Musica a Riva

The first edition of Musica a Riva, in the summer of 2025, inaugurated the festival with ten events from July 3 to September 4 in Pulsano (TA). The concerts, starting in the evening, alternated between the Cloister of the Convento dei Padri Riformati and the Spiaggia dell'Aeronautica – Lido Persefone, in the Marina di Pulsano.

The program ranged from chamber music to jazz, from world music to singer-songwriter classics, featuring young local talent and conservatory students alongside established musicians and international guests. The grand finale, on September 4, was entrusted to a concert by the renowned singer-songwriter Mimmo Cavallo. The festival was promoted by the Gruppo Culturale Letterario and the Associazione La 'Ngnena, with artistic direction by Maestro Domenico Susca and the patronage of the Municipality of Pulsano and the Puglia Region.

July 3 — Four-Hand Magic (Cloister)

• Francesco Greco (violin) and A. De Bartolomeo (keyboard)

July 4 — Strings of the Orient (Cloister)

• Yibo Guo (China), classical guitar

July 11 — Journeys and Mirages (Beach)

• Pietro Verna (vocals and guitar), Giovanni Chiapparino (accordion)

July 17 — Modern Harmonies (Beach)

• Davide Esposito, classical guitar

July 27 — An American Journey (Cloister)

• Grazia Maremonti (vocals), Tonio Mantua (guitars), Fabio L. Amodio (percussion)

July 31 — Evening of Four (Beach)

• After Funk, soul & pop band

August 7 — Jazz in Cinema (Cloister)

• Germana Stella La Sorsa (vocals), Joe Boyle (double bass, England)

August 14 — Ancient Music (Cloister)

• Domenico Susca, classical guitar (artistic director)

August 24 — We Sing Them Like This (Beach)

• Savio Vurchio and Stefania Tesoro (vocals), Gianni Binetti (sax)

September 4 — Final Concert

• Mimmo Cavallo, singer-songwriter (reservation required)