano Trio (Morricone, Rota, Williams, Zimmer, Sakamoto)
- A tribute to Eddy Louiss with Carlo de Wijs's Hammond organ
- Concerts in Mordano's historic venues: Piazza della Pace and Cloister of San Francesco
Prices Emilia Romagna Festival 2026
Practical information — Emilia Romagna Festival
How to get there
Mordano is located in the Province of Bologna, in the Imola region. By car, it can be reached from the Via Emilia (SS9) and the Imola exit of the A14 motorway. By train, the nearest station is Imola, on the Bologna–Rimini line, from which Mordano is a few kilometers away.
Where it takes place
The Mordano concerts of the Emilia Romagna Festival are held in Piazza della Pace and the Cloister of the Monastery of San Francesco, both in the town center.
Tickets and information
For times, access procedures, any reservations, and ticket prices for individual concerts, please consult the official website emiliaromagnafestival.it or contact the organization at [email protected].
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Where does it take place — Emilia Romagna Festival
Piazza della Pace / Chiostro del Monastero di San Francesco
Piazza della Pace, 40027 Mordano