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Orvieto

The hilltop town Orvieto sits majestically high above the valley floor atop a big chunk of tufo volcanic stone, overlooking cypress-dotted Umbrian plains. The delightful and well preserved, almost traffic free historic centre is highlited by its glistening marble Gothic cathedral.

During a music vacation in Orvieto you have plenty of time to discover the many monuments and museums of this town, getting deep insights into history and art of the Etruscan, Roman and Medieval times.

Coming next in Orvieto:

Symphonic Holiday
2nd - 11th October 2026

Symphonic Holiday
4th - 13th June 2027

Symphonic Holiday
Orvieto, 2nd - 11th October 2026

Conductor: Rolf Verbeek
Violin: Johanna Cornelia Müller

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

Vacancies
We still have places for one horn, violin, viola and double bass

SCHEDULE

2nd October 2026
Arrival of the participants in Orvieto and welcome dinner

ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS,
rehearsals (sectionals and tutti) will be in the morning until lunch and in the evening after an early dinner. Three sectionals with the coaches on 4th, 5th and 6th October.

In the afternoons you can explore Orvieto or make sightseeing trips. Two guided tours in Orvieto will be arranged for the group.

7th October 2026
On this day we go on an excursion by bus.

10th October 2026
Final concert. In the evening we will have our farewell dinner.

11th October 2026
Departure

ORCHESTRA
Wagner: 2 2 2 2 — 4 2 0 0 — tmp — str
Brahms: 2 2 2 2 — 4 2 0 0 — tmp — str
Bizet: 2 2 2 2 — 4 2 0 0 — tmp — str

TEAM
Conductor: Rolf Verbeek
Coach violin and solo: Johanna Müller
Coach viola: Vincenzo Schembri
Coach cello: Adriano Ancarani
Wind sectionals with Rolf Verbeek

GENERAL INFORMATION / FAQ
Please do also read our general information with frequently asked questions on Symphonic Holidays.

ACCOMMODATION
The participants will be accommodated in various apartments in the historic centre of Orvieto. Single or double rooms

MEALS
We will take our meals (lunch and dinner) together in various restaurants.

TRAVEL
By train several connections throughout the day from Florence (ca. 2h 20min) or Rome Central (ca. 1h 20min). Nearest airports Perugia, Rome and Florence. From Rome airport several train services throughout the day with change in Rome (ca. 2h 30min). We are happy to help you with organizing your trip!

PRICE
1.415,- € including
- accommodation
- lunch and dinner, except two dinners
- bus transfers on the excursion
1045,- € without accommodation

Students: 885,- €. The reduced fee for students is limited to the number of five places on this Symphonic Holiday.

Supplement for single room: 370,- €

BOOKING
If you wish to book this Symphonic Holiday, kindly use the booking form or send us an e.mail (mail@dacapo-travel.eu, writing in English, German, French or Italian). Your booking is binding as soon as we have confirmed it.

A non-refundable deposit of 150,- € is payable on confirmation that a booking has been accepted. The balance of the price is to be paid by 2nd July 2026

Minimum group size 40 participants. We might decide to cancel a programme if at any time up to three month before there were insufficient bookings. We would refund everything you had paid to us. We do not refund your travel expenses if you had booked your trip (for example flights or trains) prior to our confirmation of the programme.

Tutti rehearsals will take place in the Sala Expo of Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo. The concert will be given in the Teatro Mancinelli.

Symphonic Holiday
Orvieto, 4th - 13th June 2027

Conductor: Cayenna Ponchione
Cello: Adriano Ancarani

Mohammad Qambar Nawshad, tba [World Premiere]
Edward Elgar, Cello Concerto
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4

Orchestra mundi Orvieto 2025

Romantic impulses and a world premiere

Since 2019 cellist Adriano Ancarani from Rome comes coaching on Symphonic Holidays and has gained amongst cellists and double bassists a reputation as an excellent teacher and wonderful musician. In 2027, we will have the pleasure to explore with him as our soloist Edward Elgar’s cello concerto. It is a piece of remarkable passion and never fails to move the audience with its combination of grief, melancholy, nostalgia, rage, but also tenderness.

In a diary entry of May 31, Clara noted “Robert’s mind is very creative now, and he began a symphony yesterday. I have heard nothing of it as yet, but from seeing Robert’s doings, and from hearing a D minor echoing wildly in the distance, I know in advance that this will be another work that is emerging from the depths of his soul.” Throughout the symphony, the music will maintain a feverish, passionate quality, even in moments of lightness and joy. This intensity is characteristic of Schumann’s Romanticism. Romantic writers and poets explored themes of emotion, irrationality, the supernatural, nature, childhood, horror, the sublime, dreams, memories and irony. The spirit of Romanticism suffuses this work in particular, perhaps the most Romantic of all Schumann’s symphonies. The symphony invites you to imagine your own Romantic narratives as you explore with us in Orvieto this passionate and fascinating work.

Since her first visit to Afghanistan in 2018, our conductor Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey has worked closely with musicians at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul tutoring young conductors and composers online. Cayenna continues working with Afghan musicians now living in exile to create new platforms to share their work. Part of this work includes ensuring that the orchestral music of Afghanistan continues to flourish at a time where such music-making is censored in the country. The Orchestral Music of Afghanistan: Looking Forward is an initiative featuring the new compositions of Afghan composers, creating greater access to this incredible musical world for composers and listeners alike. An overture to our programme in Orvieto was commissioned to one of the world’s leading composers from Afghanistan Mohammad Qambar Nawshad, to be world premiered by the Orchestra mundi Orvieto at our final concert on this Symphonic Holiday on 12th June 2027.

SCHEDULE

4th June 2027
Arrival of the participants in Orvieto and welcome dinner

ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS,
rehearsals (sectionals and tutti) will be in the morning until lunch and in the evening after an early dinner. Three sectionals with the coaches on 6th, 7th and 8th June.

In the afternoons you can explore Orvieto or make sightseeing trips. Two guided tours in Orvieto will be arranged for the group.

9th June
On this day we go on an excursion by bus.

12th June
Final concert in the Teatro Mancinelli. In the evening we will have our farewell dinner.

13th June
Departure

ORCHESTRA
2 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp — str

TEAM
Conductor: Cayenna Ponchione
Coach violin: Lorenzo Fabiani (to be confirmed)
Coach viola: n.n.
Coach cello and solo: Adriano Ancarani
Coach winds: n.n.

GENERAL INFORMATION / FAQ
Please do also read our general information with frequently asked questions on Symphonic Holidays.

ACCOMMODATION
The participants will be accommodated in various apartments in the historic centre of Orvieto. Single or double rooms

MEALS
We will take our meals (lunch and dinner) together in various restaurants.

TRAVEL
By train several connections throughout the day from Florence (ca. 2h 20min) or Rome Central (ca. 1h 20min). Nearest airports Perugia, Rome and Florence. From Rome airport several train services throughout the day with change in Rome (ca. 2h 30min). We are happy to help you with organizing your trip!

PRICE
1.465,- € including
- accommodation
- lunch and dinner, except two dinners
- bus transfers on the excursion
Supplement for single room: 390,- €
1075,- € without accommodation

Students: 930,- €. The reduced fee for students is limited to the number of five places on this Symphonic Holiday.

BOOKING
If you wish to book this Symphonic Holiday, kindly use the booking form or send us an e.mail (mail@dacapo-travel.eu, writing in English, German, French or Italian). Your booking is binding as soon as we have confirmed it.

A non-refundable deposit of 150,- € is payable on confirmation that a booking has been accepted. The balance of the price is to be paid by 4th March 2027

Minimum group size 40 participants. We might decide to cancel a programme if at any time up to three month before there were insufficient bookings. We would refund everything you had paid to us. We do not refund your travel expenses if you had booked your trip (for example flights or trains) prior to our confirmation of the programme.