Programs
Rossini – Guglielmo Tell, Overture
Rossini –L'Italiana in Algeri, Overture
Puccini– Manon, Intermezzo
Verdi – Forza del destino, Overture
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra
The symphony orchestra of Milan's La Scala theatre was founded by the conductor Claudio Abbado in 1982. Since then it has collaborated with a number of the world's leading conductors. The orchestra's permanent conductors include the Korean-born Myung-Whun Chung, one of our time's most successful masters of the baton, who achieved fame in the 1990s as the musical director of the Paris Opera. He is currently the chief conductor of the orchestra of Rome's Academy of St. Cecilia and the French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
Myung-whun Chung
 Myung-whun Chung is a Korean-born pianist and conductor. In Europe, Chung was chief conductor of the Saarland Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 1990. He was principal guest conductor of the Teatro Communale, Firenze from 1987 to 1992.From 1989—1994,he served as the musical director of the  Paris Bastille Opera House .In 1995 he was honoured three times at the French Victoires de la Musiques Classiques, and was also named ‘Meillieur Chef d’Orchestre de l’Année.’ He directed the world premiere of Messiaen’s last work: the Concerto a Quatre for four soloists and orchestra, which the composer had dedicated to Myung-whun Chung and the Orchestre de la Bastille. He has been the Special Artistic Advisor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001 and was as awarded the highest Record Academy Prize by Japanese critics following his performances in Japan. In addition to being awarded numerous music prizes, Myung-whun Chung has also been honoured with Korea’s most distinguished cultural award ‘Kumkwan’ for his contribution to Korean musical life and was named ‘Man of the year’ by UNESCO. He served as Ambassador for the Drug Control Program at the United Nations and was Korea’s Honorary Cultural Ambassador, the first in the Korean government’s history. From 1997 he has been the Music Director of the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, from 2000 the Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, from 2001 the Special Artistic Advisor of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and from 2006 the Art Director and Principal Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.