Description
The Orchestra della Svizzera italiana (OSI) works with the great names of orchestral conducting and with internationally acclaimed soloists, performing at major venues both in Switzerland and abroad. Funded principally by the Canton of Ticino, Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI), the City of Lugano and the Associazione degli Amici dell'OSI, the OSI is one of thirteen professional orchestras currently active in Switzerland. It also enjoys the financial support of its International Partner, Helsinn. Consisting of forty-one permanent musicians, it performs the concert seasons of the RSI - Rete Due in Lugano, and regularly takes part in the Lugano Festival, the Settimane Musicali in Ascona and the Martha Argerich Project.