The festival was founded in 2005 in the village of Ponzano di Fermo, in the Marche region, on the initiative of its President and Artistic Director, Marche-born pianist Marco Sollini. Conceived to bring classical music to historic venues of artistic significance, it soon expanded throughout the region and gained national recognition. In 2012, the festival was granted the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic in recognition of its cultural significance. Since 2019, it has also expanded into other Italian regions, creating a touring programme that rediscover places rich in history, beauty and poetry across the country. Particularly significant is its media partnership with Rai Radio 3, which has broadcast live recordings from the festival for many years, reaching national and international audiences through the Euroradio network. Past collaborations with Vatican Radio, Sky Classica and the Dutch television channel Brava Klassiek have also brought numerous festival concerts to wider audiences. Musicians who have performed at the festival include I Solisti Veneti, Sonig Tchakerian, Enrico Dindo, Enrico Bronzi, Leslie Howard, Maurizio Baglini, Maxence Larrieu, Elena Zaniboni, Francesco Manara, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz and Bruno Canino, among others.
Le Dimore del Quartetto is a creative cultural enterprise that supports international young string quartets and chamber music ensembles at the beginning of their career and enhances the European cultural heritage. Le Dimore del Quartetto has started based on a simple exchange: on the occasion of an artistic commitment, musicians are hosted for maximum one week in a historic house and, during the days of residency, the ensemble offers a concert to the house owners. Today, Le Dimore del Quartetto, with a consolidated network of houses, ensembles and partners in the fields of music and of the cultural heritage, is specialized in planning and in the management of diverse projects, such as festivals and travel itineraries, masterclasses and training programs for musicians, educational projects for schools and universities, team-building activities for companies, residencies and concerts in historic houses and other places of cultural interest.
In 2017, the activities of Le Dimore del Quartetto were presented at the Chamber of Deputies as part of the research “Best practices of cultural diffusion“.
In 2018, it won the “Cultural Innovation” call by Fondazione Cariplo.
In 2019, it is among the winners of the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2019 in the “Education, training and awareness” category.
In 2020, the project MUSA – European young MUsicians soft Skills Alliance won the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. In the same year, Le Dimore del Quartetto was presented as “Project of Influence” by The Best in Heritage.
In 2021 Le Dimore del Quartetto organized the 150th anniversary of the passing of Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso through a cultural itinerary which led to the placement of the first statue dedicated to a female historical figure in Milan.
In addition, Le Dimore del Quartetto has been presented as case study of entrepreneurship and cultural innovation during the courses of Cultural Heritage Management of the Bocconi University, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Cattolica University in Milan and at the Master’s degree in Planning and access to European funds for Culture, Creativity and Multimedia of Università degli Studi di Perugia.
highSCORE Festival is today’s leading Italian Contemporary Music Festival offering unique programs with masterclasses specifically shaped for composers, one of the «ten summer festivals to get the contemporary music blood pumping» (Composition: Today).
Founded in 2010 and set every summer in historical Pavia (Northern Italy), highSCORE Festival is an invaluable venue for emerging composers wanting to produce and promote their work, inspire audiences with their music, secure future commissions and job opportunities and join other musicians to create a vibrant artistic community. Musicians work closely with a renowned faculty, talented visiting artists and special guests from around the world for two intense weeks of masterclasses, lectures, workshops and concerts. The Festival offers composers a choice between three programs of study – an intense Full Composition Program (in-person or online) and a Light Composition Program (online only).
highSCORE Festival, under the young and creative artistic direction of Giovanni Albini and the executive production of Paolo Fosso, is produced by Merry-Go-Sound.
Sergio Bertani, Italian photographer based in Turin and Milan, specialised in theatre and music. He collaborates with various record labels and magazines. Official partner of Da Vinci since 2020. Currently he's the official photographer of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra.
