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Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana
Biography
The Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana is the historic radio-orchestra identity of today’s Orchestra della Svizzera italiana (OSI), based in Lugano. Established in 1935, it developed through its close relationship with Swiss Italian-language broadcasting and became a central presence in the musical life of the region.
Its early history includes the leadership of Leopoldo Casella and Otmar Nussio and collaborations with Igor Stravinsky and Richard Strauss. In 1991 the foundation supporting the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana was established; the ensemble later became resident at Lugano’s LAC arts centre. The historic radio-orchestra name is retained here to reflect the original recording credits.
On Marco Taio’s Cantico di Sora Luna, the orchestra accompanies the guitarist in Renato Grisoni’s Fantasia op. 82, recorded at the RTSI studios in Lugano on 6 February 1987 under Christian Schmied.