Hera of Magna Graecia

From 5 October to 30 December 2025, Crotone will come alive with the 45th edition of the concert season "Hera of Magna Grecia", promoted by the Beethoven Acam Society. This year's programme offers twenty-nine events ranging from classical music, jazz, musicals, theatre and visual arts, providing a rich and varied cultural experience.

Artistic director Fernando Romano, supported by president Mariarosa Romano, has put together a calendar featuring big names from the national and international scene alongside emerging young talents. Confirmed guests include Nicola Piovani, Roberto Giordano, Andrea Lucchesini, Silvia Chiesa, Danilo Rossi, the Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala, as well as Concita De Gregorio, Sabina Guzzanti, Enzo Decaro, Amanda Sandrelli and Giorgio Colangeli.

The Vincenzo Scaramuzza Theatre will host eleven shows, inaugurating its first full season since reopening, with events such as a tribute to Pino Daniele with Enzo Decaro and Mario Rosini, 'Le Beatrici' by Stefano Benni with Amanda Sandrelli, a recital by Nicola Piovani, a show by Sabina Guzzanti and the musical 'Forza Venite Gente'.

The Sandro Pertini Auditorium will be the venue for fourteen concerts dedicated to chamber music and solo recitals, with internationally renowned pianists and orchestras and young winners of prestigious competitions, offering a dialogue between classical repertoire and contemporary interpretations.

The season preview will be held on Sunday 5 October in Piazza Pitagora, with the 'out-of-place pianist' Paolo Zanarella performing a concert suspended in the air with his grand piano, while musical groups will enliven the streets of the city centre, kicking off this new, extraordinary edition of Hera della Magna Grecia.