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.

With the participation of: I Maggiolini – The Young Singers of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Academy.

The participants in the project “Cantando – Singing as physical exercise and a tool for inclusion in children with congenital heart diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders”, carried out in collaboration with the Tuscany “Gabriele Monasterio” Foundation, the Tuscany Choirs Association APS, the IRCCS Stella Maris Foundation, the Science & Music Foundation, the Luigi Donato per Monasterio Foundation, and the Italian Association of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Tuscany.

The project is aimed at children aged 6 to 16 with congenital heart diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, and seeks to use singing as a form of “therapy” to improve physical performance, quality of life, and self-esteem. The children are placed at the center of their entire care pathway, together with their personal experiences, psychological well-being, and the social context in which they live.

The project also includes the sharing of the singing experience with the students of the Choral Singing School for children’s voices (the Young Singers’ Choir) of the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, laying the groundwork for the development of friendships and mutual support among the participants in the study.

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.