The Kirker Ischia Music Festival

Our annual visit to the beautiful and verdant island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples is a highlight in the Kirker calendar. Each year we travel with a group of distinguished musicians who play in a series of private concerts exclusively for our guests in the music room at La Mortella. Sir William Walton and his wife Susana lived here for many years. Lady Walton created what is today one of the world’s most famous gardens. Today La Mortella is a foundation, expertly managed by Alessandra Vinciguerra and her devoted team, who ensure that the Waltons’ legacy continues to thrive.

For further details, see The Kirker Ischia Music Festival | Kirker Holidays

What's included

• Return flights
• Seven nights’ accommodation with breakfast
• Seven dinners at the hotel
• Six private concerts as well as one concert given by the Walton Trust
• Private guided tour of La Mortella garden
• All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities as described
• Services of the Kirker Tour Leader

Music Programme

Thursday 9 October
Duo Striago
A vibrant programme of music from South America and Italy to launch the 2025 Ischia Kirker Music Festival including works by Scarlatti, Piazzolla and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Friday 10 October
Sacconi Quartet
Walton: String Quartet in A minor 
Puccini: Crisantemi
Puccini builds on themes from this tender and poignant work in his opera Manon Lescaut 
Wolf: Italian Serenade
This work is alive with the bright light of the land south of the Alps, as imagined by Wolf.
Mozart: String Quartet in B flat K589

Saturday 11 October
Sacconi Quartet & Duo Striago
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 
Guitar concerto by Boccherini and Vivaldi

Sunday 12 October
Nico Darmanin, tenor & William Vann, piano
A programme of Nico’s favourite arias from Italian and French operas

Monday 13 October
Sacconi Quartet & Simon Rowland-Jones, viola 
Ravel: String Quartet 
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op.111

Tuesday 14 October
Nico Darmanin, tenor, Sacconi Quartet, Simon Rowland-Jones, viola, William Vann, piano
The closing concert of the 2025 Kirker Music Festival at La Mortella. The programme will include a string quartet by Haydn, the Piano Quintet by Schumann and songs and arias.

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