I Solisti Veneti
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I Solisti Veneti is an Italian chamber orchestra founded in Padua in 1959 by Claudio Scimone.[1] Since 2019, the Musical Director has been Giuliano Carella, and since 2020 he has also been Artistic Director.[2]
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The ensemble was directed by Scimone until his last concert on 2 September 2018; he died on 6 September.[3] I Solisti Veneti made a reputation especially with Italian Baroque music, recording many works by Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Francesco Geminiani, Benedetto Marcello and Giuseppe Tartini.
I Solisti Veneti has toured the world, playing over 6,000 concerts in over ninety countries,[4] in places as diverse as Salzburg and Seoul.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2008 the European Parliament honoured the Orchestra with an official plaque where they are praised as “Ambassadors of culture and music across the borders”.[4] In April 2018 they gave a concert at the Embassy of Italy, Washington, DC.[5]
Collaborations
The ensemble has recorded with many world-famous artists, including Salvatore Accardo, Plácido Domingo, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Marilyn Horne, James Galway, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter, Paul Badura-Skoda, Heinz Holliger and Ugo Orlandi.[1]
