Enrico Onofri

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Enrico Onofri (born 1 April 1967) is an Italian violinist and conductor specialising in Baroque music.

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Career

Born in Ravenna, Onofri is often invited to participate in the productions of ensembles such as La Capella Reial de Catalunya conducted by Jordi Savall, the Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini and the Concentus Musicus Wien conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. [1]

Since 1987, he has been concertmaster of the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico and has made recordings for the Teldec label, performing the Italian repertoire for violin and orchestra. [2]

Since 2002, Onofri has performed in Europe and Japan also as a conductor. Since 2005, he has been the director of the Divino Sospiro ensemble [3] based at the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon. In 2000, he founded the ensemble Imaginarium. [4]

A loyal collaborator of Giovanni Antonini and his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, he recorded the complete Concerti da Camera by Antonio Vivaldi with him. He has recorded for several labels, including Virgin, Opus 111, Teldec, Astrée and Outhere. [5]

In 2008, he was invited to conduct and accompany the European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO) on a concert tour through Europe. [6]

Since 2000, he has been teaching Baroque violin at the Bellini Conservatory in Palermo.

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