Concertgebouw Orchestra Essentials: Symphonie Fantastique (introdução em holandês)

The 'Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra' is a symphony orchestra of international renown, whose character has been shaped by several generations of musicians, longstanding collaboration with each of the six chief conductors, and the unique acoustic properties of the Concertgebouw’s main hall.

The Orchestra has gained its unique international position with its ‘velvet’ strings, ‘golden’ brass and the exceptional and personal timbre of the woodwinds. The musicians are the guardians of the playing culture that gives the Orchestra its unique sound and flexibility. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra consists of 120 virtuosos who perform together at the highest level.

During the fifty years of Willem Mengelberg’s reign, a wide variety of composers such as Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra several times. Celebrities such as Béla Bartók, Sergey Rachmaninoff and Sergey Prokofiev performed their own works as soloists. This crucial bond with contemporary composers was continued with Bruno Maderna, Peter Schat, Luciano Berio, Hans Werner Henze, Luigi Nono and John Adams, and is still RCO policy.

Actualmente director musical da Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano é o mais jovem maestro de sempre convidado para este cargo. Anteriormente, foi Director Musical do Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie em Bruxelas e da Ópera Norueguesa, e Maestro Convidado Principal da Orquestra Filarmónica de Israel.

Nascido em Londres de pais italianos mas vivendo nos Estados Unidos desde os 13 anos de idade, o trabalho de Pappano como pianista e maestro assistente rapidamente levou ao seu envolvimento em teatros de todo o mundo. Mais notavelmente, foi assistente de Daniel Barenboim em várias produções no Festival de Bayreuth.

Paralelamente às suas obrigações na Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano é Director Musical da orquestra da Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia em Roma.