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VenEthos Ensemble was founded by Giacomo Catana, Mauro Spinazzè, violins, Francesco Lovato viola, Massimo Raccanelli, cello, four musicians linked not only by a deep friendship but also by a common desire to propose a new interpretation – on period instruments – of the 18th and 19th centuries repertoire for quartet .
The name refers to the land of origin of the four members and, more specifically, to the great Venetian string tradition from which the musicians come from, which gives the group a strong stylistic identity, as well as to the ‘Ethos’ of Greek philosophy, according to which music affects people’s psyche and emotions.
In September 2023 they played quartets by Boccherini , Mozart and Haydn at the Haydn Festival at the Eszterhaza Castle ; they were invited by the Italian radio RAI to celebrate the day of early music , for the Concerts at the Quirinale in Rome they played the quartets of the young Mozart . They opened the concert season of the Municipal Theater of Belluno , they were invited by music associations of Venezia, Mestre,Vicenza, and Verona . They recorded their first CD Mozart: The Milanese Quartets – Lodi Quartet , published by Arcana-Outhere Music in January 2022 awarded with Découverte prize by Diapason magazine.
The members of the ensemble have gained their professional and musical experience alongside such musicians as I Sonatori de la gioiosa Marca, L. Van Dael, H. Kurosaki, H. Beyerle, B. Weil, H. Muller, J. Meissl, Il Quartetto di Cremona, improving their studies of the chamber music repertoire and performance practice of baroque and classical works.
The quartet collaborates with important musicians such as Andrea Marcon, Giuliano Carmignola , Enrico Bronzi . VenEhtos ensemble is a partner of “European Mozart Ways.”
VenEthos ensemble plays four instruments by luthier Franco Simeoni.
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