The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze, in collaboration with the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory, is organizing a series of meetings between art and music: “Nel segno di Apollo”, three events to offer visitors an original interpretation of some works of art, also strengthening the bond with the Museum of Musical Instruments.

Each meeting, lasting approximately an hour and a half, will be dedicated to a double reading of a work of art preserved at the Galleria dell’Accademia. The museum’s art historians will delve into the historical-artistic aspects, while a musicologist specialist will make a historical-musical analysis of the work. In particular, the representation of musical instruments and their symbolism will be brought to the public’s attention. Each meeting will conclude with a short musical performance by students of the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory, directly linked to the historical period or deriving from a musical reflection on the work of art.

Below is the calendar of meetings:

Monday, June 16th 2025 – 6 pm, Left transept of the Tribune, with a view of the Gipsoteca
Scultura che canta. Lorenzo Bartolini e la musica
Attend:
· Prof. Alberto Batisti, Professor of History of Music, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini
· Dott.ssa Giulia Coco, Art historian, Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Musics:
· Franz Joseph Haydn
Quartetto Lycoris:
Pavlos Misirlis, first violin
Emma Pancini, second violin
Natalia Khrenova, viola
Allegra Britton, cello
Ensemble Music Class for String Instruments of prof.ssa Alina Company, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini
At the end of the meeting it will be possible to visit the Gipsoteca.

Monday, September 29th 2025 – 6 pm, first floor
Attend:
· Prof. Maurizio Biondi, Professor of History of Music, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini
· Dott.ssa Alessandra Nardi, Art historian, Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Musics:
· G.F. Haendel from Ode for St. Cecilia’s day HWV 76 (soprano, strings and basso continuo)
7-8 executors expected (1 singer, 4 violins, 1 flute, 1 harpsichord, 1 viola da gamba)
Vocal and instrumental ensemble of Centro di Musica antica, by prof. Martino Noferi, Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini di Firenze

Monday, October 13th 2025 – 6 pm, Left transept of the Tribune
Attend:
· Prof. Guglielmo Pianigiani, Professor of History of Music, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini
· dott.ssa Elvira Altiero, Art historian, Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Sacred polyphony pieces from the early fifteenth century
· Polyphonic Ensemble of the Conservatory (4 singers), by prof.ssa Santa Tomasello, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini

Admission is free until seats available.