Courses

Since 2006, Chianti in Musica has organised flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano, and chamber music courses.

Application

Accommodation

How to reach us

The courses will take place from 28 July to 2 August 2024 (arrival in San Donato in Poggio on Saturday, 27 July - departure on Saturday, 3 August). To enroll, please download the Chianti in Musica 2024 Registration Form, fill it in, and send it to segreteria@chiantinmusica.it along with the receipt for the down payment of € 150.00 by 10 June 2024

Deadline for applications: 10 June 2024.

Active students: € 350

The fee includes:

  • membership of Chianti in Musica ETS, worth Euro 20.00, compulsory for participation in the course;
  • a daily individual lesson that the other students on the course are invited to attend;
  • ensemble music lessons with the other students of their instrument course and with the students of the other instruments;
  • participation in concerts, in agreement with the teacher;
  • use of study rooms;
  • certificate of attendance.

Auditor students: 100€

The fee includes:

  • membership of Chianti in Musica ETS, worth Euro 20.00, compulsory for participation in the course;
  • certificate of attendance.

The Palazzo Malaspina, in the central square of the village of San Donato in Poggio, hosts the course lectures. The students' concerts will take place in the Church of Santa Maria della Neve.

The registration fee for Chianti in Musica 2024 does not include accommodation in San Donato.

Chianti in Musica reserves some flats for course participants at special prices. Contact us to select the accommodation solution that best suits your needs. Our secretary will show you the available options and give you all the information about your accommodation in Chianti (approximate cost for the whole week 200/400 € per person).

Meals: each flat has an equipped kitchen, and the village offers supermarkets, shops, pizzerias, restaurants, and bars. During the course, the canteen organized by Chianti in Musica in the pizzeria of the Teatro della Filarmonica is available to students and teachers. A first course, main course, vegetables, and fresh fruit are offered daily for €8.00. Also in the same building is the well-stocked i’ Poggio bar where Lorenzo prepares excellent dishes and offers Chianti in Musica musicians a 40% discount on all consumptions and take-away.

Write us at segreteria@chiantinmusica.it or call +39 333 998 3040 for more information.

BY TRAIN

From Florence: Upon prior written agreement with the Chianti in Musica secretariat (segreteria@chiantinmusica.it) a personalised car transfer can be organised from the Esselunga supermarket in Galluzzo to San Donato in Poggio. To get to the meeting place from the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station, go to the Scalette stop and take one of these three Autolinee Toscane city buses: No. 6, No. 11 or No. 36 in the direction of Galluzzo and get off after about fifteen stops at Le Romite, opposite the supermarket. There, you will find the car with the Chianti in Musica attendant.

Buy your bus ticket at the station. It is also possible to buy your ticket on board at no extra cost using credit, debit, prepaid, smartphone and wearable cards enabled of the Mastercard, Visa and American Express circuits.

From Poggibonsi: Upon prior written agreement with the Chianti in Musica secretariat (segreteria@chiantinmusica.it), a personalised car transfer can be organised from the railway station.

BY CAR

Exit A1 Impruneta. At the roundabout take the Firenze-Siena motorway and after about 20 km exit at San Donato in Poggio. From there turn right and follow the road signs for about 4 km.

BY FLIXBUS

Arrival Piazzale Montelungo, just behind Santa Maria Novella station. Go to the station and follow the instructions given for Train >Florence.

Arrival Villa Costanza: Upon prior written agreement with the Chianti in Musica secretariat (segreteria@chiantinmusica.it) è possibile organizzare un trasferimento personalizzato in automobile da Villa Costanza.