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At the invitation of the Berliner Philharmoniker
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A journey through the diversity of European baroque music: the Europa Galante ensemble on an exciting journey with its programme Europe on the move. The members of the ensemble, founded and led by Fabio Biondi, see themselves as cosmopolitans with Italian roots. “With our Italianità, we show that we live in a Europe that is, fortunately, both united and full of differences,” says Biondi. Europa Galante has played its way to the forefront of the early music scene with its passionate, lively music-making, and has rescued many musical treasures from oblivion.
Artists
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi violin and artistic direction
Programme
Works by Mascitti, Leclair, Gluck, Heinichen, Händel, Vivaldi, Geminiani, Barsanti, Galuppi, Mysliveček, Roman, Ditters von Dittersdorf, Boccherini, Martín y Soler and Conforto
Additional information
Duration ca. 2 hours and 15 minutes
Chamber Music Hall
21 to 49 €
Introduction
19:15
Series R: Originalklang
Biographies
Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi
Fabio Biondi is both a late bloomer and an early starter. He was already eleven years old when he held a violin in his hand for the first time, but he would waste no time in becoming a child prodigy. Just one year later, he performed as a soloist with the Radiotelevisione Italiana orchestra, and at the age of 16 he played Bach at the Vienna Musikverein. From the beginning of his career, he focussed on baroque music, and played with leading ensembles such as Les Musiciens du Louvre and The English Concert. At the time, the field of historical performance practice was dominated by Northern European formations. In 1989, Biondi founded the Europa Galante chamber orchestra, now one of the most acclaimed of its kind, in order to present an Italian perspective on music of the baroque era.
The ensemble has been praised for its ability to combine historical accuracy and musical vitality with great attention to detail and dynamism. In doing so, it aims to leave its own sound as variable as possible in order to fulfil the requirements of different eras: “With our Italianità, we show that we live in a Europe that is fortunately united and yet full of differences,” says ensemble director Fabio Biondi. “I think that’s very important, because any uniformity – whether in culture or interpretation – is a big mistake.”
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