For the Sunday concert at the Symphonic Hall, this ensemble with 39 years of history proposes works by Vivaldi, Jommelli and Porpora

 

The Auditorio de Tenerife offers this Sunday (22 May), at 7.30 p.m., a concert by the ensemble Accademia Bizantina at the Symphony Hall. The Italian orchestra, founded 39 years ago, will be conducted by Ottavio Dantone and will feature the voice of French contralto Delphine Galou, as well as concertmaster Alessandro Tampieri.

The programme, entitled Agitata, sacro e profano, is mainly composed of works by Antonio Vivaldi (Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV 638, Violin Concerto in E minor RV 273, Salve Regina in G minor RV 618, Concerto for strings in B-flat major RV 167, Concerto for strings in F major RV 138 and Cantata for alto, strings and continuo RV 684 Cessate, omai cessate). It also includes compositions by Niccolò Jommelli (Aria Prigionier che fa ritorno. La Betulia liberata K 118) and by Nicola Antonio Giacinto Porpora (Mottetto In procella sine stella).

The Accademia was set up in Ravenna, Italy, in 1983. Its music parts of the origins of the Baroque stylistic language standards: it investigates them without adding, removing or transforming, relying on the sounds of early instruments. This unique interpretative method began in 1996 with the appointment of its director, Ottavio Dantone, a true expert in the baroque expressive codes.

Shaped by experience and ongoing philological study, his system has enabled the ensemble as an orchestra to tackle any repertoire with awareness and honesty. Being able to convey the true intentions of the composer to the audience is a priceless asset that has earned the Accademia Bizantina national and international recognition and collaborations.

Each performance by the Accademia Bizantina, which since 2011 has also boasted the prestigious concertmaster Alessandro Tampieri, is an unexpected journey through time, an unparalleled balancing act between technique, skill, rigour, performative culture, intuition and stylistic precision.

It has been awarded renowned prizes such as Diapason d'Or, Midem, Choc di Classica, Opus Klassik, Grammy Music Awards and Gramophone Awards. Likewise, the orchestra has performed at the world’s  most renowned theatres and festivals.

Contralto singer Delphine Galou studied philosophy at the Sorbonne while also studying piano and singing. She specialised in the Baroque repertoire, collaborating with groups such as Balthasar Neumann (Thomas Hengelbrock), I Barocchisti (Diego Fasolis) and the Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone). 

Galou is regularly invited by the most important international theatres, such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées or the Covent Garden London. The contralto has performed, among others, the roles of Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare, Orlando furioso, Orfeo, Zenobia and Bradamante. Her performance with Dantone and the Accademia Bizantina won the prestigious Gramophone Award in 2018.

Born in Ravenna, Alessandro Tampieri began his music studies in his hometown and became a member of the Accademia Bizantina at the age of fifteen. During his education he was devoted, with equal interest, to the violin and viola, working with very well-known composers such as Luciano Berio and Azio Corghi, acquiring significant experience as a violist in the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

Alessandro Tampieri had been interested in the exciting subject of historically informed performance based on academic criteria since his early years of study, and he soon began to appear with various early music groups. He also teaches at the "G. Rossini" Conservatory of Music in Pesaro.

Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.