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

Von Frank Kuznik, 20 Oktober 2021

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“Azzolini was a revelation on the bassoon, which he wielded like a rock ’n’ roller”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Valtice Castle Riding Hall, Valtice, am 16 Oktober 2021

Vivaldi, Dorilla in Tempe, RV709: Sinfonia in C major

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in C major, RV 189

Vivaldi, Bassoon Concerto in G minor, RV 496

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in F major, RV 286 "Per la solennità di San Lorenzo”

Vivaldi, Bajazet (Tamerlano), RV 703: Sinfonia

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in B flat major, RV 371

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in B minor, RV 390

Fabio Biondi, Violine, Direktor

Sergio Azzolini, Fagott

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.

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L'heureux Ulysse de Fabio Biondi et Sara Mingardo à Genève

Romain Daroles, 7th March

Avec son ensemble Europa Galante, le violoniste et chef d'orchestre italien impressionne par la justesse de ses choix, tandis que Sara Mingardo incarne une admirable Pénélope.

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Orfeo: el delicado equilibrio del brotar de la música

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 20th February

Europa Galante y el Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música se unen en el escenario bajo la dirección de Fabio Biondi para dar vida a Orfeo, de Monteverdi.

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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.

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Fabio Biondi nos redescubre a Vivaldi en BCN Classics

Miquel Martínez, 17th December

Carlos Mena y Fabio Biondi comparten esa búsqueda constante que denota un instinto musical curioso e insaciable

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Sonia Prina y Vivica Genaux, estrellas del Universo Barroco

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 7th October

Prina y Genaux prescindieron del estereotipado duelo de divas y procuraron una interpretación donde las jerarquías cedieron impulso frente al contenido y a la expresión musical y con el brillantemente respaldadas por Europa Galante

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.