The Piano Festival is a tribute to the innovative genius of Bartolomeo Cristofori, born in Padua on May 4, 1655, who masterfully united art and technology and "made the instruments speak the language of the heart, now with a delicate touch of an angel, now with a violent surge of passions."
Cristofori was one of the most famous and important harpsichord builders of his time. Personally invited by Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici to the Medicean court, he invented the first models of the piano, revolutionizing the history of music.
Music as a force capable of rebirth: people, ideas, sounds, and instruments. The Cristofori Festival 2026 tells of a return to light through the stories of composers who have found in music a way out, the rediscovery of forms and languages of the past projected towards the future.
A journey between past and future, memory and rebirth, for all the people to whom music offers comfort, an emotionally important moment, an opportunity for growth, redemption, and healing.
