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Orchestra Giovanile Italiana

The Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (OGI, Italian Youth Orchestra) is the tip of the iceberg of an extraordinary training path that prepares musicians for orchestras. It has made a decisive contribution to musical life, with more than a thousand musicians holding permanent posts in Italian and foreign symphony orchestras. Launched by Riccardo Muti in 1984, the Orchestra has been invited to some of the most prestigious music venues, from Montpellier to Edinburgh, Ljubljana, Madrid, Frankfurt, Prague, Budapest, Santiago de Chile and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, winning unanimous praise from critics and audiences.

Orchestra website (si apre in un’altra scheda) Find former students (si apre in un’altra scheda)

Former convent of Radicondoli

At the former friars’ convent in Radicondoli, which hosts cultural and scientific activities (music, ethology, ecology), courses, seminars, conferences and concerts. The musical activities are run by the Dulcimer Fondation pour la Musique; the scientific activities are organised by the Centro Studi Etologici and the Ethoikos Society.

The convent (si apre in un’altra scheda) Dulcimer Fondation pour la Musique (si apre in un’altra scheda) Centro Studi Etologici (si apre in un’altra scheda) Ethoikos (si apre in un’altra scheda)

A.Gi.Mus. Firenze

A.Gi.Mus., the Youth Music Association, was founded in Rome in 1949 under the patronage of the Ministry of Education, to bring young people closer to classical music. The Florence branch, already active in the 1950s with events of excellent artistic level, resumed its activity in 1988 thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment of Aldo Provenzani…

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Kamran Khacheh

“Along the paths of poetic roots we find fresh traces of an ancient civilisation. The music of Kamran Khacheh surprises us with the charm of its inspired melodies and can lead us into distant worlds. Having spent more than half his life in the West, the composer preserves and translates, while exploring it, the Eastern ethnic heritage.” A collection of folk pieces arranged by the composer in classical style (Zarb trio, piano, voice and various instruments, strings and winds).