WEDNESDAY 6

DALÍ AND RAUSCHENBERG. Inauguration of the exhibition organized by Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro showcasing 64 works by the two renowned masters who reinterpret Dante Alighieri’s Inferno in a modern-day key.

FRIDAY 8

MIART. Inauguration of the 2011 edition of the International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art, a cultural event of international scope that will be hosted, until 11 April, at the Fieramilanocity fairgrounds.

SUNDAY 10

MILANO CITY MARATHON. The eleventh Milanese marathon, starting from the Rho-Pero fairgrounds area and ending back in central Milan, will be held on Sunday 10 April. milanocitymarathon.it

MONDAY 11

AMERICA. The US band will celebrate forty years of their fabulous career at Teatro Smeraldo. Their repertoire will include a medley of their greatest hits in true West Coast rock style.

THURSDAY 14

MCCOY TYNER. Third and last date to attend the concert of this legendary American pianist accompanied by his trio and, on just this occasion, saxophone player Gary Bartz. www.bluenotemilano.com.

MONDAY 18

GENTLE STRINGS TOUCH. The series of performances “Le prime donne del Jazz,” held at the Bar Prima Donna at the Hotel Milano Scala in via dell’Orso 7, will end with a concert by the Maria Patti Quartet dedicated to the music of George Gershwin. www.hotelmilanoscala.it

THURSDAY 21

TEATRO ALLA SCALA. Russian maestro Valery Gergiev will conduct the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) and in Dvořák’s Cello Concert (soloist Mario Brunello). www.filarmonica.it.

THURSDAY 28

LEVEL 42. To mark their 30th Anniversary Tour the band, headed by singer and bass player Mark King, will perform at Alcatraz, where he will entertain his Milanese audience with several of the band’s best-loved hits such as “Lessons in Love,” “Running in the Family,” and “The Chinese Way.”