A great many projects have been realized in the musical field: from The Voyage to Rheims to The Marriage of Figaro, from The Barber of Seville to the Don Juan staged in the January of this year.
Ferrara Musica will see an important innovation this year. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the resident orchestra in Ferrara since the beginning of Ferrara Musica, is to be succeeded by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra: a new ensemble of young musicians from fifteen European countries and drawn from the most talented members of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester.
This orchestra will make its debut in Ferrara. The Ferrara residency will provide the Mahler Chamber Orchestra with a stable base and thus allow it to mature by working regularly in Italy. In this way Ferrara Musica will keep faith with its commitment to training, by continuing to serve as a workshop for the honing of classical music skills and by helping to make room for a youthful orchestra that I am convinced is destined to enjoy extraordinary success in the coming years.