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Gli Archi Italiani
Biography
Gli Archi Italiani
In 1989, the first edition of the Reggio Emilia Organ Festival, gave the possibility to form the chamber music group called Gli Archi del Festival, which, during the first three editions, offered to the public rare programs for organ and strings.
In 1991 the ensemble changed the name calling itself Gli Archi Italiani and began to work with internationally renowned soloists of that time (Katia Ricciarelli, Renata Scotto, Sonia Ganassi, Andrea Griminelli, Bin Huang, Marco Rizzi, Giancarlo Parodi, Paolo Crivellaro, Domenico Nordio, Cristiano Burato, Giovanni Feltrin) playing in important Italian (Rome, Venice, Genoa, Milan, Catania, Sassari, Mantua, Sondrio, Schio) and foreign (Wien, Lugano, Cornwall) Seasons and Festivals.
With Chinese violinist Bin Huang (1st Paganini Prize, Genoa), in addition to numerous concerts, it was released a CD including music by Haydn, Schubert and Paganini.
Chosen among 22 orchestras from all over the world, in 1994 the group was entrusted to play and recording works of the winners of the First International Composition Competition "Ernest Bloch" in Lugano.
At the same time, small mixed chamber groups have had space in order to propose less frequented literature, secular or sacred.
The recording of the Mozart’s flute and harp Concerto (2011) was the crowning achievement of the first twenty years of activity under the new name since 1991.
In recent years, the operational base has been transferred to Veneto where the group collaborates steadily with prestigious vocal ensembles and conductors such as Mario Lanaro or Pierluigi Comparin.
Gli Archi Italiani
Violins: 1st violin – Maurizio Cadossi and Giacomo Invernizzi (tracks 4, 5, 6)
2nd violin – Antonietta La Donna
Viola: Corrado Carnevali
Cello: Matteo Malagoli, Marco Perini (tracks 1, 2)
Double bass: Davide Galaverna
Flutes: Giovanni Mareggini, Chiara Ferrari (2nd with piccolo)
Clarinet: Giovanni Picciati
Soloists:
Violin: Maurizio Cadossi
Cello: Matteo Malagoli (tracks 1, 2), Marco Perini (tracks 9, 10)
Piano: Anna Bigliardi
Flute: Giovanni Mareggini
Clarinet: Giovanni Picciati