17° Concorso Polifonico del Lago Maggiore

Venue: Pallanza hamlet. Address: Pallanza 28922 Verbania. Organizer: A.C.P. - Associazione Cori Piemontesi Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026 Verbania Pallanza and Verbania Intra https://www.associazionecoripiemontesi.com/it/cosa-facciamo/17--concorso-polifonico-del-lago-maggiore The Associazione Cori Piemontesi presents the 17ª edition of the Concorso Polifonico del Lago Maggiore, one of the reference events for the Italian and cross-border choral scene. The event will take place on 17 and 18 October 2026 in the splendid setting of Verbania, between the Collegiate Church of San Leonardo in Pallanza and the Church of Santa Marta in Intra. The competition is open to choirs from the Italian Republic, the Canton of Ticino, the southern valleys of the Grisons and to the Italian linguistic minorities living abroad. The event is divided into four categories – Sacred Music, Secular Music, Monographic Program and Folk Song – offering a space for artistic comparison that values interpretive quality, stylistic research and the richness of the choral repertoire. At the heart of the event will be the Gran Premio del Lago Maggiore 2026, to which the winning choirs of the different categor