ARSENALE SONORO

Boris Begelman

NEW ALBUM OUT ON OCTOBER 27TH
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Francesca Aspromonte's third recital album for Pentatone together with violinist Boris Begelman and Arsenale Sonoro.
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ABOUT

"La bellezza salverà il mondo"

Founded by Boris Begelman in 2014, the Arsenale Sonoro ensemble quickly gained critical acclaim with their debut album for Sony DHM, dedicated to Telemann's sonatas for violin and basso continuo.

“...This young group shows with tremendous technical éclat and interpretative flair what an inventive composer Telemann was...”

The Sunday Times

In 2022, they released an album dedicated to Domenico Scarlatti on Obsidian Records. It presents an interesting interpretation of some sonatas that are usually performed on harpsichord, but whose virtuosic writing, full of leaps and arpeggios, suggests they were intended for violin and basso continuo.

Specializing in the 18th-century repertoire, Arsenale Sonoro has performed in various chamber and orchestral formations at such festivals as the Valletta Baroque Festival, Timisoara Early Music Festival, Musik&Kirche Brixen, Mittelfest, Pur ti miro Festival, Urbino Early Music Festival, Amici della Musica di Firenze, and the Concerti del Quirinale.
Arsenale Sonoro Ensemble, situated in the vibrant city of Bologna, is dedicated to a captivating mission over the upcoming years. With a resolute focus on revitalizing the forgotten musical gems of the Bolognese repertoire spanning the late 17th to early 18th centuries, the ensemble aims to unearth and resurrect these buried treasures. Through meticulous research and passionate dedication, they are committed to breathing life back into the music of this era, presenting it in a range of immersive settings – from intimate chamber performances to grand orchestral spectacles. Their endeavors encompass a diverse spectrum, embracing solo Motets to the grandeur of Oratorios, providing audiences with a profound journey through a rich musical heritage that has long remained in the shadows.

Their upcoming engagements include concerts for the Monteverdi Tuscany Festival, and Roma Festival Barocco, as well as the release of soprano Francesca Aspromonte's new recital album for Pentatone.

OUR TEAM

Meet the core of Arsenale Sonoro

Founder&Conductor

Boris Begelman

Renowned as one of the best baroque violinists on the international scene, Boris Begelman conducted from the violin such ensembles as Accademia Bizantina, il Pomo d'Oro, Accademia Montis Regalis, B'Rock Orchestra, Arion Baroque Orchestra and performed in such venues as the Berliner Philharmonie, Wiener Musikverein Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Wigmore Hall.

Boris recorded for major labels, namely Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, and Decca, and his recording of six virtuoso Vivaldi violin Concertos for Naive's Vivaldi Edition, titled "Le Nuove Vie", gained worldwide critical success.

Harpsichord

Federica Bianchi

After piano studies, Federica fully dedicated herself to the harpsichord and historical keyboards. She collaborates with renowned ensembles such as Il Pomo d'Oro, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Il Giardino Armonico, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, performing as a soloist and continuo player in the most important concert halls all over the world.
She specializes in researching medieval keyboards, including the clavicymbalum and Gothic organ, collaborating with La Fonte Musica. Awarded the Preis der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik 2022 for her solo album Aquila Altera, she recorded for major labels namely Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony DHM, Erato-Warner, Alpha.

Violin

Angelo Calvo

Born in Milan, Angelo graduated in violin with honors at Scuola Civica Claudio Abbado, whilst specializing in Early Music under the guidance of Enrico Onofri.
He plays regularly with L'Accademia dell'Annunciata orchestra and il Giardino Armonico, and collaborates often with such ensembles as Kammerorchester Basel, Accademia Bizantina, Accademia Montis Regalis, La Risonanza, laVerdi Barocca, performing in numerous festivals Milano Artemusica, Wratislavia Cantans, Salzburger Mozartwoche, BBC Proms. He recorded for Arcana, Musica Viva, and Alpha Classics.

Cello

Ludovico Minasi

Awarded at the Van Wassenaer competition in 2003, Ludovico is the principal cellist of Il Pomo d’Oro, Concerto Italiano, and he collaborated as principal cello with Il Complesso Barocco, Cappella Gabetta, Les Musiciens du Prince, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra Filarmonica Toscanini, and others.

His album for Arcana, a rediscovering of the Music of “Ermenegildo del Cinque”, is among Gramophone magazine's best recordings of 2022, obtaining the “Diapason Découverte”, the 5 Stelle by Musica, “Recording of the Month” by MusicWeb-International, “Disco del Mese” by Classic Voice, “Presto Award classical finalist”.

Lute

Giangiacomo Pinardi

After his guitar studies, Giangiacomo specialized in early plucked string instruments. He performed with baroque ensembles such as I Barocchisti, Balthasar Neumann Ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, Zefiro, Odhecaton, Concerto Romano. Since 2001 he is the lutenist of Fabio Biondi’s Europa Galante, and performs in the most renowned opera seasons and music events all over the world He has appeared as a performer in more than seventy recordings for EMI-Virgin, Sony, Decca, Opus 111, Harmonia Mundi, Glossa, Naxos, Brilliant, Amadeus, Tactus, Dynamic, as well as in many European and American radio and TV broadcasting programmes.