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Il Lago Cromatico Music Festival - 2026

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Lake Maggiore isn’t just a scenic backdrop to admire—it’s a place to listen to, explore, and experience. From this idea was born Il Lago Cromatico, a festival that brings together music, nature, villages, traditions, and flavors along the Lombardy shore of the lake.

The name itself captures the spirit of the initiative. “Cromatico” evokes the shifting colors of the landscape: the blue of the water, the green of the hills, the hues of the mountains, and the atmosphere of the small villages overlooking the lake. But it also evokes music, harmony, movement, and imagination. Lago Cromatico is, in fact, a festival where every event becomes a complete experience, capable of speaking to the eyes, the ears, and the memory.

From May to September, music will be the common thread of a journey through various towns on the Lombardy shore of Lake Maggiore: Taino, Angera, Ranco, Ispra, Monvalle, Brebbia, Leggiuno with Santa Caterina del Sasso, Laveno and other locations in the area, in collaboration with the Cultural Committee of the JRC in Ispra.

The program will feature concerts spanning various genres: from classical music to folk traditions, from jazz to opera. This variety is designed to appeal to different audiences and to turn every evening into a new discovery. Not a festival “for specialists,” but an invitation open to everyone: residents, visitors, families, music lovers, and tourists looking for a different way to experience Lake Maggiore.

Each event will be much more than just a concert. It will be an opportunity to discover local traditions, take part in guided tours, immerse oneself in nature, go on bike rides, visit exhibitions, or enjoy local food and wine tastings. The audience will thus be able to experience the lake not merely as a backdrop, but as the centerpiece of the experience.

Lago Cromatico is a festival of sounds, colors, and emotions: a cultural and tourist journey that invites you to let yourself be surprised by the beauty of Lake Maggiore, its landscapes, and the communities that call it home. A precious opportunity to discover—or rediscover—one of Lombardy’s most evocative areas.

Opening hours

May

  • Wednesday, the 6th: ISPRA, Club House Auditorium (9:00 p.m.) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Most Devoted Son. A journey through Mozart’s music and letters with the Vocal Ensemble of the A. Manzoni State Music High School.
  • Friday, the 8th: TRAVEDONA MONATE, Church of Our Lady of the Snows (9:00 PM) – From Opera to Cinema with the “Bellini” Youth Orchestra.
  • Tuesday, the 12th: ANGERA, Church of S. Maria Assunta (8:45 p.m.) – Between the Sacred and the Profane: From the Renaissance to the Beatles. Performance by various ensembles and choirs from the A. Manzoni State Music High School.
  • Wednesday, the 13th: ISPRA, Club House Auditorium (9:00 p.m.) – The Two Faces of Romantic Europe with Beatrice Distefano and Emanuele Nazzareno Piovesan (four-hand piano).
  • Sunday, the 17th: ANGERA, Kapannone dei Libri (5:00 PM) – An Exhibition in Music: Gabriele Basilico: Books, Places. Includes a guided tour of the exhibition.
  • Thursday, the 21st: RANCO, Council Chamber (8:45 p.m.) – Mariia Karabazhak and Sario Serafin (piano).
  • Sunday, the 24th: ANGERA (CAPRONNO hamlet), Cascina Natura in Moto (6:00 PM) – Emma Guerrieri and Tommaso Molino. Includes a cultural bike ride and tastings.

June

  • Friday, the 5th: BESOZZO, Church of Saints Alexander and Tiburtius (9:00 PM) – Policromie: The Baroque Organ and Contemporary Dance with Andrea Trovato and Arianna Cunsolo.
  • Sunday, the 7th: LAVENO MOMBELLO, MIDeC (5:00 PM) – Martinelli–Marzagalli–Vergobbi Guitar Trio. Includes a visit to the exhibition “Grandi Vasi di Andrea Branzi.”
  • Friday, the 12th: RANCO, Council Chamber (6:30 p.m.) – The Sight of Hearing. A discussion with musicologist Danilo Faravelli, followed by a pre-dinner reception.
  • Saturday, the 13th: GAVIRATE, Voltorre Cloister (9:00 PM) – Bells and Polychromy at the Cloister. Bell-ringing demonstration before the concert.
  • Saturday, the 20th: ANGERA, San Quirico Hill (6:00 a.m.) – Nature Photography Workshop with Armando Bottelli.
  • Sunday, the 21st:
    • ANGERA, San Quirico Hill (6:00 a.m.) – The Colors of Dawn (music for trumpets and trombone).
    • RANCO (starting at 10:00 a.m.) – European Music Festival, 13th edition
  • Saturday, the 27th: LAVENO MOMBELLO, MIDeC (9:00 PM) – Echoes and Colors of Vienna and Transfigurations of the 20th Century (String Sextet).
  • Saturday, the 28th: ANGERA, San Quirico Hill (6:00 a.m.) – Nature Photography Workshop with Armando Bottelli.

July

  • Friday, the 3rd: LAVENO M., Fondazione Officine dell'Acqua (9:00 PM) – A Concert at the Museum with a guided tour and an aperitif.
  • Sunday, the 5th: LAVENO M., Castello Park (10:30 a.m.) – The colors and history of a park waiting to be rediscovered with the Crazy Brass Band.
  • Thursday, the 9th: RANCO, Il Sole di Ranco – Dinner Amid Colors and Flavors.
  • Friday, the 10th: ANGERA, Pratone (9:15 p.m.) – Culla e Tempesta FARAUALLA (vocal quartet).
  • Thursday, the 16th: RANCO, Piazza del Comune (9:15 p.m.) – D'Esperanto Trio (traditional music featuring the hurdy-gurdy, accordion, and bagpipes).
  • Thursday, the 23rd: LEGGIUNO, Hermitage of Saint Catherine (9:15 PM) – Praise Be to Saint Francis with the La Manticora Ensemble. Includes a guided tour of the Hermitage.

August

  • Saturday, August 1: TRAVEDONA MONATE, Lakeside Promenade (6:30 a.m.) – The Colors of Dawn. Includes a yoga session and breakfast after the concert.
  • Friday, the 7th: LAVENO MOMBELLO, Lake Maggiore Cable Car (8:45 p.m.) – CHOROPO (accordion, guitar, and pandeiro).

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