Notice to the audience: due to a hand injury, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason will be unable to perform in the concerts on February 5, 6, and 7 and will be replaced by Ettore Pagano.
DANIEL HARDING
MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE
ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA
The Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is delighted to announce Daniel Harding as its Music Director.
Daniel Harding succeeds Sir Antonio Pappano, Music Director from 2005 to 2023, who become Director Emeritus. One of the oldest musical institutions in the world, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia boasts a long line of prestigious Principal Conductors and Music Directors, including Igor Markevich, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Daniele Gatti and Myung Whun Chung.
Registrations are open for the third edition of the “Luciano Berio” International Composition Competition organized and promoted by the Santa Cecilia National Academy in collaboration with the Luciano Berio Study Center, Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Universal Edition (UE).
Reserved for composers under 35, the competition was created with the mission of promoting contemporary music and young composers through the creation and dissemination of new pieces for symphonic orchestra.
To participate in the Competition, two scores must be submitted by 28 February 2026, one for symphonic orchestra, the other with free instrumentation, starting from 3 instruments. It is possible to submit works that have already been performed or published.
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