Revolutions - 19th MITO Settembre Musica
For the 19th edition of MITO Settembre Musica, the host cities Milano and Torino promise an explosion of culture and music exploration, proposing a music festival rich in history and geography: from Vivaldi and Bach to Shostakovich, Berio, Saunders and Moussa; from western traditions in sacred choral music to the musical heritage of the orient; from times of peace and war to the great migrations.
From 3 to 18 September 2025, the cities af Milano and Torino unite in the shared music festival MITO Settembre Musica, promoting and showcasing both the crème de la crème of the host cities’ own cultural expressions, and engaging with organisations beyond national borders.
Artistic director Giorgio Battistelli has chosen Revolutions as the main theme, to be interpreted in aesthetic, spiritual and scientific perspectives - and an invitation to break with entrenched listening habits and an opportunity to pry open new points of view.
Torino hosts also the 17th edition of MITO per la Città – Mito collateral programme aimed at engaging those who may not be able to attend the festival: the city itself, with its variety of spaces and urban landscapes, becomes a stage, allowing music to reach places not normally considered music venues.
The festival is structured on four theme-based sections, allowing the audience to create their musical itinerary:
- Mitya and the Others - A tribute marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Dmitri Shostakovich, also dedicated to fellow composers of his generation
- Berio and the Avant-Garde - A tribute to Luciano Berio to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth
- Times of War, Times of Peace - Revolutions
- Listening with the Eyes - Encompassing multidisciplinary performances
A slew of symphonic concerts, chamber music, children’s performances, and multidisciplinary extravaganzas: 67 events that span eras and genres, featuring classic favourites and world premieres. The festival does not miss the opportunity to offer moments of reflection and discussion, also giving voice to young performers and very young audiences.
Programme TURIN
3 September
- La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra - Music by Šostakovič, Rachmaninov, Čajkovskij
4 September
- Teatro Regio Torino Orchestra - Music by Alban Berg and Hector Berlioz
5 September
- Quartet Gama, Students of the Guido Cantelli Conservatory, Novara - Music by Clare Grundman, Alfred Uhl, Ferenc Farkas, Gabriel Fauré, Giacomo Puccini
- Matteo Buonanoce piano, Student of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Torino - Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ferruccio Busoni
- London Symphony Orchestra - Music by Gioachino Rossini, Fryderyk Chopin, Dmitrij Šostakovič , Victor de Sabata
6 September
- Santo Spirito Academy Orchestra and Choir - Antonio Vivaldi / Juditha triumphans, oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra
- Obiettivo Orchestra - Music by Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, John Williams
- Telmo Pievani and Gianni Maroccolo, Nomadic, Song for Biodiversity
7 September
- A Life in Music: Amadé and Nannerl, A fairy tale sonata featuring Mirjam Schiavello and Pasquale Buonarota, Student Orchestra of the Conservatories of Milano and Torino
- Eight pieces performed in eight different locations within the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea. Alberto Navarra, flute. Music by Claude Debussy, Johann Sebastian Bach, Luciano Berio, Georg Philipp Telemann, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Lowell Liebermann, Edgard Varèse, Sigfrid Karg-Elert
- Music by Hans Werner Henze, Marcello Nardis tenor, Diego Mingolla piano
8 September
- 40 Years of "Giornale della Musica", reflections on how music changed since 1985
- Rai National Symphony Orchestra, Music by Samy Moussa
9 September
- Irini Ensemble / Ictus Ensemble, The Book of Women | Strl parvam For Carnatic vocalist, three female voices and ensemble
10 September
- Teatro Regio Torino Orchestra, Waldensian Choir of Torino, Choir of the Arcangelo Corelli Musical Institute of Pinerolo, The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace
11 September
- Serendipity Duo, Students of the Antonio Vivaldi Conservatory of Alessandria, Music by Aleksandr Čerepnin, Darius Milhaud, Paul Creston, Eugène Bozza, André Jolivet, Pedro Iturralde, Bill Dobbins, Ryo Noda, Barry Cockcroft
Drei Klänge Trio, Students of the Federico Ghedini Conservatory of Cuneo, Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Camille Saint-Saëns
- Pomeriggi Musicali Orchestra, Musiche di Salvatore Frega e Luciano Berio
12 September
- Mimino: Music by Giya Kancheli and Valentin Silvestrov. Manuel Zurria flutes, Oscar Pizzo piano
- Rai National Symphony Orchestra, Music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, Carl Nielsen
13 September
- Maghini Academy Choir, Soloists from the Maghini Consort, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - 500 years
- Eliot Quartet, Music by Dmitrij Šostakovič
Programme MILAN
4 September
- London Symphony Orchestra Seong-Jin Cho Sir Antonio Pappano, Music by Bernstein, Prokof'ev, Copland
5 September
- Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Ambur Braid Samy Moussa, Music by Strauss, Moussa, Šostakovič
6 September
- Student Orchestra of the Conservatories of Milano and Torino A Life in Music: Amade e Nannerl
- Eliot Quartett, Music by Dmitrij Šostakovič
7 September
- Eliot Quartett, Music by Dmitrij Šostakovič
8 September
- Music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Ilaria Cavalleri, Volha Karmyzava pianos
- Ictus Ensemble / Irini Ensemble, Music by Riccardo Nova, The Book of Women
9 September
- Valerie Wellington, Volha Karmyzava pianos, Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Maurizio Baglini piano, Quartetto di Venezia, Music by Šostakovič, Weinberg
10 September
- Emma Guercio, Yevgeni Galanov pianos, Music by Fryderyk Chopin
- Luzerner Sinfonieorchester Michael Sanderling, Symphony No. 10 by Šostakovič with a screening of the film Oh to Believe in Another World by William Kentridge
11 September
- Davide Cabassi piano, Music by Bach, Berio
- Diego Petrella, Yevgeni Galanov pianos, Music by Franz Liszt
- Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino, Music by Filotei, Berio
12 September
- Vohla Karmyzava, Yevgeni Galanov pianos, Music by Johannes Brahms
- Samuele Telari accordion, Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Holst Sinfonietta, Music by Berio, Purcell, Bach, Lennon, McCartney, Simon
13 September
- Coro Sinfonico di Milano, Music by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Lucia Zavagna, Yevgeni Galanov pianos, Music by Maurice Ravel
- Coro Sinfonico di Milano, Music by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann
- Coro Sinfonico di Milano, Music by Hindemith, Barber, Pärt
- Manuel Zurria flutes, Oscar Pizzo piano, MIMINO - Music by Kancheli, Silvestrov
14 September
- Bruno Taddia, Andrea Corazziari, Francesco Paolo Tosti vs Anton Webern
Gaetano Donizetti vs Gustav Mahler
15 September
- Gemma Tritto, Volha Karmyzava pianos, Music by Robert Schumann
- Concert performance by the winners of the Antonio Mormone International Award. Violin, Hawijch Elders, On piano, Ying Li.
16 September
- Gabriele Buccheri, Volha Karmyzava pianos, Music by Edvard Grieg
- Costanza Principe piano, Music by Bach, Cage
17 September
- Yevegeni Galanov, Volha Karmyzava piano, Music by Sergej Rachmaninov
- Without Blood There Is No Cause The body of Julius Eastman, Music by Monk, Eastman
18 September
- Emanuele Scaramuzza, Yevgeni Galanov piano, Music by Sergej Prokof'ev
- Quartetto Maurice, Music by Berio, Verunelli, Iannotta
- Ensemble Modern Cocoondance Company
MITO for Sustainability
The City of Turin began a journey in 2019 that led to the certification of a sustainable event management system for cultural events, in accordance with the UNI ISO 20121:2024 standard. The MITO SettembreMusica Festival has long pursued best practices in accessibility and social promotion, reaffirming the central role of music as a tool for social cohesion, a means to overcome inequalities, promote inclusiveness, and foster a sense of community within our city.