Biography

The acclaimed conductor and winner of several international competitions, Attilio Cremonesi, studied piano, organ, harpsichord and conducting in Piacenza and at the Schola Cantorum in Basel. Cremonesi today counts as one of the most renowned specialists of rarely performed classical and baroque compositions. His numerous award-winning recordings evidence his remarkable success.

As a much sought-after interpreter of works ranging from Baroque to Belcanto he has been a guest at institutions such as Wiener Festwochen, Innsbrucker Festwochen, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Schwetzinger Festspiele, Lucerne Festival, Festival Radio France Montpellier, and the Pergolesi Festival Jesi.

He has conducted opera productions at houses including the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Theater an der Wien, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse,  as well as in Bonn, Oslo, Antwerp, Paris, Montpellier, Geneva, Lucerne, Basel, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Sydney.

Cremonesi worked with such renowned institutions such as Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, including for the award-winning production of Dido and Aeneas staged by Sasha Waltz, Münchner Symphoniker, Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Collegium Vocale Gent and Kammerorchester Basel (European tour with Handel’s Ezio as well as solo recitals with Vivica Genaux) and regularly works with the Kärntner Sinfonieorchester.

In recent years, Attilio Cremonesi conducted i.a. Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte at Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile, the new productions Le nozze di Figaro, La Clemenza di Tito, Turco in Italia and Il barbiere di Siviglia at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, La Cenerentola at Nationaltheater Mannheim, Orfeo in Bern, Tommaso Traetta’s Antigona at Theater an der Wien, Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Klagenfurt, Teseo and Serse in Halle, Siroe in Karlsruhe, Alcina in Klagenfurt, Rheinsberg and Münster, Argenore (Wilhelmine von Bayreuth), also at Theater Münster, Il matrimonio segreto (Cimarosa) in Potsdam, and Handel’s Amadigi di Gaula at Theater Meiningen. Furthermore he led the world premiere of Jazziah, a work that combines Jazz and Classical, in Bern and Halle.
During the years 2017-2020, Attilio Cremonesi was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile.

In the 2024/25 season, Cremonesi will conduct the new production of Phèdre (J.-B. Lemoyne) and the revival of Handel's Siroe at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
On the concert stage he can be heard with the Händelfestspielorchester Halle, Staatskapelle Halle and Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe.

Since the 2021/22 season, Attilio Cremonesi is the Artistic Director of the Händelfestspielorchester Halle and, as of season 2024/25, is Conductor in Residence of the State Theatre as well as the Handel Festival in Karlsruhe.


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Management

General Management

Artist Manager
 
 
 
 Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir
Artist Manager
ingunn@orlob.net 
Mobil: +49-173-2 067 821

Press

Portrait Attilio Cremonesi: Bach veränderte alles / 03.04.2024 / concerti.de
 

"Mit seiner Entdeckerfreude holt er heute Preziosen der Musikgeschichte aus der Versenkung."  

Siroe, re di Persia / Staatstheater Karlsruhe / 19.02.2024 / SWR Kultur
 

"Unterstützt werden sie von den streichersatten Händel-Solisten und dem präzisen, temposicheren Dirigat von Attilio Cremonesi. So gelingt der Karlsruher "Siroe" wenigstens in musikalischer Hinsicht zu einer Händel-Auferstehung zum Niederknien."  

Siroe, re di Persia / Staatstheater Karlsruhe / 18.02.2024 / Frankfurter Rundschau
 

"Attilio Cremonesi dirigiert die Festspielcombo der Deutschen Händel-Solisten, rücksichts- und doch glutvoll. Das Publikum völlig aus dem Häuschen."  

Siroe, re di Persia / Staatstheater Karlsruhe / 17.02.2024 / concerti.de
 

"Der wahre Maestro des Abends war zweifelsfrei Attilio Cremonesi. Der entlockte seinen Händel-Solisten, auf den Taktstock verzichtend und nur mit ausdifferenzierten Gesten deutend, alle Duftnoten, zu denen ein Barock-Ensemble imstande ist."  

Alcina / Stadttheater Klagenfurt / 25.10.2020 / opera-online.com
 

"hohe Stilsicherheit, Differenziertheit und animiertes Musizieren"  

Teseo / Oper Halle / 05.10.2020 / klassik-begeistert.de
 

"Berger und Cremonesi scheinen geradezu das ideale Paar [...] Es geh Nichts an Sinnlichkeit und intellektuellen Möglichkeiten des Musiktheaters verloren"  

Teseo / Oper Halle / 05.10.2020/ schabel-kultur-blog.de


"Nicht minder famos spielt das 10-köpfige Händelfestspielorchester. Unter der Leitung Attilio Cremonesis funkt und wogt es auch im Orchestergraben" 

La Clemenza di Tito / Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse / 24.06.18 / forumopera.com


"A tout seigneur tout honneur, l'artisan principal de cette réussite est pour nous Attilio Cremonesi" 

La Clemenza di Tito / Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse / 24.06.18 / blog.culture31.com


"C'est le sourire d'Attilio Cremonesi qui dirige très attentivement" 

La Clemenza di Tito / Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse / 22.06.18 / classiquenews.com


"La direction d'Attilio Cremonesi est remarquable" 

La Cenerentola / Nationaltheater Mannheim / 10.03.18 / onlinemerker.com


"es gelang ihm, das Orchester zu feinfühliger Begleitung und virtuosem Rossini-Spiel zu animieren" 

La Cenerentola / Nationaltheater Mannheim / 06.11.17 / fr.de


"das Ergebnis kultiviert" 

La Cenerentola / Nationaltheater Mannheim / 03.11.17 / rnz.de


"ein Rossini-Sound, der kaum Wünsche offen lässt" 

La Cenerentola / Nationaltheater Mannheim / 03.11.17 / morgenweb.de


"schlug als ausgewiesener Rossini-Spezialist [...] Funken aus der genialen Partitur" 

Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago / Teatro Municipal de Santiago / 24.04.17 / biobiochile.cl


"con especial dinamismo y clase" 

Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago / Teatro Municipal de Santiago / 24.04.17 / visionescriticas.cl


"consiguiendo resultados magníficos" 

Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago / Teatro Municipal de Santiago / 17.04.17 / desdelabutaca.cl


"tres siglos de elegancia" 

News

First new production as Conductor in Residence!
An exciting year lies ahead for Attilio Cremonesi! As Conductor in Residence in Karlsruhe, he is set to lead some exciting projects in the coming years. The premiere of his first new production in this position is coming up on 25 January 2025! On the programme is Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne's tragédie lyrique Phèdre, which is staged by Christoph von Bernuth and can also be experienced later during this year's Handel Festival.

All performance dates: 25./28.1., 16./27.2., 8./14./23.3., 17.4.2025

At the same time, Cremonesi will conduct the revival of Handel's Siroe, which premiered under his direction last season and can also be experienced during the festival.
Dates: 28.2. & 2./5.3.2025

Further informationen about Phèdre:
www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de/ ... 

Further information about the 47th International Handel Festival Karlsruhe:
www.staatstheater.karlsruhe.de/ ...
New position in Karlsruhe!
For years, Attilio Cremonesi has been a welcome guest at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe and at the annual Handel Festival and celebrated a great success at this year's festival edition with the new production of ‘Siroe’, which was acclaimed by audience and critics alike.

From the upcoming 2024/25 season, audiences in Karlsruhe will be able to experience the maestro more often when he takes up the new position of ‘Conductor in Residence’ by the start of the season!

Cremonesi will regularly conduct both concerts and opera productions in Karlsruhe, not only from the baroque but also from the classical repertoire. In his first season, he will conduct the new production Phèdre (J.-B. Lemoynes) and the revival of Siroe, among others.

We are delighted that Attilio Cremonesi has been entrusted with this prestigious position and look forward to more great musical experiences in Karlsruhe!
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