Accademia Bizantina debuts in Ankara and returns to Istanbul with a programme entirely dedicated to Vivaldi: some Concertos from ‘L'Estro Armonico’ and the very famous ‘Four Seasons’.
Conductor and violin soloist will be Alessandro Tampieri, whose interpretation of this repertoire has already surprised and won over the public and critics.
Alessandro TAMPIERI conductor, violin solo
Lisa Kawata FERGUSON violin I
Gabriele PRO violin I
Sara MELONI violin II – spalla
Heriberto DELGADO GUTIERREZ violin II
Lavinia SONCINI violin II
Maria Cristina VASI viola I
Ayako WATANABE viola II
Alessandro PALMERI cello
Paolo BALLANTI cello
Nicola DAL MASO double bass
Tiziano BAGNATI archlute
Chiara CATTANI harpsichord
PROGRAMME
A. Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor - RV356
Concerto for 2 Violins and Cello in D minor - RV565
Concerto for 2 Violins in A major - RV519
Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor - RV522
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Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269 "Spring"
Violin Concerto in G minor, RV315 “Summer”
Violin Concerto in F major, RV293 “Autumn”
Violin Concerto in F minor, RV297 “Winter”
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Accademia Bizantina (AB) was founded in Ravenna in 1983.
Accademia’s music starts from the origin (“AB”), from the very rules of the baroque stylistic language: it investigates them without any addition, elimination or transformation, relying on the sounds of ancient instruments.
This unique performing method began in 1996 with the appointment of its conductor Ottavio Dantone, a true expert of Baroque expressive codes. His system, forged by experience and an ongoing philological study, has allowed AB as an orchestra to approach any repertoire with awareness and honesty. Being able to convey the composer’s authentic intentions to the public is an invaluable asset that has earned AB national and international recognition and collaboration.
Each performance by Accademia Bizantina, which since 2011 can also count on the prestigious concertmaster Alessandro Tampieri, is an unexpected journey through time, an unparalleled balance between technique, skill, rigour, interpretative culture, intuition and stylistic accuracy.
Accademia Bizantina has recorded for Decca, Harmonia Mundi, Deutsche Grammophon, Naïve, Alpha, Onyx, HDB Sonus. It has received prestigious awards such as the Diapason d’Or, Midem, Choc di Classica, Opus Klassik, Grammy Music Award and Gramophone Awards. Particularly significant are the collaborations with violinists Viktoria Mullova and Giuliano Carmignola, countertenor Andreas Scholl and contralto Delphine Galou; in 2021 got the second place in the world and first place in Europe at Gramophone Awards for the best orchestra of the year.
Accademia Bizantina has performed in the world’s most renowned theatres and festivals, such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (New York), Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre (London), Théâtre des Champs Elysées (Paris) and Opera Royal (Versailles); Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Bozar (Brussels), Pierre Boulez Saal / Staatoper (Berlin), Kölner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, ENCPA Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall, Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles), Theater an der Wien (Wien), CNDM Madrid, and Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
