Accademia Bizantina was founded in Ravenna in 1983 with the aim of "making music like a large quartet". The ensemble plays a historically informed repertoire from the 17th to the early 19th century. The unique performance method of Baroque style and form on period instruments began in 1996 with the appointment of conductor Ottavio Dantone, a true expert in the expressive forms of the Baroque. The ability to convey the composer's authentic intentions to the audience is an invaluable asset that has earned the Accademia Bizantina national and international recognition and collaborations.
The name Accademia Bizantina stands for a vocation and an idea: to give baroque music the chance to touch us again. For it is emotions whispered in a soft voice between the pages of the score that make baroque music so fascinating, always topical and alive.
