Milano Musica Festival
The great Milanese festival of contemporary music
About Milano Musica
Contemporary Music in Milan
The Milano Musica Festival is the major Milanese event dedicated to contemporary music. The 35th edition takes place from April 26 to June 6, 2026, in Milan (Municipality of Milan, Lombardy), under the title 'Creative Distances'. Promoted by the Milano Musica Association, the festival is one of the most important of its kind in Italy and collaborates regularly with the Teatro alla Scala.
Tribute to Feldman and Kurtág
The 2026 edition celebrates two key figures of the 20th century born in 1926 and linked to the texts of Samuel Beckett: Morton Feldman and György Kurtág. The program features 8 world premieres and 13 Italian premieres, resulting from international commissions and co-commissions involving Ircam-Centre Pompidou in Paris, Staatskapelle Dresden, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
Festival Venues
The concerts are held in some of the city's most prestigious venues: the Teatro alla Scala, the Sala Verdi of the Conservatorio, Pirelli HangarBicocca, and the Fabbrica del Vapore. This selection of locations combines temples of music with spaces of contemporary art.
Between Research and International Dialogue
With its blend of premiere performances, artistic residencies, and collaborations with major European and global musical institutions, Milano Musica reaffirms Milan's role as a crossroads for new music. It's an event for enthusiasts and the curious, capable of bringing the present of composition and performance to the city.
Milano Musica — edition 2026
The Milano Musica Festival 2026 (35th edition), titled 'Creative Distances', runs from April 26 to June 6. The edition celebrates Morton Feldman and György Kurtág, born in 1926 and linked to the texts of Samuel Beckett, with 8 world premieres and 13 Italian premieres, resulting from international commissions with Ircam-Centre Pompidou, Staatskapelle Dresden, and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Concerts are held at Teatro alla Scala, Conservatorio Verdi, Pirelli HangarBicocca, and Fabbrica del Vapore.
Programme Milano Musica 2026
'Creative Distances' Edition (April 26 - June 6, 2026)
Tribute to Morton Feldman and György Kurtág (both born in 1926, linked to Samuel Beckett). 8 world premieres and 13 Italian premieres.
Selected Concerts
- Sunday, May 18, Teatro alla Scala — 6:30 PM Quartetto Noûs with soprano Alda Caiello; 8:00 PM RAI National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michele Gamba, with percussionist Minh-Tâm Nguyen (Percussions de Strasbourg)
- Thursday, May 21, Fabbrica del Vapore — performance by Percussions de Strasbourg residents with Matchume Zango (6:00 PM ethnomusicological introduction, 7:15 PM concert)
- Sunday, May 24, Sala Verdi of the Conservatory — Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto conducted by Marco Angius, soprano Livia Rado, evening dedicated to Feldman and the opera Neither with libretto by Beckett
Full program and updated schedule on the festival's official website.
Highlights Milano Musica 2026
35th edition 'Creative Distances'. Tribute to Feldman and Kurtág, with 8 world premieres and 13 Italian premieres.
Prices Milano Musica 2026
Practical information — Milano Musica
Where
Teatro alla Scala, Conservatorio Verdi (Sala Verdi), Pirelli HangarBicocca, Fabbrica del Vapore, and other venues in Milan.
When
From April 26 to June 6, 2026.
How to get there
Metro: Duomo/Montenapoleone for La Scala; Conservatorio in the San Babila area; HangarBicocca accessible in the Bicocca area.
Tickets
Tickets are available online at Vivaticket and, from mid-March, at the Milano Musica ticket office at Teatro alla Scala (Mon-Fri 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM).
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Where does it take place — Milano Musica
Teatro alla Scala, Conservatorio Verdi, Pirelli HangarBicocca, Fabbrica del Vapore
Via Filodrammatici 2, 20121 Milano