CLASSICAL MUSIC SENTINEL (Stephen Habingthon)
The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma conducted by Francesco La Vecchia gives excellent performance of Martucci’s two Symphonies and two piano Concertos along with a clutch of stimulating orchestral miniatures. The series offers the best demonstration yet of how the composer earned the life long admiration of Arturo Toscanini.

LA SCENA MUSICALE (Giuseppe Pennisi)
Under the baton of Maestro Francesco La Vecchia the Rome Symphony Orchestra has reached full maturity and compares well with the major european Symphony Orchestras

CRITIQUES MAGAZINE (Michel Fleury)
Francesco La Vecchia don’t la Naxos publie une excellent interpretation de l’epique Symphonie N° 1 de Alfredo Casella, adopte un aproche large, riche de contraste, cultivant dans la Symphonie les buances rutilantes adaptèes au fauvism de l’inspiration. Un rèussite totale, qui replace dans sa vrai perspective la musique italienne écrite après Giacomo Puccini.

GRAMMOPHONE AWARD ISSUE 2010
One of Casella’s sublest crations, it receives a fine performance from Francesco La Vecchia and the Rome Symphony Orchestra

ALLMUSIC (James Leonard)
To assert Francesco La Vecchia and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma’s 2009 digital recording of Giuseppe Martucci’s warmly romantic Symphony N°1 is the finest ever made is not to overprise it.
The combination unbeatable and this may be the performance that finally makes Martucci’s reputation. In short, anyone interested in fin de siècle European symphonies should by all means try this CD.

ARKIV MUSIC (Jerry Dubbins)
I believe, come closet to capturing the more impressionistic character of the poetry and the music; and Francesco La Vecchia has under him in the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma a better ensemble than Muti did at the time in his La Scala Philarmonic.

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE (William Trotter)
Maestro La Vecchia secures consistently fine playing from the Rome Symphony... His interpretations are solid and vital.

RECORD REWIEW
Francesco La Vecchia directs the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma in a committed and colourful performance, realising these moments darkness, but they are equally good in the rampant spikiness of much of the Concerto... Unreserved applause for Francesco La Vecchia und his Orchestra

CLASSICS TODAY
The performance are excellent. Francesco La Vecchia drives the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma in the Symphony with a big payoff in terms of emotional spontaneity and great impact..... Recommended without reservations.

ARKIV MUSIC (Gary Higginson)
The Orchestra Sinfonica of Rome under La Vecchia really captures the mood and play superbly throughout but particularly in this sensitive work.

CLASSICS TODAY (David Hurwitz)
Francesco La Vecchia’s performance also is very good. La Vecchia brings out more of the music’s Mahlerian grotesquerie and delight in dark, gnarly sonorities. The Orchestra Sinfonica of Rome under Francesco La Vecchia plays the music with the kind of inhibited enthusiasm that it needs. A beautiful disc, and one that collectors should snap un without delay
This boldly engineered disc is the first of four surveying Casella's orchestral music, and we can only look forward to the remaining issues with great enthusiasm. 

AMAZON REWIEW (Dace Gisclard)
Francesco La Vecchia and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma are reliable guides in this unfamiliar territory, performing with the stylistic adaptability necessary for such a chameleon-like composer, confident technique, and obvious relish.

STANDING OVATION PER L' ITALIA IN GERMANIA
“Ancora musica italiana”: il direttore Francesco La Vecchia annuncia l’ultimo bis, “La Sinfonia del Guglielmo Tell di Rossini e la mitica sala della Philharmonie lo sommerge di applausi, che si trasformano in una standing ovation alla fine del concerto. “
Luca Della Libera, Il Messaggero

LA SINFONICA A BERLINO PER CELEBRARE LA LIBERTÀ
La Philharmonie di Berlino, una delle sale da concerto più prestigiose del mondo, ha aperto le porte all'Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione Roma diretta dal Maestro Francesco La Vecchia. Ieri in occasione dei vent’anni dalla caduta del Muro di Berlino, La Vecchia ha guidato il suo ensemble in un programma incentrato su brani del grande repertorio sinfonico italiano che il direttore vuole riproporre all’attenzione del pubblico europeo.
Marco Andreetti, Corriere della sera

L'ORCHESTRA SINFONICA CONQUISTA BERLINO
Alla Berlinale nessun film italiano è stato ammesso in concorso. Ma non prendiamocela più di tanto: il 4 febbraio a pochi passi dal Palazzo del cinema, nella nota sala grande della Philharmonie in quel di Von Karajan Platz, un'orchestra di Roma aveva il compito di inaugurare le celebrazioni organizzate dalla principale istituzione di Berlino per celebrare i 20 anni della caduta del muro di Berlino.(...) Si tratta dell’Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione Roma guidata da Francesco La Vecchia.
Giuseppe Pennisi, Il Tempo

If it is true that the history of Italian music has been marked by performers who have represented our culture with pride on the world stage,  it is also true for orchestral conducting. In Francesco La Vecchia, it has found the greatest expression of such pride, and innate, skilful artistic talent. Giancarlo Arientoli – Segni d’Arte 

For over a year now, the Roman public’s new favourites have been the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma and its ingenious conductor, Francesco La Vecchia. They have just returned from highly-acclaimed concerts in the Glazunov Hall, St. Petersburg. The audience’s enthusiasm was heightened by the wonderful, intense rendition of the score by Francesco La Vecchia. Last season, Maestro La Vecchia performed one of the most mesmerising Brahm’s Fourth Symphony and Beethoven’s Nine Symphony which we have ever heard.
Erasmo Valente – l’Unità

The Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma’s tour in St. Petersburg, conducted by Francesco La Vecchia, was a great success. From the upper circle, youngsters applauded with stadium-like roars, while the more mature audience members in the stalls buzzed with enthusiasm. In response, Maestro La Vecchia was compelled to give an encore of the Final part of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony; the lively performance was enough to melt even the frozen Neva river.
Renzo Bonvicini – Il Tempo

A triumphant success was bestowed by the huge audience in attendance, which acclaimed the conductor and his orchestra with endless, determined applause.
Gianluigi Indri – Il Giornale d’Italia

Maestro La Vecchia has a vast repertoire. He dominates each score with impressive naturalness. When listening to his concerts, one is struck by the simplicity with which he approaches the most difficult pieces. One is literally captivated by his expressions, each one the clear image of the intimate tale which music unfolds in his mind.
Nicolina Bianchi – Images

Maestro Francesco La Vecchia was forced to grant the enthusiastic theatre of Madrid’s Auditorium Nacional an important encore. There was no other option, given the wave of applause for him.
Rita Sala – Il Messaggero

Francesco La Vecchia’s conducting sculpts the most dramatic, tormented pages. It vibrates in the most internalised moments without ever departing from absolute rules of composition.
L’Opera

We have exceeded a diligent, correct interpretation of Mahler’s masterpiece; from the start, the performance testifies to an artistic quality that almost confuses the spectator. It seems that the applause and encores will not suffice until La Vecchia gives in to the ovation of his own orchestra. The rapport that ties the orchestra to its conductor is quite extraordinary and moving.
Colonne Sonore

Mahler’s imposing Titan was a choice Francesco La Vecchia embraced with energy and sensitivity. Guided by the skilful hand of the Maestro, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma has achieved standards of excellence and admiration throughout the world. The youthful  fervour of the orchestra body, together with extraordinary confidence, shaped an evening of musical excellence; all thanks to Maestro La Vecchia.
Gianluigi Indri – La Discussione

An Orchestra underpinned by musical direction marked by absolute precision in tempo, perfect tuning and harmonious understanding with the soloist. Enthusiasm, desire and passion: this is what drives the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma. The fact is that Francesco La Vecchia, now in his fifth year of his role, has found the expressive key to exalt the professionalism of his young orchestra professors.
Franzina Ancona – Rinascita

The famous symphonies of The Barber of Seville and William Tell, followed by encores demanded by the audience, were faced by La Vecchia with brilliant dynamism. It was a concert that should be framed, and an unforgettable, personal triumph for the Maestro.
Renzo Bonvicini – Il Tempo

An end-of-February Sunday saw the stalls packed, worthy of a Scala opening performance. The orchestra conducted by Maestro La Vecchia, an internationally renowned figure, enchanted and delighted the audience.
Federica Baioni - Musicultura

In addition to the Mozart celebrations, we must also note the role of Maestro La Vecchia’s orchestra conducting, which perfected the performance of his young musicians.
Aldebrando De Vero – Il Corriere di Roma

Ten years since the abolition of apartheid in South Africa were celebrated at the Auditorium. The success of the event was due above all to the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, which yet again under the skilful, galliard hand of Maestro Francesca La Vecchia, delivered a majestic interpretation of the oratorio.
Gianluigi Indri – La Discussione

That Francesco La Vecchia, soul of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, in addition to a beloved conductor, is also a proven organiser is no longer in any doubt.
Laura Valente – Classic voice

Fresh, spirited, young yet also exemplary. Such was the setting for The Marriage of Figaro performed by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, splendidly conducted by Maestro Francesco La Vecchia. Aurora Acciari – Latina oggi

Francesco La Vecchia, who has groomed this orchestra passionately, transforming it into an excellent body, led from the podium with authority and precision.
Virgilio Celletti – Avvenire

Superb scenery; the solid, experienced baton of Francesco La Vecchia; and a whole new, solid esteem earned by the young Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma.
City Roma

Everything about the performance of the illustrious London choir and the young, accomplished, fresh and galliard musicians, miraculously harmonised in just a few short months by the desire and skill of Maestro La Vecchia, was smooth, delicate and lively. A packed theatre and lots of bouquets and applause.
Renzo Bonvicini – Il Tempo

This was the umpteenth homage to the Eternal City, which thirsts continually for beautiful music and performing excellence. This trend has been confirmed by the massive success gained by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, conducted by Francesco la Vecchia.
Gianluigi Indri – La Discussione

This was the sight before me upon arriving at my meeting place with Maestro La Vecchia: the same sense of spirituality and, at the same time, solidity, which I encountered at the orchestra’s rehearsal room. Simplicity and efficiency: the building site of art where musical spirituality combines with the concrete reality resulting from creating one hundred new jobs.
Luca Ribustini – Spazio Musica

The extraordinary sonorous features of the score, extracted like precious gems by the gestures of the conductor, La Vecchia, refracted into the wide, surrounding space like swarming fireflies.
Paola Pariset – Il Tempo

Maestro La Vecchia’s young musicians have already performed before the Queen of the Netherlands, the President of the Italian Republic, and in Brussels for the President of the European Parliament. The Madrid concert, attended  by Queen Sofia and Princess Irene of Greece, was another pearl in the orchestra’s royal crown.
Andrea Cuomo – Il Giornale

With Francesco La Vecchia and his increasingly praiseworthy orchestra, we were privileged to attend a highly intense, moving performance which evoked a sense of theatre and emotional involvement.
Franzina Ancona – Rinascita

The orchestra guided by La Vecchia has demonstrated its mastery of a score marked by a complex play of symphonic semi-hues, fragments and abandon.
Giuseppe Pennisi – Musica