| Fiorenza De Donatis - Violin |
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 Fiorenza De Donatis began studying violin at the age of six under Sister C. Lainati, continuing under T. Major, and in 1997, after finishing her secondary school state exams, completed her final examinations with honours at the Swiss Italian Conservatoire in Lugano under C.Chiarappa. Her studies continued at the Sweelink Conservatorium in Amsterdam under Lucy van Darl, where she specialised in baroque and classical repertoire performed on period instruments. In June 1999 she obtained a diploma of specialisation and in June 2001was awarded “cum laude” in the diploma as soloist. She has attended specialisation courses held by T. Varga at Sion, S. Ashkenasi at Saltzburg, and M. Comberti in London. Together with the violinist Andrea Rognoni, the violist Stefano Marcocchi and the celloist Marco Frezzato she is a founder-member of the AleaEnsemble which specialises in eighteenth and nineteenth century repertoire. The ensemble is mainly a string quartet but is at times joined by other instruments according to the needs of the repertoire. She has been a member of the European Union Baroque Orchestra, and performs on a regular basis with the ensemble I Barocchisti, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the Ensemble Zefiroand Europa Galante. She is first-part and regular member of the Accademia Bizantina. As part of these ensembles she has taken part in tours throughout Europe, Japan and South America, and has recorded for Arts, Astrée, Chandos and Decca. In 2002 she received first prize at the International Competition of early music in Bruges and has been greatly acclaimed by both the public and critics. |
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