Orchestra “Duchi d’Acquaviva”

The Symphony Orchestra “Duchi d’Acquaviva” was formed in Atri in summer 2008 by the Association “Amici della Musica 2000”; the organic orchestra is formed of over 40 musicians, all residents in the Abruzzo region, who already have several years of professional activity in major orchestras.

In 15 years of activity the orchestra has held several concerts in various Italian regions. In addition to being the protagonist in August of the International Festival “Duchi d’Acquaviva” of Atri, every beginning of the year realizes the New Year’s Concert, proposing the famous Strauss waltz and the most famous overtures taken from the opera repertoire. The orchestra, which also takes concerts in the formation of chamber orchestra and string orchestra, collaborated with world famous soloists of international level which pianists Pasquale Iannone, Eugen Indjic, Nina Tichman and Yevgeni Moguilevski, violinists Ida Bieler, Oleksandr Semchuk and Marco Rogliano, cellists Ivan Monighetti, Maria Kliegel and Valentin Radutiu, flutists Angelo Persichilli and Andrea Oliva, bassoonist Valentino Zucchiatti, saxophonist Claude Delangle, guitarist Aniello Desiderio, etc.