Fabio Biondi

Fabio Biondi came to worldwide attention as a violinist, with his brilliant virtuosity and scholarly insight, in visceral performances of Baroque and Classical music. Since founding Europa Galante in 1989, he has developed these skills on the podium. Whether conducting or play-directing from the violin, he brings his vivid musical interpretations to major orchestras and opera companies around the world, in repertoire extending from Baroque to Romantic.

As Artistic Director and Founder of Europa Galante, Biondi has brought an original and distinctively Italian approach to Baroque and Classical repertoire, both thrilling and elegant. As Italy’s leading period ensemble, the group has made many landmark recordings, including of Vivaldi Four Seasons, which sold more than a million copies, as well as Handel and Scarlatti. 

As conductor, Biondi brings his musical curiosity and insight to modern symphony and chamber orchestras around the world, often programming well-known classics alongside lesser-known discoveries. Highlights of the 2025–26 season include Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Wiener Symphoniker, Orfeo ed Euridice at Teatro Regio di Parma, and Idomeneo at the Opera of Luxembourg; concerts as both violinist and conductor at Chopin Festival in Warsaw; and diverse programmes with Iceland Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphonieorchester, Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Chicago Baroque. This season, Biondi tours Europa Galante to South America and Europe, including his Farnese Festival in Parma.

His passion for conducting opera takes him to major houses, including Opernhaus Zürich, Berlin’s Staatsoper unter den Linden and Geneva’s Grand Théâtre, where he recently conducted Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. From 2015 to 2018 he was Music Director of Valencia’s Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, where he conducted productions of works by Donizetti, Rossini, Haydn and Verdi.