Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
A renowned, prestigious music institution, offering concerts with important international orchestras, education, and research in classical music. Apr 3-5: Ottavio Dantone (conductor), Adriana Ferreira (flute) and Silvia Podrecca (harp) with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra perform Mozart’s Serenade no. 6 K 239 and Concerto for Flute and Harp K 299; Vask’s Musica Serena; and Mozart’s Simphony no. 38 “Prague” K 504. Apr 7: pianist Igor Levit performs Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903; Brahms’ Ballades op. 10; and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 op. 92 (trasc. Franz Liszt). Apr 11-12/14: Daniel Harding (conductor) and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Chorus and Voci Bianche perform Scenes from Goethe’s Faust. Apr 16: Utopia Orchestra conducted by Teodor Currentzis, Alexandre Kantorow (piano) and Regula Mühlemann (soprano) perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto no. 2; and Mahler’s Symphony no. 4. Apr 17-19: Daniel Harding (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin) with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra perform Mahler’s The Symphonies. Mahler’s Blumine; Dvořák’s Violin Concerto and Mahler’s Simphony no. 1 “Titan”. Apr 28-30: Tomáš Netopil (conductor), Bruce Liu (piano) with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra perform Brahms’ Five Hungarian Dances; Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 2; and Dvořák’s Symphony no. 9 ”From the New World”