Ensemble Salomone Rossi
Ensemble Salomone Rossi
The Ensemble Salomone Rossi was founded by violinist Lydia Cevidalli in 1991, with the aim of exploring the Jewish contribution to the music of the Western world.
The group is made up of a variable number of musicians who have collaborated with prestigious international historical music ensembles (Les Concert des Nations, Accademia Bizantina, Pietà dei Turchini, Ensemble Aurora, Orchestra 1704 and others).
Upcoming events in 2025
The publication of the third CD of Benedetto Marcello Project.
The editorial preparation of the contributions to the Giornata di studi su Benedetto Marcello, for the edition of Orientalia Ambrosiana by Biblioteca Ambrosiana di Milano.
The collaborations with composers Steve Reich and Helga Arias for new compositions and elaborations, created for the Ensemble Salomone Rossi, to be included in the next concert programs.
Main events of 2024
On 27 January 2024, the program “Jewish Cultures along the Via Emilia” was broadcast on Rai5 Storia, in which the Ensemble was filmed performing some repertoire pieces in the Soragna Synagogue.
In February 2024 the Ensemble played live on Radio3 for the national Piazzaverdi programme.
On 18 February 2024 Giovanni Togni reported his research Towards a change in sensibility. – Benedetto Marcello’s collection Estro Poetico-Armonico, conducted on behalf of the Ensemble Salomone Rossi, at the International Conference Sounds of a Fragmented Memory Jewish Musical Repertoires in Italy organized by Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation of Venice
From 23 to 26 February 2024 the Ensemble recorded the third CD of the Benedetto Marcello Project in collaboration with the vocal ensemble Odechaton. The CD contains Psalm 17 from Estro Poetico Armonico by Benedetto Marcello and a Triosonata by Felice Evaristo Dall’Abaco. The CD is scheduled for release by Dynamic. Demo, available on Soundcloud.
On November, 2 the Ensemble held a concert at the Synagogue of Florence as part of the Limmud Italia Days 2024.
Saturday 23 November, concert in Turin, for the celebration openings of Turin 1424-2024 – Six hundred years of Jewish Presence – Live recording of the concert on Youtube
Main events of 2023
In 2023 the Ensemble performed in Ravenna for the Ravenna Festival and in a double concert in Prague, in the presence of the Italian ambassador; in December 2023 he played in Rome for the Roma Festival Barocco, in Amsterdam in the presence of the Italian ambassador to the Netherlands
Benedetto Marcello Project, recording project
The group is currently involved in the Benedetto Marcello Project, a recording project of the complete Psalms set to music by Benedetto Marcello, from L’Estro poetico armonico.
CD already released
The CDs currently released for the Benedetto Marcello Project have been received with flattering reviews by international critics:
“Benedetto Marcello Psalms and Sonatas”, with Ensemble Salomone Rossi, published by Dynamics in 2021
“Salmi e Sonate di Benedetto Marcello“, with the Salomone Rossi Ensemble, published by Concerto Classic in 2018.
The CD “Jewish Baroque Music”, with the Salomone Rossi Ensemble, published by Concerto Classic in 2009, also received excellent reviews and a great public reception.
Main events of prevoius years
In previous years the Salomone Rossi Ensemble has performed in prestigious venues, including the Quirinale Concerts, the Alessi hall of Palazzo Marino in Milan, the National Theater of Belgrade, the Italian Synagogue of Istanbul, in Bergamo for Effettobibbia, in the United States, in Madrid, Cremona and France for a concert tour organized by the Italian consulate, . He has participated in various radio broadcasts, such as Radio3, RadioSole24ore, Vatican Radio, Classic Radio and others and in a production for the BBC.
The Ensemble is supported by Associazione Italiana Amici dell’Università di Gerusalemme and collaborates often with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem itself.
Discography
