VERBANIA - 17° Concorso Polifonico del Lago Maggiore

Location: Piazza S. Leonardo, 6. Address: Piazza S. Leonardo, 6, 28922 - Verbania (VB). Organizer: Associazione Cori Piemontesi (ACP) 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 Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026 in the splendid setting of Verbania, between the Collegiata di San Leonardo in Pallanza and the Chiesa di Santa Marta in Intra. The Competition is open to choirs from the Italian Republic, the Canton Ticino, the southern valleys of the Grisons and to Italian linguistic minorities living abroad. At the heart of the event will be the Gran Premio del Lago Maggiore 2026, for which the winning choirs from the different categories will qualify. A moment of great prestige that will reward artistic excellence and offer the winning choir an important opportunity for visibility in the national circuit. Alongside the category prizes, Special Prizes are planned dedicated to promoting contemporary Italian repertoire, choral conducting and interpretative originality. Program, locations and times are being finalized for m