Music Fest Perugia is pleased to announce Early Registration for the 2027 edition. It runs from 1 November to 31 December 2026.

Applicants who register during the early period receive the following benefits:

• 10% discount on the tuition fee
• Priority consideration of their wish list of professors
• Guaranteed selection of the concerto movement
• Earlier issuance of visa support letters

For more detailed info visit the registration page.

Eight days of lessons, rehearsals and concerts. A standard day is structured as follows:

The festival’s experienced staff has developed a scheduling method that prevents overlaps between masterclasses, orchestra rehearsals, practice time and other commitments.

Each participant receives an individual schedule at arrival.

Extra Activities

In addition to the core programme, the festival offers a range of complementary opportunities:

• Conducting workshop (by invitation)
• Competition preparation for exceptionally gifted young musicians (by invitation)
• Observation of rehearsals for the opera production
• Media and television interviews for selected students and faculty members

Applicants of all ages are welcome, and those over 40 may apply to the Pianist Forever. Participants aged 14 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times, wherever they are lodged. Participants under 18 may attend unaccompanied, if a parent or legal guardian appoints a designated adult guardian for the duration of the festival; the guardian decides whether the student travels to classes alone or with others. Parents attending with their child must purchase an Auditor Card.

We book your room at one of our partner hotels in the old town: Hotel Sangallo, Hotel Priori or the Sina Brufani Palace. Rooms are shared by two or three participants of the same sex and similar age. Tell us if you’d like to room with a friend. A single room costs €500 extra, subject to availability.

Tuition fee: €3,500 €3,150

The tuition fee covers one session and includes:

• accommodation in a festival hotel in the historic centre, with breakfast
• lessons and masterclasses with the festival faculty
• your concerto performance with orchestra and your recital performances
• free entry to all festival concerts, masterclasses and talks

The tuition fee includes a registration fee of €350, which is non-refundable.

When to pay

• Early Registration (1 November – 31 December 2026): €3,150 in a single bank transfer by 31 December 2026.
• Regular registration (from 1 January 2027): €350 or the full €3,500 when you apply, with the balance due by 1 May 2027. Registrations not paid in full by that date are cancelled, and the registration fee is not refunded.

How to pay
Payments are accepted by international bank transfer in euro only. You will find the bank details in the registration form. Please attach a copy of the transfer receipt to your application.

• In order to not miss the welcome meeting, participants are expected to arrive in Perugia no later than 5:00 PM on July 22, (August 2 for 2nd session) 2027, and will check out on July 31 (August 11th for 2nd session), 2027.

  Participants may arrive in Perugia before the start of the festival; however, they are responsible for their own lodging and related expenses. Practice facilities will not be available until the first day of the festival.

  • The main international gateway to Perugia is Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO).

    SULGA operates a direct bus service from Fiumicino Airport to Piazza Partigiani in Perugia. To simplify arrival, the festival has arranged a private SULGA coach running directly from Terminal 3 of Fiumicino Airport to the Sangallo Palace Hotel, where the Music Fest Perugia registration desk is located. Festival staff will meet participants at the airport and accompany them to the coach.

    This service is strongly recommended. It runs without intermediate stops and takes participants directly to registration, making it considerably faster than the public SULGA buses (departing at 9:00 AM, 2:30 PM and 5:00 PM), which serve several stops along the route.

A limited number of scholarships are available to students with financial need. After submitting your application, write to info@musicfestperugia.net with the subject ‘Scholarship Request’. Decisions are sent with the admission.

Send us two contrasting pieces from different periods. If possible, include the concerto movement you are requesting: it helps us place you with the orchestra. package is available for €120, entitling the holder to one additional meal per day at participating restaurants.

Practice rooms are open Monday to Saturday, 9:00–19:30. You get two-hour slots planned around your lessons and rehearsals.

Breakfast is included for all participants staying at the official festival hotels.

Lunch and dinner are not included. The optional Meal Card (€120) gives you one extra meal a day at partner restaurants.

unfolds amid the city’s medieval streets, panoramic views over the Umbrian countryside and a renowned local culinary tradition.

The festival venues include:

• Sala dei Notari, Palazzo dei Priori, Corso Vannucci, Perugia [masterclasses / concerts]
• ERRETI Music School, Via della Pallotta 8, Perugia (practice rooms)
• Hotel Sangallo Palace, Via Luigi Masi 9, Perugia (registration desk) 

Everything is a short walk apart in the historic centre: the Sala dei Notari (concerts and masterclasses), ERRETI Music School (practice rooms) and Hotel Sangallo Palace (registration desk). follows:

The festival’s experienced staff has developed a scheduling method that prevents overlaps between masterclasses, orchestra rehearsals, practice time and other commitments.

Each participant receives an individual schedule at arrival.

Extra Activities

In addition to the core programme, the festival offers a range of complementary opportunities:

• Conducting workshop (by invitation)
• Competition preparation for exceptionally gifted young musicians (by invitation)
• Observation of rehearsals for the opera production
• Media and television interviews for selected students and faculty members
• Reception with ambassadors and distinguished guests on the evening of the opera