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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...

Save the dates: Symphonic Holidays 2027

A detailed description of Symphonic Holidays 2027 will be published end of June, you can then sign up for your favourite course next year. Here we would like to give you a quick overview. You can write an e.mail at mail@dacapo-travel.eu if you would like to reserve a place.

Cefalù 6 - 15 May 2027
Conductor: Rolf Verbeek
Violin: Rosanne Philippens
2 2 2 3 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp — str
Gustav Mahler, Blumine
Alban Berg, Violin Concerto
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1

Orvieto 4 – 13 June 2027
Conductor: Cayenna Ponchione
Cello: Adriano Ancarani
2 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp — str
Mohammad Qambar Nawshad Title TBA [World Premiere]
Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4

Bardou 30 June – 11 July 2027
Conductor: Cayenna Ponchione
Piano: Idith Meshulam Korman (to be confirmed)
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 35 (Haffner)
Marianna Martines, Piano Concerto in G Major
Marianna Martines, Sinfonia in C Major
Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 104 (London)

Collioure 3 – 12 September 2027
Conductor: Lamar Elias
3 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+5 — hp — str
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherazade
Alexander Borodin, Symphony No. 2

Cefalù October 7 – 16 October 2027
Conductor: Alizé Léhon
Concertmaster: Clara Mesplé
4 3 3 3 — 4 3 0 0 — tmp+4 — hp — str
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4

Upcoming concerts

Concerts 2025

upcoming
Symphonic Holidays

Cefalù 30th April - 9th May 2026

Cayenna Ponchione, conductor
Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, violin

KAIJA SAARIAHO, Ciel d'hiver
IGOR STRAVINSKY, Violin Concerto D major
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)

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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

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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

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Orvieto 2nd - 11th October 2026

Rolf Verbeek, conductor
Johanna Cornelia Müller, violin

RICHARD WAGNER, Concert Overture No. 1
JOHANNES BRAHMS, Violin Concerto
GEORGES BIZET, Symphony No. 1

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Cefalù 15th - 24th October 2026

Swann van Rechem, conductor

OLIVIER MESSIAEN, L'Ascension
DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH, Symphony No. 5

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