
Symphonic Holidays
With Symphonic Holidays you will have the opportunity to play at an advanced level in an amateur orchestra while enjoying your holiday in relaxing and inviting places in Southern Europe. We combine the comforts of Mediterranean life with our essential mission: to bring together people who share a passion for music. Our daily rehearsals culminate in a concert performance at the end of the vacation. Read more...






Concerts 2025


Concerts 2024




upcoming
Symphonic Holidays
Cefalù 3rd - 12th October 2025
David Curtis, conductor
Béla Bartók, Concert for Orchestra
Amy Beach, Gaelic Symphony
Orvieto 17th - 26th October 2025
David Sofer, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn, Overture of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Luciano Berio / Franz Schubert, Rendering
Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
Cefalù 30th April - 9th May 2026
Cayenna Ponchione, conductor
Hande Küden, violin
KAIJA SAARIAHO, Ciel d'hiver
IGOR STRAVINSKY, Violin Concerto D major
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)
Bardou 28th May - 8th June 2026
David Curtis, conductor
Matthew Sharp, cello
MAURICE RAVEL, Ma Mère l'Oye
DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH, Cello Concerto No. 1
ETIENNE-NICOLAS MÉHUL, Symphony No.1
Collioure 4th - 13th September 2026
Cayenna Ponchione, conductor
Anna Stéphany, mezzo soprano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN, The Hebrides
EDWARD ELGAR, Sea Pictures
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK, Symphony No. 7
Orvieto 2nd - 11th October 2026
nn, conductor
Johanna Cornelia Müller, violin
RICHARD WAGNER, Concert Overture No. 1
JOHANNES BRAHMS, Violin Concerto
GEORGES BIZET, Symphony No. 1
Cefalù 15th - 24th October 2026
Swann van Rechem, conductor
OLIVIER MESSIAEN, L'Ascension
DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 5

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