In September of 2022, the Festival saw its inaugural Launch Event with performances in key Venetian locations by renowned artists that included Mischa Maisky, Janine Jansen, the Berliner Barock Solisten of the Berlin Philharmonic, joined by Alexandros Kapelis, under whose leadership as Artistic Director the festival moves towards its first large-scale events starting on 10 September 2023, and its first extended edition on 9-15 September 2024, which is set to shake the cultural landscape of Venice—and beyond.