{"id":64361,"date":"2026-02-20T12:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/maestro-carlo-rizzi-returns-to-conduct-the-symphony-orchestra-of-india-in-its-20th-year\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:09:59","slug":"maestro-carlo-rizzi-returns-to-conduct-the-symphony-orchestra-of-india-in-its-20th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/maestro-carlo-rizzi-returns-to-conduct-the-symphony-orchestra-of-india-in-its-20th-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Maestro Carlo Rizzi Returns to Conduct the Symphony Orchestra of India in its 20th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The penultimate concert of the SOI Spring 2026 Season saw the orchestra perform\u00a0works by Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Sibelius under the baton of Carlo Rizzi<\/em><\/p>\n

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20:<\/strong> <\/span>After nearly a decade, the renowned Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi returned to the National Centre for the Performing Arts to lead the Symphony Orchestra of India in two notable concerts for the Spring 2026 Season. His first concert opened with Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Symphony No. 8, a cheerful composition suffused with the spirit of the Bohemian countryside, invoking the composer\u2019s summer home. Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s imaginative writing for the woodwinds was especially palpable in Rizzi\u2019s interpretation, before giving way to the sweeping drama of Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer of the late Romantic period. Known for his structural command and instinct for long lyrical lines, Rizzi drew from the orchestra a sound that combined emotional depth with technical brilliance. His years of experience as an opera conductor bring another dimension to the music of the symphonic repertoire.<\/p>\n

The SOI captivated a packed auditorium from the first note to the final crescendo, earning enthusiastic applause and a standing ovation\u2014a testament to the orchestra\u2019s artistry and Rizzi\u2019s inspired direction. It was revelatory, underscoring the close artistic rapport between conductor and musicians and how that shared understanding can shape the character of a performance. The evening culminated in an encore drawn from Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s\u00a0Slavonic Dances<\/em>, its folk-inflected exuberance bringing the concert to a jubilant close.<\/p>\n

NCPA Chairman and SOI Co-Founder Khushroo N. Suntook said, \u201cThis was a particularly memorable concert, one where you can sense that something truly special has been achieved onstage. With the SOI, we strive for such artistic pinnacles every season. It is especially meaningful to welcome back Carlo Rizzi, who regularly conducts at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, and has previously led a production of\u00a0La Boh\u00e8me<\/em>\u00a0at the NCPA in 2017. His return reaffirms the calibre of musicianship we continue to present.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rizzi will conduct the orchestra in the closing concert of the season on Saturday, 21 February, in a programme of works by Rossini, Puccini and Beethoven, featuring guest tenor Davide Giusti. His return to the podium is a highlight of a milestone season celebrating 20 years of the NCPA\u2019s homegrown orchestra, the only professional ensemble of its kind in India. The Spring 2026 Season also marks the first under newly appointed Chief Conductor Martyn Brabbins, who opened the celebratory season.<\/p>\n

Over the past two decades, the SOI has played a pivotal role in shaping Mumbai\u2019s Western classical music landscape while steadily cultivating a discerning and loyal audience. Its enduring relationships with leading figures from the global music world continue to define its artistic vision in this landmark anniversary year.\u00a0https:\/\/www.ncpamumbai.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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The penultimate concert of the SOI Spring 2026 Season saw the orchestra perform\u00a0works by Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Sibelius under the baton of Carlo Rizzi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20: After nearly a decade, the renowned Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi returned to the National Centre for the Performing Arts to lead the Symphony Orchestra of India in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sb_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[1568,1569],"class_list":["post-64361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-maestro-carlo-rizzi","tag-symphony-orchestra-of-india"],"relative_dates":{"created":"4 months ago","modified":"4 months ago"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deccanexpress.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}