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Biennale Musica

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Quick Facts

  • Typical timing: About two weeks, typically in late September or October
  • Typical duration: About 2 weeks

Price last verified August 2026.

Overview

Biennale Musica is La Biennale di Venezia's yearly festival dedicated to contemporary music, the oldest of the organization's festivals after the main Art Biennale itself, tracing back to 1930. It typically runs for around two weeks in autumn.

The program centers on new and recent works by living composers, performed by orchestras and ensembles at venues including the Teatro alle Tese in the Arsenale, alongside a Golden Lion awarded each year for lifetime achievement in music.

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