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Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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Santa Cecilia, the patron saint of music, is the name-giver for one of the oldest musical institutions in the world. Founded as a «congregation» in Rome in 1585 by a papal bull issued by Pope Sixtus V, after the unification of Italy it became not just a conservatory but also the home of one of the world’s most famous symphony orchestras. After 13 years under the direction of Antonio Pappano, the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia comes to Grafenegg, now for the first time under its new Music Director Daniel Harding – with a programme of Classicism and Romanticism. As soloist, Rudolf Buchbinder shows off the splendour, verve and Romantic breadth of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto in C major. In Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 2, sublime summer sounds waft around the Wolkenturm – as a greeting from the Wörthersee where the work was composed.
Program and cast
Cast
Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Rome
Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major op. 15
Intermission
Johannes Brahms:
Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 73
Grafenegg Festival, Austria
The Grafenegg Music Festival is a new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Grafenegg Castle. Two major venues have been built for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 1,730, opened 2007) as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).
The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on August, 23rd, 2007 and lasted until September, 9th, 2007.
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