Biography
The enduring Venetian Baroque group Interpreti Veneziani maintains an active recording career and international touring calendar while presenting concerts that rank among Venice’s leading tourist draws. During its 35th-anniversary season in 2022, the ensemble attracted 60,000 listeners from numerous nations, and it has established a dedicated museum of musical instruments in the city. More than twenty albums have appeared on Italian and international labels. In 2024 the musicians accompanied trumpeter Thomas Reiner on the Naxos release Italian Baroque Trumpet Concertos.
Formed in Venice in 1987, the ensemble—whose name translates as “Venetian Interpreters”—soon became known for its lively style imbued with Italianità. Nightly performances at San Vidal Church began drawing sizable crowds of residents and visitors alike for much of each year; travel writer Rick Steves was among those who praised the series, which by the 2020s reached roughly 60,000 people annually. Early in its history the group entered the studio, issuing an album of Tartini violin concertos featuring three Italian soloists on the Rivoalto label and subsequently recording further projects for Rivoalto and Agora Musica through the late 1990s.
Although Interpreti Veneziani concentrates primarily on Italian High Baroque repertory, with special emphasis on Vivaldi, its programs extend from the Classical era through contemporary works. Beyond its Venetian base, the ensemble follows an annual rotation among major venues in the United States, Japan, Canada, and Latin America and has also performed in Japan and India. Appearances have included the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Kirov Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, during celebrations marking the city’s return to its historic name after being known as Leningrad. Recent recordings, issued chiefly on non-Italian imprints such as Newton Classics and Naxos, encompass two albums with trumpeter Thomas Reiner: German Baroque Trumpet Concertos (2022) and Italian Baroque Trumpet Concertos (2024).
Formed in Venice in 1987, the ensemble—whose name translates as “Venetian Interpreters”—soon became known for its lively style imbued with Italianità. Nightly performances at San Vidal Church began drawing sizable crowds of residents and visitors alike for much of each year; travel writer Rick Steves was among those who praised the series, which by the 2020s reached roughly 60,000 people annually. Early in its history the group entered the studio, issuing an album of Tartini violin concertos featuring three Italian soloists on the Rivoalto label and subsequently recording further projects for Rivoalto and Agora Musica through the late 1990s.
Although Interpreti Veneziani concentrates primarily on Italian High Baroque repertory, with special emphasis on Vivaldi, its programs extend from the Classical era through contemporary works. Beyond its Venetian base, the ensemble follows an annual rotation among major venues in the United States, Japan, Canada, and Latin America and has also performed in Japan and India. Appearances have included the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, and the Kirov Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, during celebrations marking the city’s return to its historic name after being known as Leningrad. Recent recordings, issued chiefly on non-Italian imprints such as Newton Classics and Naxos, encompass two albums with trumpeter Thomas Reiner: German Baroque Trumpet Concertos (2022) and Italian Baroque Trumpet Concertos (2024).
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