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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

The 14th European Renaissance Music Festival

Sept 27–29, 2019
2 Rue du Clos Lucé, 37400 Amboise, France

Five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci died in France at the Château of Clos Lucé, where he had been working on projects for the King of France. For this year’s Music Festival, Clos Lucé has asked the Catalan conductor and master of historical music, Jordi Savall, to create a program inspired by Leonardo. Savall leads musicians from Le Concert des Nations. —L.J.

Other events commemorating the 500th Anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death: “Leonardo da Vinci: 500 Years of Genius,” Denver Museum of Nature and Science (March 1 August 25, 2019); “Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing,” The Queen’s Gallery, London (May 24 October 13, 2019); “The Nude Mona Lisa,” Domaine de Chantilly (June 1 October 6, 2019); “Leonardo da Vinci’s St. Jerome,” Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (July 15 October 6, 2019); “Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence,” National Gallery of Art, Washington (September 15, 2019 January 12, 2020); “Leonardo da Vinci,” Musée du Louvre, Paris (October 24, 2019 February 24, 2020); and “Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing,” The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh (November 22, 2019 March 15, 2020).