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Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia

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Biography

The Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia was the first orchestra in Italy to devote itself exclusively to the symphonic repertoire, giving premieres of major masterpieces of the 1900, such as Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome. Founded in 1908, the Orchestra has been conducted by some of the major musical figures of the 20th century: from Mahler, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Strauss, Stravinsky, Sibelius, Hindemith, Toscanini, Furtwängler, De Sabata, Karajan and Abbado to the most impressive performers of our day including Gergiev, Thielemann, Dudamel, Temirkanov while its Music Directors have been Bernardino Molinari, Franco Ferrara, Fernando Previtali, Igor Markevitch, Thomas Schippers, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Daniele Gatti, Myung-Whun Chung and, from 2005 to 2023, Sir Antonio Pappano.

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Concerto di Natale Santa Cecilia - Händel: Messiah

John Nelson conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Handel's Messiah. Soprano, Sara Blanch; mezzo-soprano, Sasha Cooke; tenor, Krystian Adam; bass, Alex Esposito. Choir master, Andrea Secchi.

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Concerto di Natale Santa Cecilia - Händel: Messiah

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem

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Vivaldi e Bach con Rinaldo Alessandrini

The Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini, will perform sacred works by Vivaldi and Bach. The program includes the *Dixit Dominus*, the *Concerto di San Lorenzo*, and the *Magnificat*, featuring a distinguished vocal ensemble.

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Vivaldi e Bach con Rinaldo Alessandrini

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Concerto per due pianoforti di Poulenc

Lionel Bringuier conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, with Stefano Bollani and Hyung-ki Joo at the piano, and Piero Monti as choirmaster. The program features: Francis Poulenc, Concerto for Two Pianos; Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé, choreographic symphony.

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Concerto per due pianoforti di Poulenc

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Tugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee

Tugan Sokhiev conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, featuring baritone Gary Magee. The program includes: Rachmaninoff’s cantata *Spring*; Borodin’s *Polovtsian Dances*; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.

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Tugan Sokhiev e Gary Magee

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Ton Koopman dirige Mozart

Dutch conductor Ton Koopman, one of the leading experts in the early music repertoire, will lead the Choir and Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Mozart’s Mass in C minor, K. 427, and Symphony No. 41, K. 551, “Jupiter.” The soloists include sopranos Maria Grazia Schiavo and Roberta Mameli, tenor Tilman Lichdi, and bass Luca Tittoto.

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Ton Koopman dirige Mozart

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Temirkanov e la musica russa a Santa Cecilia

A program entirely dedicated to two of Russia’s most iconic composers: Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. The orchestra and choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia are conducted by a legendary maestro: Yuri Temirkanov.

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Temirkanov e la musica russa a Santa Cecilia

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Minasi/ Bach - Passione secondo Matteo

The Orchestra, Choir, and Children's Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Riccardo Minasi, perform Bach's monumental St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244.

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Minasi/ Bach - Passione secondo Matteo

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Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Sciarrino - Bach

From the Auditorium Parco della Musica – Sala Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano conducts the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Sciarrino: ‘La nuova Euridice secondo Rilke’ – Bach: ‘Magnificat’. Sopranos Barbara Hannigan and Amanda Forsythe.

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Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Sciarrino - Bach

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Santa Cecilia: Smetana - La mia patria

From the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, *Má Vlast* – *My Homeland*, a cycle of symphonic poems by Bedřich Smetana. The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Jakub Hrůša.

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Santa Cecilia: Smetana - La mia patria