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. After being a long-time assistant of René Jacobs, 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 Mozart, Händel, Monteverdi as well as Rameau, Vivaldi, Purcell, Sartori, Hasse and many others, he has been guest at some of the most important institutions worldwide, such as Innsbrucker Festwochen, Wiener Festwochen, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Schwetzinger Festspiele, Lucerne Festival, Festival Radio France Montpellier, Pergolesi Festival Jesi, Prager Frühling, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Nationaltheater Mannheim, as well as in Bonn, Oslo, Antwerp, Paris, Toulouse, Montpellier, Geneva, Lucerne, Basel, Vienna, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Sydney.
He 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, Vocalconsort Berlin, Münchner Symphoniker, Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Collegium Vocale Gent, Netherlands Bach Society, Café Zimmermann (solo recital with Vivica Genaux), Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, and Kammerorchester Basel (European tour with Handel’s Ezio) 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 and Turco in Italia at Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, La Cenerentola at Nationaltheater Mannheim, Orfeo in Bern, Tommaso Traetta’s Antigona at Theater an der Wien with the theater’s young ensemble, Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Klagenfurt, as well as Alcina in Rheinsberg and Münster. Furthermore he led the world premiere of Jazziah, a work that combines Jazz and Classical in Bern and Halle.
Engagements in the season 2020/21 include, among others, the new Handel productions Teseo (Halle) and Alcina (Klagenfurt) as well as the new production of the opera Argenore by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth at Theater Münster. Furthermore, Attilio Cremonesi will conduct concerts in Münster and Chur.
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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 geht 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 / 22.06.18 / 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
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 / 11.03.18 / onlinemerker.com
"es gelang ihm, das Orchester zu feinfühliger Begleitung und virtuosem Rossini-Spiel zu animieren"
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 magnificos"
Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago / Teatro Municipal de Santiago / 17.04.17 / desdelabutaca.cl
"tres siglos de elegencia"
News
Facing the Virus with Händel premieres in Halle and Klagenfurt
After the late Teseo Händel Festival premiere at the beginning of October in Halle, Attilio Cremonesi is now also celebrating his premiere in Klagenfurt with Händel's Alcina.
Attilio Cremonesi led through the evening full of energy and was able to push the musicians to their best level, which resulted in "several minutes of standing ovations by the audience"
Attilio Cremonesi led through the evening full of energy and was able to push the musicians to their best level, which resulted in "several minutes of standing ovations by the audience"
Further performances until December 2020 on: October 28/31; November 06/15/17/19/21/25/28; December 05/12.
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Barock 21 - baroque music between jazz, oriental and early musicLive at Festspielhaus St. Pölten, May 20, 2010.
Händel: Ezio (Concert)Live 2009
With: Veronica Cangemi, Kammerorchester Basel
Azzolino Bernadino - Della Ciaja - 6 sonatas for harpsichord op. 4, Attilio CremonesiRelease Date: 1999 (Pan/Pan Classics)
Duration: 01:16:50
"Le nozze di Figaro" at Teatro Municipal de Santiago - Interview and insights into rehearsals