The 'orchestra of the twentieth century', the English translation of the words Il Novecento, was founded in 1991. Il Novecento is a symphony orchestra without permanent members. Robert Groslot is the orchestra's conductor.

The remainder of the orchestra is comprised solely of top-class freelance musicians. The average strength is 60, although this number is regularly expanded to some 75 musicians. The orchestra has already exhibited its musical virtuosity during performances in a large number of European countries - Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Portugal and Slovenia are all countries on Il Novecento's list.