Il Pomo d'Oro (orchestra)

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Il Pomo d'Oro is a prize-winning orchestra founded in 2012 and named after the opera Il pomo d'oro by Antonio Cesti. [1] The ensemble specialises in Historically informed performance of music from the Baroque and Classical period which it performs and records led by its own lead violinists Federico Guglielmo and Zefira Valova, or by guest conductors including Maxim Emelyanychev (chief conductor since 2016), [2] it:Riccardo Minasi, Stefano Montanari, George Petrou, de:Enrico Onofri, nl:Francesco Corti, Zefira Valova and the Stradella specialist Andrea De Carlo. [3]

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Discography

The ensemble has produced the following recordings: [4]

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References

  1. "Orlando, il barocco e l'atmosfera fantastica dei poemi cavallereschi". Verona In. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Il Pomo D'oro". warnerclassics.com. Warner Classics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. 2018 Orchestra of the Year Award nominee: Il Pomo d’Oro Gramophone Fri 1 June 2018 "Discover why Il Pomo d’Oro has been nominated for the 2018 Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award"
  4. "Il Pomo d'Oro". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2 February 2020.