Rinaldo Alessandrini
Rinaldo Alessandrini (* 1960 in Rome ) is an Italian harpsichordist, organist and conductor specializing in historical performance practice .
Life
Alessandrini began taking piano lessons at the age of 14, and at the age of 18 he discovered the harpsichord and the fortepiano . He was also active in choirs around him from his youth. Ton Koopman was one of his teachers .
Rinaldo Alessandrini founded the baroque ensemble Concerto Italiano . He made his first public appearance with the ensemble in 1984 with the opera La Calisto by Francesco Cavalli . Since then, Rinaldo Alessandrini has attended most international festivals with the ensemble, he has become one of the world's most sought-after specialists in the music of Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Bach and their contemporaries.
In 2003 Rinaldo Alessandrini was honored as Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Together with the “Concerto Italiano” he received the Italian Critics' Prize Premio Abbiati in the same year . The trade press honored numerous of his recordings with prizes, for example he received several “Gramophone Awards”, Grand Prix du Disque , “German Record Awards ”, the “Prix Caecilia” and others.
Since 2016 he has conducted L'incoronazione di Poppea at La Scala in Milan .
Discography (selection)
The total discography includes more than 80 CD recordings.
- Harpsichord concerts, by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Gloria RV 589 - Magnificat RV 611, by Antonio Vivaldi
- Stabat Mater - Nisi Dominus, by Antonio Vivaldi
- Concerti per violino & archi, by Antonio Vivaldi
- Vespro della beata vergine by Claudio Monteverdi (2003)
- 6 Brandenburg Concerts by Johann Sebastian Bach (2004)
- Partite, Sonata e Sinfonie, by František Ignác Tůma (2008)
- L'Euridice , by Giulio Caccini (2014)
Web links
- Rinaldo Alessandrini on his agency's website
- Information about Rinaldi Alessandrini and the Concerto Italiano ( Memento of August 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with the conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini. Arte TV
- Rinaldo Alessandrini at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alessandrini, Rinaldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian harpsichordist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |