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Francesco La Vecchia
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Alfredo Catalani

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Composer Biography

Catalani became a professor of composition at the Milan Conservatory in 1880, succeeding Ponchielli.

Performer Biography

The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, established in 2002, is a rare example in Europe of a completely privately funded orchestra.

Composer Biography

Alfredo Catalani, best known for his opera La Wally, came from a musical family and studied composition in Paris and Milan.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Catalani's training was primarily operatic, but his Parisian studies and connection to the Scapigliatura movement exposed him to various cultural influences, including Wagnerian opera and French melodic idioms.

Recording & Production

The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma is undertaking a series of recordings for Naxos, featuring important compositions by Italian composers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Performer Biography

Francesco La Vecchia has conducted over a hundred leading orchestras worldwide and was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra in 2009.

Performer Biography

Francesco La Vecchia, the conductor, gave his first concert at age nine and founded the Accademia Internazionale di Musica Arts Academy of Rome at 23.