10 Italian Music Festivals Adapting to Summer 2020 with Outdoor Events
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy is hosting ten music festivals for summer 2020, emphasizing outdoor settings and sustainability. The No Borders Music Festival, running from July 25 to August 9 at the Italy-Austria-Slovenia border and led by Claudio Tognoni, encourages eco-friendly attendance. Musica con Vista, which continues until September 16, features 16 concerts in gardens across six regions. The Torino Jazz Festival is set for August 21–30 at Combo in Turin. In Cisternino, the Genera Festival (August 10–15) will host rooftop performances. The Arena di Verona Festival (July 25–August 29) will have limited-capacity shows. Other events include Tones on the Stones (July 19–26), Connessioni (July 23–24), Bolzano Festival Bozen (August 1–29), Musica d'Estate (July 17–31), and the Stresa Festival (July 18–25 and August 20–September 5), which honors Beethoven's 250th anniversary.
Key facts
- No Borders Music Festival runs July 25–August 9 at the Italy-Austria-Slovenia border, directed by Claudio Tognoni.
- Musica con Vista is organized by the newly formed Comitato Amur, with 16 concerts across six regions.
- Torino Jazz Festival splits into summer (Aug 21–30) and autumn phases, with summer concerts at Combo.
- Genera Festival in Cisternino (Aug 10–15) is produced by Arti in Libertà, with rooftop concerts and sound diffusion.
- Arena di Verona Festival (July 25–Aug 29) offers reduced-capacity performances and hotel packages.
- Tones on the Stones (July 19–26) in Val D'Ossola is titled Before and After, featuring Nicolás Jaar and Paolo Fresu.
- Connessioni (July 23–24) in Lari uses fiber optics for a distributed stage experiment.
- Bolzano Festival Bozen (Aug 1–29) features outdoor concerts by Haydn Orchestra and others.
- Musica d'Estate (July 17–31) in Bardonecchia offers 25 free classical concerts at 1,300 meters.
- Stresa Festival (July 18–25 and Aug 20–Sept 5) celebrates Beethoven with complete piano sonatas by seven pianists.
Entities
Artists
- Claudio Tognoni
- Ben Harper
- Manu Chao
- Diego Borotti
- Giorgio Li Calzi
- Martino Pezzolla
- Matteo De Angelis
- Maddalena Calderoni
- Nicolás Jaar
- Paolo Fresu
- Alessio Capovilla
- Anna Homler
- Mana
- Riccardo Blumer
- Emanuele Coccia
- Eduard Demetz
- Andras Schiff
- Fazil Say
- Alexander Lonquich
- Tosca
- Enrico Pieranunzi
- Franco D'Andrea
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Claudio Abbado
Institutions
- No Borders Music Festival
- Consorzio di Promozione Turistica del Tarvisiano
- SkyArte
- Comitato Amur
- Le Dimore del Quartetto
- Torino Jazz Festival
- Combo
- Genera Festival
- Arti in Libertà
- Fondazione Arena
- Cooperativa Albergatori Veronesi
- Vertour
- Tones on the Stones
- Nextones
- Threes Productions
- Gang of Ducks
- Collinarea
- Touring Club Italiano
- Bolzano Festival Bozen
- Orchestra Haydn
- Busoni
- EUYO
- GMJO
- Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo
- Stresa Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Austria
- Slovenia
- Tarvisiano
- Laghi di Fusine
- Altopiano del Montasio
- Montagna del Canin
- Foresta millenaria di Tarvisio
- Lombardy
- Veneto
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Emilia Romagna
- Umbria
- Campania
- Turin
- Torino
- Porta Palazzo
- Cisternino
- Bari
- Verona
- Val D'Ossola
- Oira
- Lari
- Pisa
- Bolzano
- Bozen
- Bardonecchia
- Pinerolo
- Stresa