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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...

Concerts 2025

Concerts 2024

upcoming
Symphonic Holidays

Cefalù 3rd - 12th October 2025

David Curtis, conductor

Béla Bartók, Concert for Orchestra
Amy Beach, Gaelic Symphony

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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

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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)

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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

nn, 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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