Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Orchestra
Former nameSymphony Orchestra of the Augusteo, Orchestra Stabile dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Founded1908
LocationRome, Italy
Concert hallParco della Musica
Principal conductorDaniel Harding
Websitewww.santacecilia.it

The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) is an Italian symphony orchestra based in Rome. Resident at the Parco della Musica, the orchestra primarily performs its Rome concerts in the Sala Santa Cecilia.

History

The orchestra was founded in 1908 as the first Italian orchestra to devote itself exclusively to symphonic repertoire. From 1908 to today, the Orchestra has given over 15,000 concerts collaborating with the greatest musicians or directors of the century: it has been conducted, among others, by Mahler,[1] Debussy,[2] Strauss, Stravinsky, Sibelius, Hindemith, Toscanini, Klemplerer[3] Celibidache,[4] Furtwängler,[5] De Sabata, Stokowski,[6] Solti, Bernstein,[7] Karajan, Kleiber,[8] Abbado and Morricone. Bernardino Molinari was the orchestra's first music director, serving from 1912 to 1944. Subsequent music directors included Franco Ferrara (1944–1945), Fernando Previtali (1953–1973), and Igor Markevitch (1973–1975). The orchestra was noted for its recordings of Italian opera for the Decca label with such singers such as Renata Tebaldi and Carlo Bergonzi under Tullio Serafin.[9] Thomas Schippers had been named the next music director to succeed Markevitch, but Schippers died in December 1977 before he could formally assume the post.[10] The music directorship of the orchestra remained vacant until 1983, with the advent of Giuseppe Sinopoli as music director. Sinopoli assisted in restoring the fortunes of the orchestra, and expanded the orchestra's repertoire to include Mahler and Bruckner.[9] Leonard Bernstein was the honorary president of the orchestra from 1983 until 1990.

Antonio Pappano became the orchestra's music director in 2005.[11] With Pappano, the orchestra has recorded commercially for EMI.[12][13] He is scheduled to conclude his tenure as music director of the orchestra in 2023 and subsequently to take the title of conductor emeritus.[14][15] Currently, Yuri Temirkanov has the title of honorary conductor of the orchestra. In March 2023, the orchestra announced the appointment of Daniel Harding as its next music director, effective with the 2024-2025 season, with an initial contract of 5 seasons.[16]

Music directors

Notes

  1. ^ "Gustav Mahler".
  2. ^ "Claude Debussy".
  3. ^ "Sala accademica and teatro argentina - Bibliomediateca - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia".
  4. ^ "Sala accademica - Bibliomediateca - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia". bibliomediateca.santacecilia.it.
  5. ^ "Sala accademica and teatro argentina - Bibliomediateca - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia".
  6. ^ "Sala accademica and teatro argentina - Bibliomediateca - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia". bibliomediateca.santacecilia.it.
  7. ^ "Bernstein Santa Cecilia" (PDF). comune.roma.it.
  8. ^ "Ricerca cronologia - Bibliomediateca - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia".
  9. ^ a b James Inverne (2011-11-22). "Secrets of the Santa Cecilia Orchestra's success". Gramophone. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  10. ^ Donal Henahan (1977-12-17). "Thomas Schippers Is Dead at 47; Conductor of Opera, Symphony". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  11. ^ Peter Conrad (2011-03-12). "Antonio Pappano: 'I didn't know what I was. Now I'm discovering my Italian roots.'". The Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ^ Tim Ashley (2007-02-22). "Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos 4, 5 & 6, Orchestral of the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/ Pappano". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  13. ^ Andrew Clements (2015-10-07). "Verdi: Aida review – Pappano brings gorgeous colours and textures to a spectacular studio recording". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  14. ^ Mauro Mariani (2021-10-25). "Pappano direttore emerito di Santa Cecilia dall'ottobre del 2023". Giornale della Musica. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  15. ^ David Allen (2021-04-08). "After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  16. ^ "Daniel Harding appointed Music Director of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia" (Press release). Askonas Holt. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-28.