The Italian Character. The Story Of A Great Italian Orchestra The Italian Character is the story of one of the most renowned orchestras in the world, enriched by archive material of the last thirty years. Simultaneously, it tells about a national institution and about an approach to life that is characteristic for a country which is loved by many, but sometimes misunderstood and underrated in its unknown variety. Interwoven with individual biographies of the orchestra's members and conductors, The Italian Character gives an insight into a fascinating world that is usually concealed from the audience. ORCHESTRA: The Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia CONDUCTOR: Sir Antonio Pappano PERFORMERS: with Yuri Temirkanov, James Conlon, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Harding, Janine Jansen, Lisa Batiashvili, Evgeny Kissin, Denis Matseuv, Stefano Bollani, Lang Lang