The activities of the Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento extend far beyond the music of the composer for whom the group is named. The orchestra has toured as far afield as Japan and the U.S.
The Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento ("Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento" or "Haydn-Orchester von Bozen und Trient") was founded as the Orchestra Haydn in the northern Italian (and partly German-speaking) city of Bolzano in 1960, giving its first performances in November of 1960 under conductor Antonio Pedrotti in Bolzano, Trento, Merano, and Rovereto. From the beginning, the group aimed to se...