Source: il Pomo d’Oro
il Pomo d’Oro was founded in 2012 and is characterized by an authentic, dynamic interpretation of operas and instrumental works from the Baroque and Classical period. The musicians, all well-known specialists, are among the best in the field of historical performance practice.
The ensemble has become known for its concert performance and recording of many operas, and has worked with conductors Riccardo Minasi, Maxim Emelyanychev, Stefano Montanari, George Petrou, Enrico Onofri and Francesco Corti. Concert master Zefira Valova leads the orchestra in various projects. Since 2016 Maxim Emelyanychev has been its chief conductor, and since 2019 Francesco Corti is principal guest conductor.
In the 2024/25 season, the orchestra continued to collaborate with incredible musicians and soloists and toured opera-in-concert productions of Handel’s Alcina and Jephtha, and staged productions of Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. The il pomo d’oro choir performed their critically acclaimed programme of Gesualdo’s Sacrae Cantiones, and Monteverdi’s Vespers with conductor Giuseppe Maletto. In recital, the ensemble joined forces with regular collaborators Michael Spyres, Pene Pati, Joyce Didonato, and Jakub Józef Orliński and reunited with cellist Giovanni Sollima for performances across Europe.
The 2025/26 season will see tours of Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Handel’s Giulio Cesare, and Bach’s St. John’s Passion. In recital, the orchestra will reunite with Anna Prohaska for a programme of Bach and Buxtehude, and Jakub Józef Orliński for an Asian tour of ‘Beyond’. Maxim Emelyanychev will also lead the orchestra in performances of Christmas Concerti Grossi across Europe.
