The Orchestra Mozart or Orchestra Mozart Bologna is an Italian

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based in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

Creation

The orchestra was created in 2004 by

Carlo Maria Badini Carlo Maria Badini (2 June 1925, in Bologna – 19 April 2007, in Bologna) was a renowned Italy, Italian arts administrator. From 1964 to 1977 he was the Sovrintendente or General Manager of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and from 1977 through 1990 ...

, as a special project within the Regia Accademia Filarmonica (Philharmonic Academy) of Bologna. It was funded by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Foundation of Bologna Savings Bank;

Carisbo Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna S.p.A. known as Carisbo, was an Italian savings bank based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The bank was part of Intesa Sanpaolo Group since 2007. The former owner of the bank, Fondazione Carisbo, still held 2.023% shares ...

) .

Claudio Abbado Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...

agreed to become Artistic Director of the orchestra and recruit its members. Giuseppe Modugno was designed from beginning as Artistic Secretary. The orchestra gave its first concert on November 4, 2004 in Bologna's Auditorium Manzoni. The orchestra performs in many major Italian cities and in

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's Musikverein where it is in residence. The orchestra tours Europe and is regularly invited to the

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. The Orchestra Mozart cooperated with different theatres and musical institution in Europe, as well as in Asia. Among them are

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, Palais de Beaux Arts in

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, Auditorio Nacional in

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Composition

The orchestra is basically a chamber orchestra (a form of which is sometimes also called a "Mozart orchestra"), meaning that it has fewer musicians than a full-sized symphony orchestra (especially in the strings, since the number of woodwind, horn players and other musicians is less flexible), producing lighter, chamber-music-like sound. However, the number of musicians sometimes exceed this format: in its June 2012 concerts, for example, the orchestra played

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's '' Egmont'' Overture and

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

Piano Concerto A piano concerto is a type of concerto, a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for a piano player, which is typically accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuoso showpiec ...

and Second Symphony with 14 first violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos and 5 double-basses (typical numbers in a symphony orchestra being 16 first violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos and 8 double-basses). The orchestra acts as a meeting-place for young musicians from many countries, partly selected through the Orchestra Mozart Academy within the Philharmonic Academy, and experienced musicians. The latter have included violinist

Giuliano Carmignola Giuliano Carmignola (born 7 July 1951, in Treviso) is an Italian violinist. Born in Treviso, he studied with his father, then with Luigi Ferro at the Venice Conservatory and afterwards with Nathan Milstein and Franco Gulli at the Accademia Chigia ...

, violists Wolfram Christ and

Diemut Poppen Diemut Poppen (born in Münster, Germany) is a German musician. She began violin lessons at the age of seven, but changed to the viola having been exposed to it through playing chamber music. She has been taught by leading players such as Kim K ...

, double-bass player Alois Posch, oboist Lucas Macias Navarro, flautist

Jacques Zoon Jacques Zoon (pronounced: ; born 1961 in Heiloo, North Holland) is a Dutch flutist. Education Following a gymnasium education in Alkmaar, Zoon studied flute at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam with Koos Verheul and Harrie Starreveld, gr ...

, horn player

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is Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Mozart.

Recordings

The orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado is featured on several

Deutsche Grammophon Deutsche Grammophon (; DGG) is a German classical music record label that was the precursor of the corporation PolyGram. Headquartered in Berlin Friedrichshain, it is now part of Universal Music Group (UMG) since its merger with the UMG family of ...

CDs, mainly of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

compositions. Deutsche Grammophon released Abbado's first recordings with the orchestra on its period imprint

Archiv Produktion Archiv Produktion is a classical music record label of German origin. It originated in 1949 as a classical label for the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (DGG), and in 1958 Archiv was established as a subsidiary of DGG, specialising in recording ...

, despite the use of modern instruments; the later albums have been released under the yellow label.

References

External link

Orchestra Mozart homepage
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