Orchestra Giovanile Italiana

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.

Orchestra Giovanile Italiana
Youth orchestra
Short nameOGI
Founded1984 (1984)
LocationFiesole
Music directorAlexander Lonquich
Websitewww.scuolamusicafiesole.it/it/ogi
The Orchestra Giovanile Italiana performing at the Opera di Firenze, Florence in 2016
Gabriele Ferro conducting the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 2007

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, Ricardo 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

References
  1. Orchestra Giovanile Italiana. "History". Scuola Musica di Fiesole. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  2. Orchestra Giovanile Italiana. "Biography". Scuola Musica di Fiesole. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 2020-12-09.


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