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Francesco La Vecchia

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Francesco La Vecchia is an Italian classical conductor born on September 10, 1954, in Rome. He began his musical education with his grandfather and initially performed on the classical guitar. La Vecchia gave his first performance at age nine and studied under Alirio Diaz. In 1972, he founded the ensemble Boccherini Quintet and in 1978 established the Accademia Internazionale di Musica Arts Academy. He transitioned to conducting in 1982, becoming the Permanent Conductor of the Symphonic Institution of Rome. La Vecchia founded the New World Young Orchestra in Latin America in 1993 and the Ottorino Respighi Youth Orchestra in 2001. He served as Director of the Professional Training Course for Orchestral Conductor Professors between 2001 and 2002. He was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker in 2009. His discography included the orchestral works of Alfredo Casella, Giuseppe Martucci, and Franco Ferrara.

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