NUME Festival

From the end of May through to July, Cortona welcomes the NUME Academy & Festival 2026, a project dedicated to classical music that unites great international performers and young talents in a synergy between high-level training and concerts.

The heart of the festival is concentrated from June 17 to 26, when the city comes to life at the Signorelli Theater, in the Cloisters of the historic center and in spaces within the former Sant’Agostino Convent, where free master classes will also be held, open to the public.

Directed by Natalie Dentini, with the artistic direction of Vlad Stanculeasa, NUME represents one of the most original realities on the Italian music scene, combining excellent training and high-profile concert programming. 
Alongside young musicians selected from around the world, the festival hosts big names from the international scene, offering the audience an immersive experience between music, territory and events.

The project is even extended with NUME Risonanze, a parallel section that expands the festival in time and space, with special events that weave together classical repertoire, 20ᵗʰ-century and contemporary experimentation, to bring music into direct dialog with the city and new audiences.

Program Details:

• June 4 - NUME Risonanze: Duo Tamburini-Bevilacqua
  Concert at the San Domenico Church with music from the 20ᵗʰ century (Glière, Ysaÿe, Ravel, Halvorsen, Xenakis), between virtuosity and timbral research
• June 17 at 7:00 pm - Fleur à Ses Amis
  Opening concert featuring mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron along with Martina Consonni, Vlad Stanculeasa, Charles-Antoine Archambault and Francisco López—a program devoted to French music with a focus on Debussy, Fauré and Ravel
• June 20 - I Segreti della Liuteria
  Concert-conference at the Diocesan Museum with Bade Dastan and Matteo Fantoni, dedicated to instrument making and the relationship between craftsmanship and sound
• June 21 at 7:00 pm - Legends: A Stradivari Night with Robert Levin
  Robert Levin at the piano together with Stella Chen, Vlad Stanculeasa and Andreas Brantelid, with a performance featuring 3 original instruments by Antonio Stradivari on the program
• June 22 at 7:00 pm - To My Friends
  Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Stella Chen, Ettore Causa, Torleif Thedéen and Enrico Pace perform music by Beethoven and Brahms, for an evening dedicated to the theme of friendship in chamber music
• June 23 - Next Gen: The Future of Classical (1ˢᵗ evening)
  Concert by the young artists of the NUME Academy
• June 24 - Next Gen: The Future of Classical (2ⁿᵈ evening)
  Follow-up event dedicated to internationally selected emerging talents
• June 25 - Tramonti
  Music by Grieg and Brahms with young performers and established artists in a program dedicated to the theme of bidding farewell
• June 26 - Nostalgia
  Closing concert with music by Mendelssohn and Dvořák, focusing on the themes of memory and distance
• July 10 - NUME Risonanze: Roberts Balanas
  Concluding performance between classical, jazz and improvisation, with a contemporary, cross-cultural approach to musical language

The festival is accompanied by events throughout the territory and activities open to the public, including open rehearsals, workshops and meetings.

Check out the official channels for more information, reservations and tickets:

www.numefestival.it - +39 375 146 3319 - info@numefestival.it

For information, reservations and tickets, head to www.numefestival or from May 28, the InfoPoint in Cortona’s Piazza Signorelli.