In this colourful programme, recorded live, the extraordinary Italian Maestro Gianandrea Noseda, Chief Guest Conductor of the IPO since 2011, leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in two works that demonstrate the orchestra’s virtuosity and unique timbre, Borodin’s Prince Igor Overture and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

This is Maestro Noseda’s first recording for Helicon Classics. Gianandrea Noseda, 54, is widely recognized as one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was named the National Symphony Orchestra’s seventh music director in January 2016, with a four-year term beginning in the fall of 2017 for the 2017-2018 season.

Noseda also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Orquestra de Cadaques, and Artistic Director of the Stresa Festival in Italy. Noseda is a frequent guest with the leading opera houses and orchestras in the world, including the Cleveland Orchestra, La Scala, Munich Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Wiener Symphoniker and Zurich Opera.

He made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2015 and at the Salzburg Festival in 2015 leading the Vienna Philharmonic with performances of Il Trovatore.