Duo Synopsis

The Duo Synopsis was formed in 2006 after years of collaboration in the field of chamber music between the violinist Igor Cantarelli and the cellist Gregorio Buti.

Over the years the duo engaged in multiple and prestigious collaborations with musicians such as Bruno Canino, Alexander Lonquich, Enrico Bronzi, Uri Caine, Simonide Braconi, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Ivan Rabaglia, Alessandro Carbonare and played in important international festivals: International Festival of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, Ruhrfestspiele of Recklinghausen, Mantua International Chamber Music Festival, 61st Festival Internacional de Santander, Città di Castello “Festival of Nations”, Bologna Festival, Ferrara Musica.

The Duo has also joined several ensembles in particular as members of the Classical Quartet "Ensemble Symposium" and the "Überbrettl Ensemble". With “Ensemble Symposium” the Duo Synopsis was invited in 2015 to the prestigious Berlin Festival “Tage für Alte Musik” and have recorded for Brilliant Classic. Together with the "Überbrettl Ensemble" the Duo has performed all over the world in the most important institutions such as Wiener Festwochen, Nice Opera House, "Parco della Musica" in Rome, Ravenna Festival, Monteverdi Cremona Festival.

The Duo’s repertoire ranges from ancient music played on original instruments to the most important works of the twentieth century and contemporary works including pieces composed expressly for the Duo.