Musical Landscapes in Tuscany
WHO WE ARE
Started in the year 2014 in San Quirico d’Orcia by a group of music lovers the “Paesaggi Musicali Toscani” classic music festival offers concerts of the highest level with internationally renowned artists in one of the most beautiful settings in the world: the Val d’Orcia.
The musical season is organised by the Fondazione PMT founded by the Municipality of San Quirico d’Orcia together with the Association “Musica Insieme” and directed by the musician Eleonora Contucci, professor at the Conservatorio Monteverdi in Bolzano and director of the Montepulciano Easter Festival, and is supported by the contribution of numerous Italian and foreign friends.
THE PLACES
Paesaggi Musicali Toscani offers concerts of the highest quality in places in the Val d’Orcia that have been called among the most beautiful in the world. Here the landscape, modelled through the centuries by the goodwill of men, conveys the harmony of an auteur musical score, and life follows the classical rhythms of the seasons as if under the expert guidance of a conductor. San Quirico d’Orcia is a small town located on the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrims’ route that led from the north to Rome, the capital of Christianity. Its historic center is the best testimony of the passage of culture and art dating back thousands of years. The beautiful monuments, the Collegiate Church, the Church of St. Mary, the Chigi Palace, the Horti Leonini, the hamlet of Vignoni, the Chapel of Vitaleta, and the medieval thermal baths of Bagno Vignoni are the splendid and natural setting for our concerts. In the surroundings of San Quirico, highly suggestive places and enchanting landscapes have been taken as true icons of Tuscany in the world. It is in these places and landscapes that our musical events take place, accompanied by tastings of excellent local wines and dishes of the best Tuscan gastronomic tradition. San Quirico is part of Val d’Orcia Natural and Cultural Artistic Park, declared as UNESCO site and World Heritage Site for the harmony of its landscapes.
THE MUSIC
There is no more exciting experience than listening to great music in an area of extraordinary beauty like the Val d’Orcia in southern Tuscany. Paesaggi Musicali Toscani offers guests from all provenances this opportunity.
The season will feature internationally renowned artists performing in the most beautiful corners of San Quirico and the Val d’Orcia. There will be concerts given by musicians who have performed in the world’s most illustrious concert halls and recorded for the most important record labels for decades, as well as by young performers who have recently won international competitions. This year’s season will feature musicians from all nations of Europe and the world.
Since 2025, due to its success and the desire to offer a wider range of concerts throughout the year, the Festival has been replaced by a musical season running from April to December. The season will begin with Sandro Cappelletto and ‘Mozart’s Chariot’ in April and conclude in December with a Christmas concert by the Siena Cathedral Chorale conducted by Lorenzo Donati, organised in collaboration with the Accademia Musical Chigiana.
To consult the complete programme see the concert season page.
