Born in Milan, Giovanni Antonini studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica and at the Centre de Musique Ancienne in Geneva. He is a founder member of the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, which he has led since 1989. With this ensemble he has appeared as conductor and soloist on the recorder and Baroque transverse flute in Europe, United States, Canada, South America, Australia, Japan and Malaysia. He is Artistic Director of Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Poland and Principal Guest Conductor of Mozarteum Orchester and Kammerorchester Basel. He has performed with many prestigious artists including Cecilia Bartoli, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Giuliano Carmignola, Isabelle Faust, Sol Gabetta, Sumi Jo, Viktoria Mullova, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Emmanuel Pahud and Giovanni Sollima. Renowned
Upcoming performances Today to 2025
Past performances 1987 — 2024
Il Giardino Armonico com Giovanni Sollima, SarroLeo, L.Boccherini, L.TelemannVivaldiSollima
Fundação Centro Cultural de BelémConductorChalumeau 1Chalumeau I
View program, cast and crewOrchestre de Chambre de Bâle | Giovanni Antonini, Isabelle Faust, Beethoven
Opéra de DijonConductor
View program, cast and crewGiovanni Antonini conducts Mendelssohn's "Italienische", HaydnMozartRossiniMendelssohn
Bamberg Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSinfónico 11, GluckBoccherini, L.Mozart
Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de EspañaConductor
View program, cast and crewChamber Orchestra Basel / Antonini / Meyer: Mozart & Salieri, MozartSalieri
Mozarteum SalzburgConductor
View program, cast and crewIl Giardino Armonico com Giovanni Sollima, SarroLeo, L.Boccherini, L.TelemannVivaldiSollima
Fundação Centro Cultural de BelémConductorChalumeau 1Chalumeau I
View program, cast and crewOrchestre de Chambre de Bâle | Giovanni Antonini, Isabelle Faust, Beethoven
Opéra de DijonConductor
View program, cast and crewGiovanni Antonini conducts Mendelssohn's "Italienische", HaydnMozartRossiniMendelssohn
Bamberg Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSinfónico 11, GluckBoccherini, L.Mozart
Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de EspañaConductor
View program, cast and crewKammerorchester Basel - Haydn, Haydn
MusikvereinConductor
View program, cast and crewFor English gentlemen, Haydn
Basel Chamber OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewCzech Philharmonic • Giovanni Antonini, RossiniMozartHaydnSchubert
Czech PhilharmonicConductor
View program, cast and crewFranco Fagioli in Händels opera Tolomeo, Händel
Omroep MuziekConductor
View cast and crewBorn in Milan, Giovanni Antonini studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica and at the Centre de Musique Ancienne in Geneva. He is a founder member of the Baroque ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, which he has led since 1989. With this ensemble he has appeared as conductor and soloist on the recorder and Baroque transverse flute in Europe, United States, Canada, South America, Australia, Japan and Malaysia. He is Artistic Director of Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Poland and Principal Guest Conductor of Mozarteum Orchester and Kammerorchester Basel. He has performed with many prestigious artists including Cecilia Bartoli, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Giuliano Carmignola, Isabelle Faust, Sol Gabetta, Sumi Jo, Viktoria Mullova, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Emmanuel Pahud and Giovanni Sollima. Renowned