Competitions / Orchestra
Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is announcing an international public competition, based on degrees, credentials, and examination results, for hiring, under open-ended contract, to the following professional positions:
- PRINCIPAL VIOLA WITH SECTION DUTIES (1 position)
- PRINCIPAL CELLO WITH SECTION DUTIES (1 position)
- PRINCIPAL BASSOON WITH THIRD-CHAIR DUTIES (1 position)
- BASS TROMBONE WITH TENOR TROMBONE DUTIES, EXCLUDING PRINCIPAL TROMBONE (1 position)
Deadline: 28 February 2025
DANIEL HARDING
NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE
ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA
FROM THE 2024/2025 SEASON
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.
Joshua Bell - Artist in residence
In the 2024-2025 Season, the new artist in residence will be the violinist Joshua Bell. The American musician will take part in three concerts, two scheduled in the chamber season and one in the symphonic season, and will participate in a European tour with Daniel Harding and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra.
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"Luciano Berio"
International composition competition
Great success for the second edition of the Luciano Berio International Composition Competition, organized and promoted by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, in collaboration with the Luciano Berio Study Centre, the Filarmonica della Scala Orchestra, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, the Teatro Carlo Felice, the Universal Edition (EU) and with the support of SIAE – Italian Society of Authors and Publishers and the Boris Christoff Foundation. The Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
The prestigious international jury, chaired by Antonio Pappano, Music Director of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and made of composers Luca Francesconi (Italy), Tania León (United States), Michael Jarrell (Switzerland) and Hilda Paredes (Mexico/UK), after analyzing all the scores submitted, has assigned the First Prize to Enrico Scaccaglia, born in Parma, Italy, in 1989.
Enrico Scaccaglia will be awarded a commission worth 20,000 euros for the composition of an original piece for symphony orchestra which will be performed in world premiere as part of the 2024-2025 Symphony Season of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and will be subsequently included in the programming of the other partner orchestras.