Sunday, 7 December 2025, at 11:00 am – in the Mehta Hall of the Teatro del Maggio – the traditional Christmas Concert will take place.

On the podium, leading the Children’s Choir of the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the String Sextet of the Orchestral Ensemble of the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, will be conductor Sara Matteucci.

The program features Magnificat by Kim André Arnesen and A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson.

Single ticket: €30

Florence, 5 December 2025 – As every year, the traditional Christmas Concert returns to the Teatro del Maggio.

On Sunday, 7 December at 11:00 am, conductor Sara Matteucci, Maestro of the Children’s Choir of the Accademia del Maggio — also the protagonist of this festive musical Christmas morning — will take the podium of the Zubin Mehta Hall.

Joining them as soloists are soprano Juana Shtrepi, Arianna Presepi on piano, and Dorotea Dantong Wang on organ.

The String Sextet of the Orchestral Ensemble of the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is composed of Claudia Roccon, Chiara Bizzarri, and Tania Scalera on violin; Gabriele Catapano on viola; Iuliia Igoshkina on cello; and Luigi Cimarosti on double bass.

The program includes music inspired by and dedicated to the Christmas season, beginning with Magnificat by Kim André Arnesen: composed in 2010, it has quickly become one of the most beloved pieces of new Nordic sacred music. The concert concludes with A Christmas Festival by Leroy Anderson, composed in 1950, a concert overture based on traditional Christmas carols.

Special thanks to technical sponsor Kramper for providing the uniforms for the Children’s Choir.