On Saturday 21 June, on the occasion of the summer solstice, Rome will be crossed by the notes, sounds and rhythms of the Festa della Musica 2025. In fact, Rome Capitale renews this year the appointment with the great European event that since 1982, the year of its birth in France, and then with the subsequent diffusion throughout Europe since 1985 (European Year of Music), transforms the cities into an open-air stage. In the Municipalities of Rome, from the center to the suburbs and up to the coast of Ostia, about 50 concerts for a hymn to widespread music that will embrace all musical genres, from baroque to folk, from rock to indie, and that will give voice to local artists, emerging talents and prominent figures of the music scene.
The Festa della Musica 2025 takes place in places of great historical and cultural value, from the courtyards of the buildings in the heart of the city to historic villas. And again, archaeological parks and open-air theaters act as stages for performances at sunset. Even the squares of the suburbs, the streets, the local markets and the subway stops will come alive with performances by bands, choirs and soloists.
An edition that looks to the future and in particular to 2026. With the program of this year's edition, the RIM 2026 - Roma In Musica project was presented today in Campidoglio, with the artistic direction of the Roman singer-songwriter Daniele Silvestri, who took part in the press conference with the Mayor of Rome Capital, Roberto Gualtieri, and the Councilor for Culture, Massimiliano Smeriglio.
The protagonist of this 2025 edition of the Festa della Musica, as announced, is Ostia which, as part of the Un Mare di Cultura project, becomes the stage for the initiative promoted by the Department of Culture of Rome Capital with two free concerts at the free Ocra beach, on Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi. At 7 pm, the Flowing Chords will take to the stage, a choral project born at the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome, directed by Mª Margherita Flore. The orchestra - composed of 35 elements including sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, contraltos, tenors, basses and a rhythm section of vocal beat box - will perform a repertoire that explores many musical genres, from pop to R&B. Following, at 8 pm, it will be the turn of the Pink Puffers, the brass band that, since 2006, has brought rhythm, energy and dance all over the world, from Italy to the United States, with original music contaminated by jazz, funk and rock sounds.
Also not to be missed, at 8:30 pm at Villa di Massenzio on the Appian Way, L’Amor che move il sole e le altre stelle. The evocative imperial villa, where archaeological evidence coexists harmoniously with the biodiversity of the Roman countryside, is transformed into an exceptional stage for the concert of the Jubilus Ensemble, directed by Roberto Manuel Zangari, which investigates the various facets of love. The program includes melodies by Banchieri and Arcadelt, madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi and Vittoria Aleotti, motets from the Song of Songs by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The closing performance will be the song We Beheld Once Again the Stars by Randal Stroope based on the last canto of the Inferno of the Divine Comedy. The event, curated by Francesca Romana Cappa and Marina Marcelli, is proposed by the Capitoline Superintendency of Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Zètema Progetto Cultura. Free admission without reservation until seats are taken.
CONCERTS PROMOTED FOR THE FESTA DELLA MUSICA 2025 BY THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ROME CAPITAL
Many events are scheduled in the different neighborhoods of the city, promoted by the Municipalities of Rome Capital, all with free admission, which will animate streets, squares, parks, markets, subway stations for one big party, in the name of music and sharing and which will resonate throughout the weekend.
· A great musical marathon in two exceptional locations in the heart of the city. Municipio I Roma Centro offers on June 21st from 5pm to 10pm, in the courtyard of Palazzo Braschi and in that of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, two choral performances in collaboration with the Associazione Cori Lazio.
· On the same day, we move to the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, at 8:30pm, for the concert promoted by Municipio II.
· About fifty entities from the Municipio III area will take part, from 6 pm to 11 pm, in another musical marathon with artists, bands and choirs that will inhabit Piazza Sempione, Via Monte Ruggero, the porticoes of Monte Cervialto and Piazza Franco Califano, for a big party in the Montesacro neighborhood.
· Choral groups also return to Municipio V with Naima and Quadracoro who, at 7 pm, in the Tor Tre Teste Amphitheater, will be the protagonists of the third edition of the Rassegna Corale, an initiative that brings the choirs active in the area to the stage, enhancing the musical and cultural wealth of the community.
· In Municipio VI, at the Archaeological Park of Gabii and Praeneste, at the foot of the Sanctuary of Giunone Gabina, at 8.30 pm, an orchestra composed of twenty elements and three tenors will play the most famous classical music melodies composed by great Italian composers, from Verdi to Puccini to Rossini.
· The Festa della Musica a Quarto Miglio is promoted by Municipio VII: three days of concerts and performances that, from 6 pm until the evening, will involve various local entities and beyond. Today, June 20, Onde sonore, the Banda musicale della Polizia Locale di Roma Capitale, SettexOtto and River Levee are expected; the evening will end with a DJ set. On June 21, Miguel Jimenez Diaz, the Swing Time Orchestra, Max e i cantautori, Bo Sound Cats, Gli America and Iride e Marte will take to the stage. The festival will end on June 22: the afternoon will start with an engaging karaoke followed by live performances by I Marana, Crossover and Come Max 883 Tribute Band.
· The two concerts scheduled for June 21st from 5pm to 8pm are promoted by Municipio VIII, respectively at the Grottaperfetta Market – Roma 70 on Viale dei Granai di Nerva, which will offer live pop, rock and indie music, and at the Garbatella Metro B station where Italian rock and folk notes will resonate.
· The appointment is in Viale America with the Eur Music Contest, the great musical event as part of the Notte Bianca dell’Eur promoted by Municipio IX. Two days of open-air music: June 20th from 9pm to midnight and June 21st from 4:30pm to 6pm.
· The harmonic voices return with the four formations that will alternate on the stage of the choral festival proposed on June 21st at 4:30 pm by Municipio X, in the cloister of the Palazzo del Governatorato in Ostia.
· The banks of the Tiber will also be protagonists for this Festa della Musica 2025, with two concerts sponsored by Municipio XI at Parco Tevere Marconi and Parco Tevere Magliana.
· In Municipio XII, in the shade of the trees surrounding the Villa Pamphilj Theater, at 6 pm, a sunset in music with Futura! 25, a musical review under 25 dedicated to emerging projects that will see LCD Cristalli Liquidi, Alphabet Trio and Etlis on stage. The Municipio program continues at 8 pm on the parish terrace of the Parish of San Giulio with the Rooftop Harmonies of Hope concert; at the Basilica of San Pancrazio, instead, at 9 pm, a concert by the Rome Youth Orchestra.
· The musical evening promoted by Municipio XIII in Piazza Ormea is dedicated to an audience of all ages. It starts at 5 pm with the Disney soundtracks of Road to Wonderland and continues until 11 pm with Disco Story, the international disco music DJ set by Roman DJ Cristiano Colaizzi, and the live shows of the bands Shylock and WakeUpCall.
· There will be also open mics. In Municipio XIV, the microphone is open to everyone and to any musical genre, from 4:30 pm in the Sala Basaglia inside the Santa Maria della Pietà complex.
· Finally, in via Cassia 927, the appointment is at 8 pm with the Academy Musica Nova ’25 concert promoted by Municipio XV.
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Sabato 21 giugno 2025
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