Orchestra Giovanile Italiana Explained

Type:Youth orchestra
Orchestra Giovanile Italiana
Short Name:OGI
Location:Fiesole
Music Director:Alexander Lonquich

The Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (OGI; Italian Youth Orchestra) is the national youth orchestra of Italy.[1] It was founded in 1984 by Piero Farulli at the Fiesole School of Music.

Conductors that have worked with the OGI include Claudio Abbado, Roberto Abbado, Salvatore Accardo, Yuri Ahronovitch, Piero Bellugi, Luciano Berio, Andrey Boreyko, Daniele Gatti, Carlo Maria Giulini, Eliahu Inbal, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Gianandrea Noseda, Krzysztof Penderecki, Giuseppe Sinopoli and Jeffrey Tate.[2]

It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orchestra Giovanile Italiana. History. 2020-12-09. Scuola Musica di Fiesole. en-gb.
  2. Web site: Orchestra Giovanile Italiana. Biography. 2020-12-09. Scuola Musica di Fiesole. en-gb.
  3. Web site: European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. Members&Partners. 2020-12-09. en-gb.