Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante y Vivaldi en el Auditorio Nacional

By Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 23 May 2017

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 19 May 2017

Vivaldi, Sinfonia for strings in G major, RV 149

Vivaldi, L'estro armonico: Concerto for 2 violins, cello and strings in A minor, Op.3 no. 8, RV 522

Vivaldi, Concerto for strings in G minor, RV 152

Vivaldi, Concerto for viola d'amore and lute in D minor, RV 540

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in C major, RV 189

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D major, RV 222

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in B flat major, RV 367

Vivaldi, Griselda, RV 718

Europa Galante

Disappointing outing for Scarlatti in the Halle Handel Festival

Sandra Bowdler, 13th June

Scarlatti's oratorio proves a rather disappointing outing for Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante, not helped by the venue's acoustics.

**111

For the finale in Valtice, a Vivaldi feast from Europa Galante

Frank Kuznik, 16th October

Fabio Biondi and his Europe Galante players offer an enlightening look at the last chapter in the composer's career.

****1

A remarkable rendition of Handel’s Silla at the Enescu Festival

Edward Sava-Segal, 5th September

Europa Galante's musicians’ collective expertise in playing music of the 17th and 18th centuries is indisputable and was in full display once again in Bucharest.

****1

Fabio Biondi's Vivaldi puts Mozart in the shade in LA

Laurence Vittes, 9th January

In Fabio Biondi's hands Vivaldi's big violin concertos clearly surpass Mozart in mature power and beauty and rival Bach in imagination and emotional richness.

*****

Biondi's Baroque adventure: L'Oracolo in Messenia

Charlotte Valori, 20th February

An exceptional mood of teamwork and virtuosity combine to ensure Fabio Biondi's reconstructed pasticcio of Vivaldi's lost L'oracolo in Messenia is an intense, disorientatingly beautiful evening of breathtaking musicianship.

*****

Adriano in Siria in Madrid

Fernando Remiro, 26th January

Interesting rediscovery of Veracini's first opera, composed for mythical castrati Senesino and Farinelly, and brought to life again by Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante.

***11

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Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán

Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán (Madrid, 1994) estudió el grado medio de guitarra clásica en el Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Arturo Soria, y actualmente estudia el grado medio de Instrumentos de Cuerda Pulsada del Renacimiento y el Barroco en el mismo centro, además de cursar, desde 2012, el Grado en Musicología en la Universidad Complutense. Como intérprete de música antigua, ha realizado cursos de perfeccionamiento y forma parte de grupos especializados en la interpretación de este repertorio, además de presentarse como solista. Como musicólogo ha ofrecido conferencias. Colabora también con la revista Síneris y es cofundador del blog 'Lírica para todos'.