Artists biographies
Filarmonica della Scala
2012 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of the Filarmonica della Scala. It was first set up by Claudio Abbado and the musicians of the La Scala Opera House in 1982 with the objective of developing a symphonic repertoire in order to add a further dimension to La Scala’s great operatic tradition. The following year the Filarmonica formed a separate Association. Carlo Maria Giulini conducted the Orchestra in more than 90 concerts and took it on its first international tours. Riccardo Muti then became the Principal Conductor from 1987 to 2005. The Orchestra has also been able to develop fruitful collaborative relations with some of the greatest conductors of the time: Georges Prêtre, Lorin Maazel and Wolfgang Sawallisch all worked with the Orchestra in its first concert seasons. From 2006 the Filarmonica has intensified its relations with Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Daniel Harding, Daniele Gatti and Valery Gergiev.
The Filarmonica’s commitments include its own autonomous season of concerts and La Scala’s symphonic season based on a contractual programme concluded with the Opera House itself. It has also undertaken numerous foreign tours performing abroad more than 450 concerts since its foundation. Over the last decade, it has done more concerts abroad than any other Italian orchestra, significantly increasing the profile of Italian music-making internationally.
Important milestones in recent years have included the Filarmonica’s first concert at the Berlin Philharmonie under Daniel Barenboim in 2009. 2010 concerts included a return trip to Asia with Semyon Bychkov for the Shanghai Expo and in Berlin under the baton of Diego Matheuz. In 2011 the Filarmonica has been conducted on tour by Semyon Bychkov, Riccardo Chailly, Daniel Harding, Gianandrea Noseda and Georges Prêtre. The Orchestra 2012 tour programme involves Daniel Barenboim conducting concerts in Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt, and Daniel Harding taking it to Prague, Linz, Stuttgart, Dresden and Bonn.
The Filarmonica’s commitments include its own autonomous season of concerts and La Scala’s symphonic season based on a contractual programme concluded with the Opera House itself. It has also undertaken numerous foreign tours performing abroad more than 450 concerts since its foundation. Over the last decade, it has done more concerts abroad than any other Italian orchestra, significantly increasing the profile of Italian music-making internationally.
Important milestones in recent years have included the Filarmonica’s first concert at the Berlin Philharmonie under Daniel Barenboim in 2009. 2010 concerts included a return trip to Asia with Semyon Bychkov for the Shanghai Expo and in Berlin under the baton of Diego Matheuz. In 2011 the Filarmonica has been conducted on tour by Semyon Bychkov, Riccardo Chailly, Daniel Harding, Gianandrea Noseda and Georges Prêtre. The Orchestra 2012 tour programme involves Daniel Barenboim conducting concerts in Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt, and Daniel Harding taking it to Prague, Linz, Stuttgart, Dresden and Bonn.
Filarmonica della Scala (c) Di Luca
Filarmonica della Scala
Filarmonica della Scala and Daniel Harding
