Périgord Noir Festival
Classical, baroque, and jazz music festival in the heritage sites of Périgord Noir
About Périgord Noir Festival
Classical Music in a Heritage Setting
Since 1983, the Périgord Noir Festival has offered a program of excellence in classical, baroque, and jazz music every summer. The concerts take place in exceptional heritage sites: the abbey of Saint-Amand-de-Coly, the cathedral of Sarlat, the Romanesque churches of Auriac, Fanlac, Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, and Sorges, the castle of Jaillac, and the Sarlat Cultural Center.
World-Renowned Artists
Each edition hosts major international musicians alongside promising young artists. The festival values musical diversity by blending baroque, classical, romantic repertoire, 20th-century music, traditional music, and jazz. Concert-lectures and artist encounters enrich the experience.
A Thematic Festival
Each edition is centered around an original theme that guides the programming. The festival invites the public to discover music through a cultural and geographical lens, creating bridges between repertoires and eras.
Périgord Noir Festival — edition 2026
The 44th edition of the Festival du Périgord Noir takes place from August 2 to 16, 2026, on the theme 'Journeys – A whole distant world…'. This edition offers a musical journey through time and space, from Japan to Africa, passing through the Balkans, England, Central Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, and Baroque Italy. Classical, Baroque, and jazz concerts in the heritage sites of Périgord Noir, featuring internationally renowned artists.
44th Edition — 'Journeys – A whole distant world…'
From August 2 to 16, 2026, the Festival du Périgord Noir continues its grand musical journey, begun last year around the Mediterranean region. This season, the festival opens its ears to other aesthetics and sounds: Japan, Africa, the Balkans, Baroque England, Central Europe (Austria, Germany, Czechia), Scandinavia, the United States, and Russia (cinema and jazz), not forgetting Italy, the homeland of Baroque music.
Exceptional Performers
The Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles opens the festival with Pergolesi's and Vivaldi's Stabat Mater. Following are koto player Mieko Miyazaki and the Quatuor Yako, Johannes Pramsohler's Ensemble Diderot, violist Lucile Boulanger, Ballaké Sissoko (kora) and Vincent Segal (cello), the Sirba Octet, Karol Beffa in cine-concerts, the Paul Lay Trio (jazz), Raphaël Jouan, Anastasia Kobekina, Shani Diluka, Samuel Hasselhorn and Ammiel Bushakevitz, as well as the Quatuor Zaïde. The festival extends into autumn with 'Les Vendanges du Festival' and the Richard Galliano Trio on October 10.
The International Baroque Academy
The 24th International Baroque Academy of Périgord Noir (July 31 to August 9, 2026, in Saint-Amand-de-Coly), under the musical direction of Iñaki Encina Oyón, honors Henry Purcell's 'Royal Odes', performed by the young artists of the Ensemble Baroque du Périgord Noir.
Programme Périgord Noir Festival 2026
Sunday, August 2 — Abbaye de Saint-Amand-de-Coly (Italy)
- 9 PM — Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles · Stabat Mater by Pergolesi & Vivaldi. Conducted by Chloé de Guillebon, Éléonore Pancrazi (mezzo-soprano), Théo Imart (countertenor)
Monday, August 3 — Église d'Ajat
- 6 PM — Mieko Miyazaki (koto) & the Quatuor Yako · 'Goldberg Variations' (Japan)
- 9 PM — Ensemble Diderot · 'Le Grand Tour': Purcell, Couperin, Corelli, Vivaldi (France / Italy / Germany / England)
Tuesday, August 4 — Église de Fanlac
- 6 PM — Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba) & Gabriel Rignol (theorbo) · 'La Messagère'
Wednesday, August 5 — Abbaye de Saint-Amand-de-Coly
- 6 PM — Ensemble Baroque du Périgord Noir · 'Around Handel's Concertos'
Thursday, August 6 — Les Enfeus, Sarlat (Mali and France)
- 8:30 PM — Ballaké Sissoko (kora) & Vincent Segal (cello)
Friday, August 7 — Château de Hautefort (Balkan Dances)
- 8 PM — Sirba Octet · 'Tantz!': Klezmer, Yiddish, and Gypsy repertoires
Saturday, August 8 — Abbaye de Saint-Amand-de-Coly
- 9 PM — Ensemble Baroque du Périgord Noir · Purcell 'Royal Odes'
Sunday, August 9 — Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos, Sarlat
- 6 PM — Ensemble Baroque du Périgord Noir · Purcell 'Royal Odes' (same program as August 8)
Monday, August 10 — Cinéma « Le Vox », Montignac-Lascaux (United States — Russia)
- 6 PM — Cine-concert 'The Navigator' (1924, Buster Keaton), improvisations by Karol Beffa on piano
- 9 PM — Cine-concert 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925, Sergei Eisenstein), improvisations by Karol Beffa on piano
Tuesday, August 11 — Place du Conventionnel Bouquier, Terrasson-Lavilledieu (free admission)
- 9 PM — Paul Lay Trio · 'Deep River': a century of American songs, between popular music and jazz. Paul Lay (piano), Isabel Sörling (vocals), Simon Tailleu (double bass) — free concert
Thursday, August 13 — Église de Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (Czechia)
- 9 PM — Raphaël Jouan · 'Around Dvořák's Concerto' (chamber version for 5 cellos)
Friday, August 14 — Église de Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
- 6 PM — Anastasia Kobekina (cello) · 'Bach Suites & Journey'
Saturday, August 15 — Église de Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (Norway and Germany)
- 9 PM — Piano Recital Shani Diluka · 'Landscapes and Appassionata': Grieg and Beethoven
Sunday, August 16 — Église de Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
- 6 PM — Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone) & Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) · Schubert 'Winterreise'
- 9 PM — Quatuor Zaïde · Schubert / Campo (world premiere by Régis Campo) / Dvořák
Les Vendanges du Festival — Saturday, October 10 — Centre Culturel de Sarlat
- 8:30 PM — Richard Galliano Trio · 'New Viaggio'. Richard Galliano (accordion), Adrien Molignard (guitar), Philippe Aerts (double bass)
Additional free concerts: 'mini-concerts' by the Ensemble Baroque du Périgord Noir at the Abbey of Saint-Amand-de-Coly at noon on August 3, 4, and 6.
Highlights Périgord Noir Festival 2026
- Opening concert by the Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Versailles (Pergolesi's & Vivaldi's Stabat Mater)
- Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal at Les Enfeus in Sarlat
- Cine-concerts by Karol Beffa on 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'The Navigator'
- World premiere by Régis Campo performed by the Quatuor Zaïde
- Free jazz concert by the Paul Lay Trio in Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Prices Périgord Noir Festival 2026
Practical information — Périgord Noir Festival
Practical Information
Access
Concerts take place in various heritage sites in Périgord Noir: Saint-Amand-de-Coly Abbey, churches of Ajat and Fanlac, Les Enfeus and Saint-Sacerdos Cathedral in Sarlat, Hautefort Castle, « Le Vox » cinema in Montignac-Lascaux, Place du Conventionnel Bouquier in Terrasson-Lavilledieu, and Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère Church. The festival center is located in Montignac-Lascaux (24290). Refer to the program for the location of each concert.
Ticketing
Online reservations at festivalperigordnoir.maplace.fr or by phone at 05 53 51 61 61. On-site ticket office in Montignac-Lascaux (Place Bertran de Born), Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 12:30 PM and from 2 PM to 5 PM in July and August. The ticket office at each venue opens one hour before the concert. Payment by credit card, check, or cash.
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Festival du Périgord Noir
Phone: 05 53 51 61 61
Website: festivalmusiqueperigordnoir.com
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Centre-ville, 24290 Montignac-Lascaux