Filarmonica della Scala

Consisting of musicians from the orchestra of Milan's La Scala opera house, the Filarmonica della Scala was founded in 1982 by the conductor Claudio Abbado for the performance of the orchestral repertoire. Over the course of its history, the orchestra has worked with many eminent conductors, including Georges Prêtre, Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein, as well was with Valery Gergiev and Daniel Barenboim, who are still honorary members of the orchestra today. Carlo Maria Giulini conducted it in more than 90 concerts, while Riccardo Muti, its chief conductor from 1987 to 2005, made a decisive contribution to its artistic development. His mission has been continued by Riccardo Chailly, who was appointed chief conductor in 2015.