Events: Concert, Musical in Ascona

For more than 30 years, the town of Ascona and its picturesque lakefront have been immersing themselves in the world of music, hosting one of the biggest jazz events in Switzerland

Ensemble in residence Quartetto Kontakt performs works by Mozart, Davide Broggini, Reicha and Schneider in Ascona.

An evening of works by Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, performed by Ulrich Koella and Quartetto Moser.

An encounter between words and music as part of the Ticino Musica Festival, with readings by Dorothea Wiehmann and piano performances by Sofia Dindo and Andrea Jermini.

Young masters perform in Ascona in a chamber music concert with piano as part of Ticino Musica Festival.

<strong>Occhi verso l'alto</strong> Sit comfortably on one of the terraces under the plane trees on the Piazza, enjoying dinner or sipping a refreshing cocktail.

The men's category stone weighs 22.140 kg, the women's category stone weighs 7.050 kg.

Ascona dresses up in Rock Music flows through Ascona's streets in an evening of Rock to be discovered and experienced. Organized by AMA - Associazione Manifestazioni Ascona

UNMASK THE SUN The iconic SunIce Festival, known for its electrifying winter festival in the snowy mountains of St. Moritz, is expanding to the shores of Ascona.

<strong>classicAscona</strong>(81st edition – Settimane Musicali Ascona Foundation)<strong>18 September – 10 October 2026 | Ascona, Locarno and surroundings</strong>

Frédéric Chopin | Franz Schubert

The Preludio Lungolago concerts are organized as pre-concerts by ensembles from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana on Ascona's famous and legendary lakeside promenade

Reading & talk - in Italian and German

Georg Philipp Telemann | Giovanni Battista Sammartini | Johann Sebastian Bach | Antonio Vivaldi

Students of the master class with Julia Lezhneva (voice).

Vilde Frang | Martin Helmchen | Benjamin and Salamon Eredics

Seohyun Kim | Ryan Wang

Orchestra 1 della Scuola di musica del Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

Nini Nutsubidze | Giorgi Gigashvili

Elina Duni & Rob Luft feat. Matthieu Michel | Vision String Quartet

Students of the master class with Vilde Frang (violin)

Luka Coetzee | Yukino Kaihara

Sol Gabetta | Bertrand Chamayou

Children and youth project Accademia | Dimitri Verscio in collaboration with the Locarnese Music School/Conservatorio and the Ascona/Locarno schools

Vilde Frang | Anna Prohaska | Ilya Gringolts | Nils Mönkemeyer | Olli Mustonen | Domenico Melchiorre

Students of the master class with Sol Gabetta (violoncello)

Julia Lezhneva | Basel Chamber Orchestra | Dmitry Smirnov

Guitar ensemble of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

Hayato Sumino

Participating choirs of the Ascona Choral Academy

Richard Galliano | Adrien Moignard | Philippe Aerts

Participating choirs of the Ascona Choral Academy

Tenebrae Choir (London) | Nigel Short

Tenebrae Choir (London) | Nigel Short

An intense week of classical jazz will take place in November at Hotel Ascona – also organizer of the event.