{"id":55450,"date":"2026-10-05T19:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkseagreen-rook-345411.hostingersite.com\/?approfondimento=cervo-festival"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:59:44","slug":"festival","status":"publish","type":"approfondimento","link":"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/cervo\/festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervo Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Chamber Music Festival of Cervo is one of the longest-running summer music festivals in Liguria. Every year, between July and August, it brings Italian and international musicians to the square in front of the Corallini church, a terrace over the sea in the heart of the village of <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/cervo\/\">Cervo<\/a>. Here you will find its history, how the 2026 edition went and tips for attending a concert.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founded:<\/strong> 1964, by the Hungarian violinist S\u00e1ndor V\u00e9gh<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 edition:<\/strong> the 63rd, from 10 July to 28 August<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 concerts:<\/strong> 15 evenings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Main venue:<\/strong> Piazza dei Corallini, in front of the church of San Giovanni Battista<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other venues:<\/strong> Oratorio di Santa Caterina and Parco del Ciap\u00e0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> on sale online, with discounts for young people and residents<\/li>\n<li><strong>Official website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cervofestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cervofestival.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The history of the festival<\/h2>\n<p>The festival was born in 1964 from an insight of S\u00e1ndor V\u00e9gh, a great violinist, chamber musician, conductor and teacher. In Cervo he discovered almost by chance that the concave fa\u00e7ade of the Corallini church, designed at the end of the 17th century by Giovanni Battista Marvaldi, creates natural acoustics on the square that suit chamber music. Since then the square has become an open-air concert hall every summer, with the sea behind the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Over the decades the festival has spread to other venues in the village and to other genres, adding training activities for young musicians alongside the concerts. The link with V\u00e9gh remains central to the programme: in 2026 a whole strand was dedicated to him and to the violin today.<\/p>\n<h2>The 2026 edition<\/h2>\n<p>The 63rd edition, curated by the new artistic director Michel Balatti, had the theme &#8220;L&#8217;arte del dialogo&#8221; (The art of dialogue) and brought together classical music, jazz, singer-songwriters, theatre, literature and electronic music. The programme was divided into three strands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>L&#8217;arte del dialogo:<\/strong> encounters between genres and generations, from the opening with Paolo Fresu and Pierpaolo Vacca to the cello of Giovanni Sollima, from Fabrizio Bosso&#8217;s trumpet with Bebo Ferra&#8217;s guitar to Paolo Jannacci and Aldo Cazzullo&#8217;s storytelling with the Ring Around Quartet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risonanze, V\u00e9gh e il violino del nostro tempo:<\/strong> four concerts with new works by composers under 35, performed by Trio Concept, Quartetto EOS and Fabiola Tedesco, among others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giornate G\u00e9za Anda:<\/strong> two piano recitals with Filippo Gamba and Dmitry Yudin, second prize winner at the 2024 G\u00e9za Anda competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The guests also included the violinist Aozhe Zhang, winner of the Paganini prize, and the pianist Chi Ho Han, who closed the festival on 28 August.<\/p>\n<h2>The concert venues<\/h2>\n<h3>Piazza dei Corallini<\/h3>\n<p>Almost all the evenings take place in the square in front of the church of San Giovanni Battista, known as &#8220;dei Corallini&#8221; because it was built with the proceeds of coral fishing. The audience sits facing the Baroque fa\u00e7ade, with the Golfo Dianese all around.<\/p>\n<h3>Oratorio di Santa Caterina<\/h3>\n<p>The 13th-century Romanesque oratory, just below the Castello dei Clavesana, hosts the more intimate concerts. In 2026 the violinist Fabiola Tedesco played here.<\/p>\n<h3>Parco del Ciap\u00e0<\/h3>\n<p>A park dedicated to the Mediterranean landscape, used for the more experimental evenings: in 2026 Alessandro Santacaterina performed here with guitars, lap steel and electronics.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips for attending a concert<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> buy them online on the official website; the 2026 programme was announced in May. For evenings with the best-known names it is better not to wait until the last day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Times:<\/strong> the concerts are in the evening; check the exact time of each one on the website, as it can change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting there:<\/strong> the old town is pedestrianised. Leave the car in the lower part of town well in advance and allow time to walk up to the square.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Before the concert:<\/strong> go up in the late afternoon, explore the village and enjoy the sunset from the square.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What to bring:<\/strong> comfortable shoes for the steps and something light to put over your shoulders in the evening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to stay during the festival<\/h2>\n<p>In the village there are mainly B&amp;Bs and holiday homes, handy for walking back after the concert. For a wider choice look at San Bartolomeo al Mare and <a href=\"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/riviera-di-ponente\/diano-marina\/\">Diano Marina<\/a>, a few minutes away. On the evenings of the most popular concerts the area fills up, so book ahead.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions about the Cervo Festival<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When is the Cervo chamber music festival held?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every summer between July and August. The 2026 edition ran from 10 July to 28 August. The 2027 dates will be published on the official website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do the concerts take place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mainly in Piazza dei Corallini, in front of the church of San Giovanni Battista, and on some evenings in the Oratorio di Santa Caterina and the Parco del Ciap\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who founded the Cervo festival?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hungarian violinist S\u00e1ndor V\u00e9gh, in 1964, struck by the acoustics created by the concave fa\u00e7ade of the Corallini church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you buy tickets?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Online, from the festival&#8217;s official website. There are discounts for young people and residents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the festival only classical music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No. Chamber music remains at its heart, but the programme also includes jazz, singer-songwriters, theatre, literature and electronic music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cervo&#8217;s International Chamber Music Festival: its history since 1964, the 2026 edition, the concert venues and tips for the 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