- Europa Galante
Europa Galante is an Italian
period instrument baroque orchestra founded by violinistFabio Biondi in 1990 and directed by him since that time.The ensemble has been invited to play at important festivals and concert halls and has performed at
La Scala inMilan , theAccademia di Santa Cecilia inRome , theSuntory Hall inTokyo , theConcertgebouw inAmsterdam , theRoyal Albert Hall inLondon , theMusikverein inVienna ,Lincoln Center inNew York and theSydney Opera House .Europa Galante is well known for its spirited interpretations of baroque classics such as Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". Europa Galante used to record for the OPUS 111 label, but now releases albums under Virgin Classics. Their records have won numerous prizes. For example, their record of
Vivaldi 's opera "Bajazet" was nominated for aGrammy Award in 2006.Europa Galante tours with mostly Italian Baroque programms with soloists like
Sandrine Piau (Soprano),Maurice Steger (Recorder),David Daniels (Countertenor) orDorothea Röschmann (Soprano).External links
* [http://www.europagalante.com/ Europa Galante] official site (in Italian and English)
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