Santa Cecilia at Maxentius
July 2–29, 2026
Rome, Basilica of Maxentius
After 47 years, the summer season of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia returns to the Basilica of Maxentius for a month of musical events featuring international artists.
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Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos
September 21, 24, and 27
Orchestra
dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Stanislav Kochanovsky conductor
Nikolai Lugansky piano
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Orchestra/Chorus - Competitions
International public competition, based on degrees, credentials, and examination results, for hiring, under open-ended contract, in the orchestra of Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, to the position of
Concertmaster with section duties (1 position)
Principal viola with section duties (1 position)
Section Double Bass with 5-string requirement (1 position)
Section violin (1 position)
Assistant principal second violin with obligation to principal second violin and tutti (1 position)
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.
Following the successes of previous editions, this year the “Luciano Berio” International Composition Competition, now in its third edition and aimed at young composers under 35, has come to a close. The jury, chaired by Daniel Harding and composed of a range of international composers, evaluated 57 new compositions before announcing the winner: Edoardo Dadone, an Italian composer selected unanimously.
The jury appreciated his musical writing, attentive to detail, recognizing its great potential.
Box office
The Box office at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone will be open every day from 11:00 until 20:00
Where we are
The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia concert hall is the at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome – Viale Pietro De Coubertin, 34) designed by architect Renzo Piano, one of the largest music complexes in the world today. Legal Headquarter is at Via Vittoria 6.
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