Founded in 2008 by the will of the professors of the Bologna Theatre Orchestra, the Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna has been offering concert cycles at the Teatro Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna since its inception, in collaboration with the best international artists and performers, immediately establishing it as one of the most important Italian realities and always recording sold-out performances. Since 2020, thanks to an agreement with the Fondazione TCBO, our concerts are included in the Symphonic Season of the Teatro Comunale, also at the Teatro Auditorium Manzoni.

Over the years, the Philharmonic has collaborated with soloists such as Ivo Pogorelich, Philippe Entremont, Alexander Lonquich, Louis Lortie, Daniil Trifonov,Alexander Romanovsky, Alexander Malofeev, Misha Maisky, Kian Soltani, Gidon Kremer, Sarah Chang, Julian Rachlin, Sergej Krilov, Baiba Skride, under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner, Gerd Albrecht, Mikhail Pletnev, Alexander Vedernikov, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Henrik Nánási, Ion Marin, Roberto Abbado, Michele Mariotti. Always attentive to young talent, she was responsible for the success of the young conductor Aziz Shokhakimov.

Active in the recording field, she boasts a valuable collaboration with the Deutsche Grammophone label. We recall the two CDs, winners of the 2009 and 2013 ECHO KLASSIK prize, recorded with the prestigious German label, starring mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča: Bel Canto, conductor Roberto Abbadoand Romantique, conductor Yves Abel.

From 2014 to 2018, the Philharmonic was invited to Japan every year, performing in Kyoto, Nagoya, Yokohama, Nara, Himeji, Shizuoka, Kumamoto, and guests several times in Tokyo at the prestigious Suntory Hall and Orchard Hall concert halls.

For the three-year period 2022/2024, the Principal Conductor is Roberto Abbado.