Happy Birthday Maestro Toscanini! Buon Compleanno Maestro Toscanini!

In celebration of the 150th Birthday of Arturo Toscanini, the Chamber Orchestra of Cameristi della Scala, formed by musicians from the orchestra of Toscanini’s beloved Teatro alla Scala in Milan, will appear for only two special performances in Washington, DC. One of the performances, by invitation only, will be at The Library of Congress. But all music lovers in the greater Washington, DC area are invited to a concert in East Hall of Union Station (sponsored by SEUS client, Lane Construction). Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors will open at 5:45pm.

A cellist by musical training, Arturo Toscanini’s conductorial talents eclipsed his career as a cellist at a remarkably young age. From 1898 to 1908, Toscanini was Principal Conductor at La Scala and returned to the famed opera house as Music Director from 1921 to 1929. During his tenure as Music Director, Maestro Toscanini brought the La Scala Orchestra to the United States on a concert tour. On March 3, 1921, almost a century ago, that tour included a performance at Washington DC’s National Theater. Toscanini left Italy at the outbreak of World War II and spent the remainder of his professional life in New York. Toscanini became well known to American audiences by the NBC Symphony Orchestra broadcasts created for him in 1937. Recordings of operas conducted by Toscanini were released on records and subsequently CDs. Please join us for a very special musical evening in honor of Maestro Toscanini.

Barbara Harrison, NBC News4 Midday anchor, will emcee the evening.

If you plan to attend this performance, please RSVP to [email protected].