The conductor of the National Youth Choir
Filippo Maria Bressan is the conductor of the National Youth Choir for the year 2025
He is one of those reserved conductors, far from the stereotypes of the globetrotting artist, yet he is also one of the few Italian conductors to be invited to lead orchestras and ensembles of the highest prestige, such as the Orchestra and Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra and Choir of Teatro La Fenice in Venice. A regular guest of the main concert societies and major festivals of symphonic, early, and contemporary music, among his many experiences he has worked alongside musicians such as C. Abbado, L. Berio, M.W. Chung, C.M. Giulini, L. Maazel, M. Nyman, G. Prêtre, M. Rostropovich, G. Sinopoli, A. Pärt, R. Buchbinder, M. Campanella, B. Canino, A. Carbonare, G. Carmignola, P. De Maria, E. Dindo, M. Fröst, B. Lupo, A. Lucchesini, S. Mingardo, G. Sollima, among many others.
Indicated by Giulini as a conductor “of noble and elegant simplicity,” eclectic, anti-social media, and a sportsman, he chose to follow his passions rather than a predetermined career path, carefully selecting both repertoire and musical activity in general. He has conducted in various theatres and concert halls across Europe and South America, ranging from J.S. Bach’s overtures to Berio’s Rendering, from Handel’s oratorios to several operas by Mozart, Rossini, and some by Verdi.
Always passionate about choral music, he was conductor of the Choir of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome (2000–2002), founder and director until its closure of the Athestis Chorus and Academia de li Musici, a professional ensemble with period instruments. He has conducted many choral groups, including the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, the World Youth Choir (2005 and 2016), the Italian Youth Choir (2003–2004 and 2006), the Norwegian and French Youth Choirs, the Estonian National Male Choir, the Choir of the Poznań Opera House, the Choirs of Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, among others, in symphonic-choral and operatic productions. He has collaborated with Feniarco, the European Choral Association, IFCM and other institutions, and has recorded for RAI and foreign radio-television broadcasters, releasing albums with Amadeus, Chandos Records, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI and Virgin.
