Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina - Florentine Chamber Orchestra

Established in 1981 by the will of Maestro Giuseppe Lanzetta, it is made up of about 40 elements able to be structured even in agile chamber ensembles. It organizes national and international competitions. Since 1985 the concert activity in Italy and abroad has been partially financed by the
Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. It has more than 1350 concerts to its credit, many of which have been made for RAI and the most important international networks, always obtaining unanimous acclaim from the public and critics who have defined it as "one of the best European Chamber Orchestras".

In the space of a few years the Orchestra has attracted the attention of national and international critics thanks to numerous concerts held both in Italy, for the most important musical institutions, and abroad in the various tours: United States, Mexico (III Gran Mexico City Festival 1991, VI Morelia International Music Festival 1994), Europe (42nd Santander International Festival, IV Gandia International Festival Spain, T ournée 1993 - Gran Teatro M. De Falla Di Cadiz, Auditorium M. De Falla of Granada, Grand Theater of Huelva, Sala Argenta of Santander, Salón de Actos of Avilés, Sala de Concertos Caixavigo of Vigo, Teatro Principal of Orense - Spain, Tour 1994), (Malaga - T erragona - Zaragoza - Santander - Spain, Tour 1997), Malta 1996 - Brazil 1997 - Portugal 1998 - Brazil 1998 - Slovenia 1999 and 2004 - Poland 2002 - Germany 2003 - Croatia 2006 - Spain 2011 (Tarragona, Reus, Murcia, Valencia - Palau da musica).

It is made up of about 40 elements able to be structured even in agile chamber ensembles: it organizes national and international competitions. Since 1985 the concert activity in Italy and abroad has been partly financed by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities. He has over 1850 concerts to his credit, many of which have been made for RAI and the most important international networks, always obtaining unanimous acclaim from audiences and critics who have defined it as "one of the best orchestras from Camer to European". He has recorded various compact discs of rare music and baroque music under the direction of Maestro G. Lanzetta, also recording for Amiata Records. It has hosted internationally renowned ensembles and soloists such as: Mario Brunello, Augusto Vismara and Christiane Edinger, Jorge Demus, Eduard Brunner, David Garrett, Aldo Ciccolini, Alessandro Carbonare, Alessio Allegrini, Francesco Bossone, Rolando Panerai, Andreas Blau, Bruno Canino, Daniele Damiano, Cristiano Rossi, Vincenzo Mariozzi, Domenico Pierini, Piero Bellugi, Alessandro Specchi, Umberto Clerici, Gary Karr, Andrea Nannoni, Filippo Maria Bressan, Ilya Grubert, The Athestis Chorus, The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Choir, The Harmonia Cantata Choir, the Chamber Orchestra of the Berliner Philarmoniker, Cameristi of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Ensemble of the Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and the soloists of the Scala of Milan.

It has also invited conductors from all over the world, chamber ensembles and chamber orchestras.  He received the Beato Angelico award in 2005 and the Florence Award in 2006 for his activity in Florence and around the world in his 30 years of activity.  It is also funded by the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Florence, the Tuscany Region, the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and other public and private entities.  Thanks to his activity he has also made prestigious churches and museum venues livable to music such as the Church of Orsammichele and the Museum of the upper floors, the Bargello National Museum, the courtyard of Palazzo Strozzi, the Badia Fiorentina, S. Felice in Piazza, S. Jacopo Soprarno, S. Michele and Gaetano, and the Auditorium of Santo Stefano al Ponte Vecchio.  Often present in major city and regional events, he curates a series of concerts of the highest level for the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze (the Cassa di Risparmio's Musical Wednesdays).