International Mandolin Festival

The Jazz Club Chiavari and the Italian International Mandolin Academy present the fourth edition (2026) of the International Mandolin Festival in Savona. This festival combines the mandolin tradition with cinematic, jazz, and international influences, hosted in some of the city's historic and evocative settings.

Festival Program:

July 12th
A tribute evening to Pink Floyd – "The Dark Side of the Mandolin" with the Mauro Squillante Trio (Italy), followed by a screening of Alan Parker's film "The Wall" (in collaboration with Nuovo Filmstudio).
Priamar Fortress – Maschio Square
9:00 PM
Ticket: 12 euros entry

July 20th
Hamilton de Holanda Trio (Brazil) feat. Salomão Soares & Thiago "Big" Rabello.
Priamar Fortress – Maschio Square
9:30 PM
Ticket: entrance fee 22 euros
Available for purchase online or at the box office on the evening of the concert.

August 2nd
The Village That Sounds
Music - Community - Solidarity - Violin Making (with the contribution of Opere Sociali NS di Misericordia).
Sanctuary of Savona – Sanctuary Square
starting at 5:30 pm
free entry

August 3rd
"REVA - The Living Memory" with Farah Fersi - Kanun Solo (Tunisia) and, following, the Radim Zenkl Trio (Czech Republic).
Sanctuary of Savona – Sanctuary Square
9:00 PM
free entry

October 6th
Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra (USA), conducted by René Izquierdo .
Church of Sant'Andrea – Piazza dei Consoli
9:00 PM
free entry

Contacts and Info:

Telephone: +39 335 523 78 40

Email: info@festivalinternazionalemandolinistico.it

Artistic direction: Carlo Aonzo and Rosario Moreno