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When Music Tells a Story
Saturday, 17 October 2026 – Sunday, 22 November 2026 · 17:00 · Riva del Garda · Conservatorio di musica "F.A.Bonporti"
Original title: Quando la musica racconta
The 70th concert season by Amici della Musica: 13 varied concerts and events across Riva del Garda and nearby, from classical to traditional music and spoken word.
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About the event
The 70th concert season organised by Amici della Musica brings together 13 varied events: classical music concerts, traditional and folk music, spoken-word and music performances, and cultural and social outreach moments. Alongside figures from the national and international arts scene, the season also showcases young musicians trained at local music schools.
On 17 October, at 17:00, at the MAG - Museo Alto Garda, Fabio Roccagli and Francesca Rosa perform on Celtic harp and ancient flutes.
Programme
| Saturday, 10 January 2026 · 17:30 | "SI È SPENTA, COME UNA CANDELA" – Mozart's tears at his mother's remains, with Iaia Forte (spoken voice), Leonardo Zunica and Gabrio Taglietti (piano duo). Dramaturgy by Guido Barbieri. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gabrio Taglietti. In collaboration with Società di Musica – Mantova. Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
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| Saturday, 24 January 2026 · 17:30 | Enoch Arden – Melodrama by Richard Strauss after the poem by Alfred Tennyson. Enrico Toccoli on piano, Patrizia Perini as narrator. Screening of W. Griffith's 1911 film "Enoch Arden". Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
| Saturday, 7 February 2026 · 16:00 | "Il loggionista impenitente" (Garzanti, 2025). A conversation with the author Alberto Mattioli and with Roberto Raja, managing editor of Il Foglio. In collaboration with ass. Pinter. Arco, Libreria Cazzaniga. |
| Saturday, 14 March 2026 · 17:30 | Violin-piano duo: Stefano Bigoni (piano), Misia Iannoni Sebastianini (violin). Concert in memory of Ruggero Polito. Programme: L. van Beethoven, Sonata in F major op. 24 "Spring"; F. Kreisler, Liebesleid, Schön Rosmarin; R. Schumann, Sonata in A minor op. 105. Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
| Saturday, 18 April 2026 · 16:00 | Francesca Gallo and her accordion. Songs of emigration from the Alps. Canale di Tenno, Casa Artisti. |
| Saturday, 16 May 2026 · 17:30 | Quartetto Callisto: Giovanna Trentini (cello), Priyanka Ravanelli (violin), Michele Brescia (flute), Carolina Negroni (viola). In collaboration with Associazione cultura in musica Limes. Music: W.A. Mozart, Quartet in D major KV 285; A. Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 "American"; G. Gershwin, Three Preludes for flute. Riva del Garda, Palazzo Martini. |
| Saturday, 6 June 2026 · 21:00 | Pervin Chakar (soprano), Ertan Tekin (duduk), Luca Sartori (piano). Music from the steppes of Asia Minor. Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
| Sunday, 21 June 2026 · 10:30 | For the Festa della musica: Bandalock, choir and musical group of the Anffass project, marking 10 years since the group's founding. Riva del Garda, Colonia Sabbioni. |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2026 · 21:00 | Prize-winners of the Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano: Christos Fountos (3rd prize). In collaboration with Verona Piano Festival. Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
| Sunday, 23 August 2026 · 21:00 | Prize-winners of the Città di Verona Piano Competition: Bohdan Terletskyy (winner, 1st prize). In collaboration with Kawai Ledro and Verona Piano Festival. Riva del Garda, Auditorium del Conservatorio. |
| Saturday, 17 October 2026 · 17:00 | Fabio Roccagli and Francesca Rosa: Celtic harp and ancient flutes. Riva del Garda, MAG - Museo Alto Garda. |
| – | Readings on the history of music for children, in collaboration with the Biblioteca Civica, with Ornela Marcon. Biblioteca Civica di Riva del Garda. |
| Sunday, 22 November 2026 | For Santa Cecilia: the top graduates of the Conservatorio, at venues to be announced in the town and its neighbourhoods. |
Typical weather
No forecast yet. In October Riva del Garda averages 20° by day and 13° at night, with rain on about 11 days of the month.
Getting to Riva del Garda
By car, leave the A22 Brenner motorway at Rovereto Sud/Lago di Garda Nord and follow the SS240 for about 17 km to Riva. The nearest railway station is Rovereto, with regular Trentino Trasporti buses to Torbole, Riva and Arco; from the south you can also take the train to Desenzano, Peschiera or Verona and continue on ATV buses up the east shore. Ferries run from Desenzano and Peschiera via Malcesine and Limone.
Ferry: Northern terminus of the Navigazione Laghi (Navigarda) line from Desenzano and Peschiera, calling at Torbole, Limone and Malcesine; some summer runs are fast services with a supplement.
Parking: Parts of the historic centre are a limited traffic zone (ZTL). Paid car parks run by Altogarda Parcheggi e Mobilità include Terme Romane (Viale Pilati, 205 spaces), Ex-Agraria (Via Lutti, 218 spaces), Vecchia Stazione, Parco Lido and the Blue Garden car park on Viale Rovereto; free parking at the former hospital (Largo Marconi) and on Via delle Ginestre.
About Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda sits at the northern tip of the lake, where the cliffs of the Rocchetta drop almost straight into the water and the Sarca plain opens towards Arco.
Translated and summarised from the organiser’s listing (Italiano). Source: Garda Trentino (APT Garda Dolomiti) · checked 2026-09-27. Details can change — confirm with the organiser before you travel.
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