Fabio Biondi
Born in Palermo, Fabio Biondi began his international career at the age of twelve, performing his first solo concert with the RAI symphony orchestra. Driven early on by an inexhaustible cultural curiosity, Fabio Biondi was introduced to pioneers of the new approach to baroque music, an opportunity that was to expand his musical vision and change the direction of his career.At the age of sixteen Biondi was invited by the Musikverein of Vienna to perform Bach's violin concertos. Since then, he has performed with various ensembles including Cappella Real, Musica Antiqua Wien, Seminario Musicale, La Chapelle Royale, and Les Musiciens du Louvre, specializing in the performance of baroque music using original technique and instruments.
In 1990 Biondi founded Europa Galante, which has become the most internationally renowned and awarded Italian ensemble of baroque music due to its worldwide concert schedule and recording success. Since 2005 Biondi has also taken on the role of artistic director for baroque music of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Throughout his career, Biondi has collaborated as soloist and conductor with such orchestras as Santa Cecilia in Rome,Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra, European Baroque Orchestra, Opera of Halle, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Norway, Orchestre Nationale of Montpellier, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra, among others.
Biondi plays a 1690 Gofredo Cappa Violon. He also plays a 1766 Carlo Ferdinando Gagliano Violin, owned by his teacher Salvatore Cicero and kindly lent to him by the Salvatore Cicero Foundation in Palermo.
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