Harpsichordist, organist and pianist, Rinaldo Alessandrini is one of the major figures of early music on the international scene. His predilection for the transalpine repertoire and his constant concern for the expressive characteristics specific to the Italian style of the 17th and 18th centuries guide his approach and choices, both at the head of the Concerto Italiano, of which he is founder and director, and as a soloist or guest conductor. Regularly invited by leading orchestral ensembles in Europe and the United States, but also in Melbourne and Sao Paulo, he is familiar with La Scala in Milan, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Monnaie de Bruxelles, the Op?ra de Li?ge and the Welsh National Opera. During the year 2017, Monteverdian par excellence, he will lead Concerto Italiano on tour in Australia, China and Japan, and in concert in Europe and the United States. His discography, regularly distinguished for thirty years, crosses that of the Concerto Italiano for many Italian composers but also of the German school. He records exclusively for na?ve
