BAM Back to the City Concert 2026: Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty in Milan's Neighborhoods

Key facts

• The BAM Back to the City Concert 2026 will take place on September 10, 2026, at 8 PM in Milan.
• The concert will feature music from Tchaikovsky's 'The Sleeping Beauty' performed by Spira mirabilis.
• The concert is part of the 'Čajkovskij senza barriere' project, which brings classical music to seven Milan neighborhoods.
• The project starts on September 6, 2026, and includes guided listening, workshops, and performances.
• The initiative is part of BAM's 2026 program '(Dis)Connessioni'.
• Fifteen organizations and 23 artists collaborated on the program.
• The project includes a workshop at the Beccaria juvenile detention center, culminating in a sold-out performance.
• The ballet 'The Sleeping Beauty' premiered in 1890 at the Mariinsky Theatre and was first performed outside St. Petersburg in Milan in 1896.
• BAM director Francesca Colombo stated: 'Music is a human right.'
• Kelly Russell Catella, general director of Fondazione Catella, emphasized accessibility as space and welcome.