Orchestra dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Orchestra
Established as a Foundation in 2001, the actual history of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala goes back over two centuries, thanks to the venerable Milanese opera theater’s longstanding commitment to education since 1813.
For each of its member, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala program spans two years and includes orchestral and ensemble activities, individual instrument lessons, chamber music and sectional rehearsals. Numerous artistic activities, both in Italy and abroad, fill-in the busy calendar of each season. The Orchestra dell’Accademia is privileged to perform in the season of the Teatro alla Scala which hosts its annual “Accademia Projects” that include a fully staged opera, ballet as well as symphonic concerts.
Conductors who have worked with the Orchestra dell’Accademia include personalities such as Marc Albrecht, Giovanni Antonini, Paolo Carignani, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Diego Fasolis, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Iván Fischer, Ádám Fischer, Wilson Hermanto, Manfred Honeck, Fabio Luisi, Susanna Mälkki, Michele Mariotti, Zubin Mehta, Gianandrea Noseda, Yuri Temirkanov, Lorenzo Viotti, etc.
The Orchestra dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala has performed in many renowned venues and prestigious music festivals around the world, which included several important Italian and world premières. In addition to participating in the Contemporary Music Festival of the Venice Biennale and Euroradio concerts (broadcasted live on Rai Radio 3 from the Quirinal Palace in Rome), among the most significant achievements were the performances of Luca Francesconi’s opera “Quartett” at the Vienna Festwochen and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam.
In its history, various eminent instrumentalists and singers such as Benjamin Bernheim, Veronika Eberle, David Fray, Herbie Hancock, Olga Kern, Lang Lang, Andrea Lucchesini, Lisette Oropesa, Maxim Rysanov, Daniel Müller-Schott, Simon Trpčeski, Alexei Volodin, etc have performed with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala.
A close collaboration with the Milano Musica Festival between 2013 and 2021 gave the Accademia Teatro alla Scala musicians the opportunities performing works by Giorgio Battistelli, György Kurtág, Luca Francesconi, Magnus Lindberg, and Mauricio Kagel in important venues such as the Teatro alla Scala, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, Teatro Elfo Puccini, and Hangar Bicocca Pirelli.
