Bernardino Molinari

Bernardino Molinari (born Rome, 11 April 1880 – died Rome, 25 December 1952) was an Italian conductor.

Studied under Renzi and Falchi at the Accademia (then "Liceo Musicale") of Santa Cecilia in his home town.

In 1912 he was appointed artistic director of the Augusteo Orchestra, Rome, later re-named l'Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, a position he held until the end of the Second World War. Since this was then, like now, the leading symphony orchestra position in Italy, it aroused the envy of several rivals.

Molinari guest-conducted at all the important musical centres in Europe and the Americas, always as a symphony leader. Unlike most Italian conductors, he seldom conducted opera.

Notable premieres

;Concert
* Ottorino Respighi: "Pini di Roma", Augusteo, Rome, 4 December 1924;Recording
* Antonio Vivaldi: "Four Seasons", 1942

References

Mucci, E.: "Bernardino Molinari". Lanciano, 1941.

Grove Dictionary of Music, Fifth Edition.