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Fabio
Biondi
Violin
Born
in Palermo, Sicily,
Fabio
Biondi
studied
violin
with
Salvatore
Cicero,
then
moved
to Rome to
pursue
his
music
lessons
with
Mauro
lo
Guercio.
At
the
young
age
of
12
he
plays
in
solo
concerts
with
the
Symphonic
Orchestra
of
the
RAI.
Soon
Fabio
Biondi
will
discover
the
pioneers
who
set
a
new
approach
to
Baroque
music,
thus
enlarging
his
own
musical
vision.
At
the
age
of
16,
his
career
is
already
at
a
turning
point
as
he
performs
at
the
Musikverein
playing
Bach
on
traditional
baroque
instruments.
He
has
worked
with
world
famous
ensembles
such
as
Capella
Real,
Musica
Antiqua
Vienne,
Il
Seminario
Musicale,
La
Chapelle
Royale et
les
Musiciens
du
Louvre.
In
1989
he
created
the
ensemble
Europa
Galante,
which
assumed
a
rapidly
growing
international
following.
Its
success
symbolizes
the
revival
of
Italian
baroque
music.
Since
its
first
recording,
Europa
Galante
won
international
recognition
for
its
innovative
and
daring
interpretation
of
Italian
music.
It
soon
asserted
itself
by
winning
many
awards
:
Cini
Price
of Venice,
Choc
du
Monde
de
la
Musique,
four
golden
Diapasons,
the
yearly
gold
Diapason
,
the
Record
Grand
Prix
of
Charles
Cross
Academy,
10
of
Repertoire
&
the
RTL
&
télérama
award.
Fabio
Biondi
&
Europa
Galante
have
a
rich
repertoire
that
includes
pieces
for
well
known
composers
and
in
the
same
time
aims
at
rediscovering
forgotten
composers.
Baroque
music
stretches
between
the
17th and
the 18th centuries.
In
this
period
great
instrumental
works
have
been
composed:
Boccherini's
quintet,
Mozart's
violin
concerti,
Bellini's
à
la
Norma.
This
work
was
played
during
the
first
Verdi
Festival
that
took
place
in Parma on
March
2001.
Traditional
musical
instruments
of
the
baroque
period
have
been
used
in
this
contemporary
interpretation.
Whether
accompanied
by
the
piano,
the
harpinchord
or
pianoforte
or
playing
as
a
soloist,
Biondi's
repertoire
includes
sonatas
by
Bach,
Mozart,
Schubert
&
Schuman.
It
also
reaches
into
the
Italian
18C violin
repertoires
to
reach
for
pieces
by
Veracini,
Vivaldi,
Locatelli,
Tartini…
Fabio
Biondi
plays
in
solo
in
the
most
prestigious
theatre
and
concert
houses:
Cité
de
la
Musique
et
Théâtre
de
la
ville
de
Paris,
Hogi
Hall
in
Tokyo,
National
Auditorium
of
Madrid
and
Wigmore
Hall,
in
London.
After
a
long
cooperation
with
the
company
Opus
111,
Fabio
Biondi
signs
in
1998
an
exclusive
contract
with
Virgin
Classics.
Great
successes
have
been
highly
acclaimed
by
the
public
and
the
international
press
including
but
a
few
such
as
L'Estro
Armonico
by
Vivaldi,
Airs
&
Cantates
of
Bach
with
the
British
tenor
Ian
Bostridge,
and
the
Concerti
con
Titoli
of
Vivaldi.
Their
latest
recordings
are
based
on
authentic
manuscripts
and
have
already
won
many
critics
awards.
Fabio
Biondi
works
as
a
soloist
musician
and
as
a
conductor
for
orchestras
such
as
the
Santa
Cecilia
in
Rome,
Chamber
Orchestra
of
Rotterdam,
Nice
Opera,
Granada
Cindad
Orchestra,
Coruna
Orchestra,
Orchestre
de
Montpelier,
d'Auvergne
and
last
but
not
least,
the
Ensemble
Orchestral
de
Paris.
Fabio
Biondi
owns
an
invaluable
violin
made
in Naples by
Ferdinando
Gagliano
in
1766.
It
belonged
to
Fabio's
instructor
Salvatore
Cicero
and
was
later
given
to
the
famous
violinist
by
the
Salvatore
Cicero
Foundation..
“Europa
Galante”
Founded
in
1989,
The
Europa
Galante
Ensemble,
soon
acquired
a
world
wide
reputation
as
representative
of
the
revival
of
Italian
baroque
music.
Since
its
first
recording,
Europa
Galante
conquered
the
hearts
of
its
audiences
all
over
the
world.
Its
passionate
and
innovative
interpretation
of
Italian
music
led
the
ensemble
to
win
important
awards:
Prix
Cini
of
Venice,
Choc
du
Monde
de
la
Musique,
4
Golden
Diapasons,
The
Yearly
Golden
Diapason,
The
Record
Grand
Prix
of
the
Charles
Cros
Academy,
10
de
Répertoire
and
both
the
awards
of
Télérama
and
RTL.
Europa
Galante
performs
in
the
most
prestigious
concert
houses:
Berlin
Philharmonic,
Library
of
Congress
in
Washington,
Théâtre
de
la
Ville
And
Théâtre
des
Champs
Elysées
in
Paris,
Wigmore
Hall
and
Royal
Albert
Hall
in
London
,La
Scala
de
Milan.
It
figures
on
the
agenda
of
major
international
festivals: San
Sebastian,
Costa
Verde,
Proms
in London,
Printemps
des
Arts
in Monaco,
St
Denis,
Beaune
&
Ambronay.
The
ensemble
tours
in
different
countries
ranging
from Australia,
to Japan,
the U.S.A., Canada, Latin
America and
regularly
in France & Spain.
Its
repertoire
is
extremely
rich
and
varied.
It
proposes
instrumental
as
well
as
vocal
works,
chamber
music
operas
and
cantatas
with
well
known
artists
such
as
Ian
Bostridge,
David
Daniels,
Magdalena
Kozena
&
Patricia
Petibon.
During
the
last
two
years,
the
Ensemble
performed
world
premières
of
Sant'Elena
al
Calvario
by
Leonardo
Leo,
of
Massimo
Puppieno
&
Clori
Dorino
e
Amore
by
Alessandro
Scarlatti.
After
playing
the
opera
Il
Trionfo
dell'Onore
and
the
recently
rediscovered
oratoria,
La
Santissama
Trinita,
Europa
Galante
is
pursuing
its
actual
work
on
operas
by
Scarlatti
in
cooperation
with
the
Teatro
Massimo
de
Palermo
and
this
on
the
work
"
la
Principessa
Fidele".
Europa
Galante's
folio
includes
instrumental
compositions
of
the
18thC
(concerti
&
concerti
grossi
by
Vivaldi,
Corelli,
Locatelli
&
Geminiani),
operas
By
Haendel
(Poro),
Vivaldi
(Atenaide,
Bajazet)
and
oratorios
by
Alessandro
Scarlatti
(Maddalena,
Humanita
e
Lucifero,
Caino).
The
ensemble
developed
a
new
approach
to
chamber
orchestra,
as
noticed
in
its
specific
interpretation
of
the
Sonatas
of
Tartini,
Dario
Castello
and
the
trios
&
quintets
of
Boccherini.
In
the
year
2001,
and
for
the
first
edition
of
Verdi's
Festival
in Parma,
Europa
Galante
unprecedently
performed the
Norma
de
Bellini
on
traditional
instruments
of
the
time
the
piece
was
composed
.
After
a
long
collaboration
with
the
company
Opus
111
Europa
Galante
decided
in
1998
to
sign
an
exclusive
contract
with
Virgin
Classics.
Their
first
recordings
were:
l'Estro
Armonico
by
Vivaldi,
Airs
&
Cantatas
by
Bach
with
the
british
tenor
Ian
Bostridge
&
Concerto
con
Titoli
by
Vivaldi.
All
were
saluted
by
the
press
as
great
successes.
Their
latest
recording
Il
Cimento
dell’Armonia
e
dell'Inventione
by
Vivaldi,
is
based
on
original
manuscripts
as
well
as
Boccherini's
cord
quintets,
have
already
won
prizes.
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Galante
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