About Fabio Biondi
Driven by a deep cultural curiosity, Fabio Biondi is a musician ceaselessly in pursuit of a style that is free from constraints. From his early development, guided by pioneers of period performance, Fabio Biondi's work has incorporated repertoire spanning three centuries. His infectious enthusiasm and determination to put music first mark him out in his quest for an ‘original language’, both in globally-known works and in his commitment to researching and illuminating lesser-known masterpieces. These performances mark his debut with Music of the Baroque.
In 1989, following extensive work with specialist ensembles, Fabio Biondi founded Europa Galante, which quickly became the foremost Italian period ensemble. Together, they have forged a reputation for “fresh, vibrant performances” (New York Times) and breathed new life into Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic repertoire, performing at leading international festivals and stages including the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wiener Konzerthaus, Enescu Festival, and Edinburgh International Festival.
Fabio Biondi brings this authentic and engaging approach to modern symphony and chamber orchestras, which he both conducts and directs from the violin. Recent and future highlights include the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, RAI Torino, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Helsinki Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony, Bamberg Symphony, Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Mahler Chamber orchestras, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He was Artistic Director for Baroque Music at the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra for eleven years until 2016.
About Gina DiBello
Music of the Baroque concertmaster Gina DiBello joined the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in April 2013. She was previously principal second violin of the Minnesota Orchestra and a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her orchestral work, she enjoys an active career as a soloist and regularly appears in numerous series around Chicago.
During her tenure with the Minnesota Orchestra, Gina DiBello performed Mozart’s 3rd and 5th concertos with the orchestra under the batons of Stainslaw Skrowaczewski and Andrew Litton, respectively. A Chicago area native, Gina DiBello grew up in a musical family. Both her parents had 40-plus-year careers with the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera orchestras.
Gina DiBello attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Juilliard School. Her principal teachers include Desirée Ruhstrat, David and Linda Cerone, and Joel Smirnoff. She lives on the north side of Chicago with her family.
