Easter Festival

For over 10 years, we have been offering the world’s greatest musicians the opportunity to join us in the exceptional adventure of the Easter Festival.

Daniel Baal, President of the CIC, Dominique Bluzet and Renaud Capuçon, respectively Executive Director and Creative Director, have officially launched the 13th edition of the Easter Festival. With over 900 artists, 21 paying concerts and up to 100 free musical events in Aix-en-Provence and the Région Sud, the 2026 edition is proud to affirm its artistic ambition and this year’s event will see the emergence of new initiatives as part of “Musique en Partage” the festival’s free of charge, solidarity-based outreach programme.
Over the past twelve years, the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival has become an unmissable event on the classical music calendar in Europe. The way the Festival combines entrepreneurial spirit, excellence and regional solidarity is mirrored by its founding partner the CIC.

2026 marks a new phase in the life of the Festival, in terms of its artistic ambitions and the solidarity-based outreach it has planned.

A renewed artistic ambition
In line with the Festival’s reputation for excellence, the programme of the 2026 edition promises audiences a fortnight of simply unforgettable music.
The roster of musical ensembles this year is second to none, from the residency of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Lahav Shani, to the Orchestre National de Lille directed by Joshua Weilerstein. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera led by Gianandrea Noseda will also take the stage, as will the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège with Lionel Bringuier and Emmanuel Pahud, Les Siècles orchestra, the Il Caravaggio ensemble, not to mention Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations.

And let’s not forget the exceptional soloists Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou, Nadine Sierra, Mao Fujita, Gidon Kremer, Yulianna Avdeeva, as well as the emerging talents of Génération@Aix.