Venice Baroque Orchestra

Founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon, the orchestra is recognized as one of the leading ensembles dedicated to the performance of period instruments; it receives high critical acclaim for its concerts and opera performances in North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Korea, Taiwan and China. The Orchestra has performed in many more cities in the United States than any other baroque orchestra in history. They also maintain the most frequent touring schedule to Asia. Committed to the rediscovery of 17th and 18th century masterpieces, under Marcon's leadership, the VBO has performed the modern premieres of Francesco Cavalli's L'Orione, Vivaldi's Atenaide, Andromeda liberata, Benedetto Marcello's La morte d'Adone and Il trionfo della poesia e della musica, and Boccherini's La Clementina. With Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Orchestra has presented Cimarosa's L'Olimpiade, Handel's Siroe and Galuppi's L'Olimpiade, and repeated Siroe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in its first full staging in the United States. The Orchestra has been seen around the world through several television specials, including films by the BBC, ARTE, NTR (Netherlands) and NHK. They are the subject of three recent video recordings, and their performances were also featured on Swiss television in Richard Dindo's documentary, Vivaldi in Venice.

Highlights of the 2019 season include a South American tour with violinist Giuliano Carmignola; a US tour with mandolinist Avi Avital; a CD for Alpha Classics dedicated to the violin concertos of Giuseppe Tartini with violinist Chouchane Siranossian under the direction of Andrea Marcon. The 2020 season includes a tour in the USA with mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg; performances in Europe with soprano Julia Lezhneva and Andrea Marcon; concerts in Germany with countertenor Valer Sabadus and Andrea Marcon; a tour in Spain with violinist Giuliano

The orchestra has also been awarded the Diapason d'Or, the Echo Prize and the Edison Prize.