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Excellence in music: the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini

The Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini is the point of excellence of the musical activity of the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini that has evolved artistically in the more than three decades of experience gleaned as the Orchestra Regionale dell'Emilia Romagna.

Founded in 2002, the goal of this body is to represent the creative spirit and lively musical tradition of the geographical area that is the birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini, as part of that restricted number of major Italian symphony orchestras capable of aspiring to and performing on a world-class level.

In just a few years, also thanks to the farsighted support of the Emilia Romagna region, Arcus (public entity for the support of the arts) and a large group of private supporters, the road embarked upon with commitment and determination has led the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini to achieve outstanding results.

Enthusiastic response of the public and critics has marked the debut and return performances of the orchestra throughout the world, under the direction of conductors of the caliber of Zubin Mehta, Yuri Temirkanov, Kurt Masur, Charles Dutoit, Mstislav Rostropovich, Georges Prêtre, Eliahu Inbal, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Jeffrey Tate, Lawrence Foster, Emmanuel Krivine and Lorin Maazel.

In Italy, the concert given on January 16, 2008 will long remain in the memories of all, the date in which the orchestra, making its triumphant debut at La Scala, closed the national celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the death of Arturo Toscanini.

On December 29th, the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini has been awarded with the Città di Piacenza-Giuseppe Verdi Prize for the high value of its interpretations at Piacenza's Municipal Theatre.

Among the numerous soloists with which the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini has had the privilege of performing are Maxim Vengerov, Stanislav Bunin, Misha Maisky, Mariella Devia, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Mike Patton, Lucio Dalla, Uto Ughi, Salvatore Accardo, Marco Rizzi, Steven Isserlis, Boris Petrushansky, Juan Diego Flórez, Sonia Ganassi, Sergej Krylov and Sharon Isbin.

A process of on-going innovation in its musical program, together with a rigorous artistic approach, has recently led to a broadening of its repertory that ranges from the classics of the 19th century and musical frontiers of the 20th century, up to current-day avant-garde works. Accompanying this initiative has been the invitation extended to a new group of conductors, all part of the younger generation, already acclaimed on an international level.

From 2006 to the present, stepping up onto the podium of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini have been Kazushi Ono, Vladimir Jurowski, Carlo Rizzi, Tugan Sokhiev, Juraj Valčhua, Tomas Netopil, Yoel Levi, Michele Mariotti, Dimitri Jurowski, Lawrence Renes, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Tan Dun and Wayne Marshall.Asher Fisch, Donato Renzetti.