The duo Maggio della Musica and Maggio dei Monumenti was born in Naples in 1997. One of the main features of the Associazione Maggio della Musica has been always related to its locations: the Auditorium of Castel Sant’Elmo, the Reggia of Capodimonte, Villa Pignatelli and the Teatrino di Corte of the Real Palace built by Ferdinando Fuga in 1768.

The Historic connection with the Sovrintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale of Naples, consolidated and reinforced during the years, includes important events such as two recitals, Il liuto di Caravaggio and Amor Vincitore, during the Caravaggio art exhibition at the Reggia of Capodimonte in 2004, other important recitals during the art exhibition dedicated to Domenico Morelli and to The Great Tiziano in 2006 and a famous concert to celebrate the 50th Capodimonte Museum’s Anniversary in 2007. In 2008 the Associazione Maggio della Musica flies to Turkey, at Ankara Opera Theater, with four fabulous recitals.

Moreover, many artists and camera ensembles have performed wonderful recitals during the years, such as: Ivo Pogorelich, Grigory Sokolov, Viktoria Mullova, Uto Ughi, Salvatore Accardo, Michele Campanella, Rudolf Buchbinder, Renaud Capucon, Philarmonische Camerata Berlin, Philarmonia Vien, Prazak Quartet, Sinfonietta Koln, Devid Geringas, Bruno Canino, Kyoko Yonemoto, Boris Belkin, Philippe Entremont, Daniil Trifonov, Federico Mondelci, Stefano Bollani, Savinio Quartet.

In 2011 has got the honour to present his new Artistic Director: Michele Campanella. The famous piano player sets a new style by melting and blending the classical repertory and modern and contemporary creativity and by stimulating a real dialectic and a pure contact between the audience and the artist.

The Associazione Maggio della Musica, supported by BNL - BNP Paribas, its main sponsor, has been organizing since 2003 , a very special recital called “Musicalmente per Telethon”, organized in order to fundrise best research to find cures for rare genetic diseases. Luigia Baratti is the President of the Associazione Maggio della Musica, Michele Campanella is the Artistic Director.

The Associazione Maggio della Musica is supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Campania Region.