Draft:Lorenzo Cavasanti

Lorenzo Cavasanti (born July 3rd 1964) is an italian recorder and baroque transverse flute player.

He studied recorder and early music with Frans Brüggen, Kees Boeke, Walter van Hauwe and graduated in recorder and baroque transverse flute in Milan, with Pedro Memelsdorff and Ezequiel M. Recondo. As a solist, he appears in prominent music festivals, such as the “BBC Proms” in London, Mozartwoche in Salzburg, Citè de la Musique in Paris, Festival Internazionale di Musica Antica di Urbino, Barokfest Munster (Germany) and performed in some of the most prestigious venues as Musikverein Wien, Royal Alpert Hall London, Teatro alla Scala Milano, Tonhalle Zürich, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona.

He is a founder of the groups Tripla Concordia, Janas and IRQ and he participates in various chamber groups such as  Zefiro, Accademia del Ricercare, Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble 1700, "Le Concert des Nations", "Europa Galante" and "I Sonatori della Gioiosa Marca".

In 1991 Cavasanti started an intense and successful recording activity, hailed by many awards from the international critic: in 1993 the Cini Foundation in Venice awarded the A. Vivaldi's Prize to his recording of Mancini sonatas, while the series of recordings devoted to Telemann by Tripla Concordia, received prizes and awards from all over the world.

He presently teaches recorder, traverso and Baroque chamber music at the Bozen Conservatory. He gives also masterclasses at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, at the ESMUC Barcelona, at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien and at the Royal College of Music of London and of Stockholm.

Musical awards

Many of Cavasanti's records have received international recognitions:

- J.S. Bach, The Trio Sonata Project (Tripla Concordia and W. van Hauwe), Arcana A114, 2019

5 stars su Fono Forum - June 2019

cd del Mese su Toccata - August 2019

cd del Mese con 10 su Luister

cd del mese con 5 stars su Musica

- G.P. Telemann, Sonate à flauto solo, Arcana A433, 2017

5 stars by Amadeus

Musica 5 Stars Novembre 2017

10 on Crescendo Magazine (Belgium)

- A. Vivaldi, Sonate à flauto solo, Arcana A366, 2013

Cd of the mese by Amadeus on n.291, February 2014

5 Diapason March 2014

Musica 5 Stars May 2014

Cd chosen by Windkanal, January 2014

Discography with Recorder
- J.S. Bach, Concertos for recorder (with Cantica Symphonica), Glossa GCD P31910, 2023

== - VV. AA., Grand Tour a Venezia (with Zefiro), Arcana A534, 2022 ==

== - G. Frescobaldi, Canzoni voll. 1/2 (with K. Boeke), Nar Classical, 2017 ==

- G.P. Telemann, Sonate à flauto solo, Arcana A433, 2017
- A. Vivaldi, Sonate à flauto solo, Arcana A366, 2013

- J.S. Bach, Brandenburgische Konzerte 1 - 6

- A. Corelli, Sonate, ciaccona e follia (with Accademia del Ricercare), Stradivarius STR33961, 2013

- A. Vivaldi, Sonate a tre, Brilliant Classics 94173, 2011

- F. Mancini, 12 Recorder Sonatas, Brilliant Classics 94058, 2010
- VV. AA. The developing sonata, Stradivarius STR 33847, 2010

- G.P. Telemann, Duette (with D. Oberlinger), marc aurel edition MA 20040, 2009

- Vivaldi & Bach for recorder (with Quartetto Icarus),   Dynamic CDS667, 2009

- G.F. Handel, Sonatas, Stradivarius  STR 11007, 2006

- G.P. Telemann-J.S. Bach, Sonatas, Cantus D9701/02, 2006

- G.P. Telemann, Triosonatas (with F. Biondi), Stradivarius STR 33685, 2004

- G.P. Telemann, Triosonatas for oboe and recorder (with A. Bernardini), Stradivarius STR 33595, 2003

- VV. AA., Lo specchio ricomposto (Le miroir recomposé), Stradivarius STR33684, 2004

- J.S. Bach, Suite BWV 997, Triosonatas BWV 525-526-529, Dynamic CDS7739

Discography with Baroque Transverse Flute
- J. M. Leclair: Deuxiéme Recreation de Musique, CD Nuova Era 7181 (1994)

- J. S. Bach: Suite BWV 997 e Triosonate: CD Nuova Era 7234 (1995)

- J. B. de Boismortier: Concertos and Sonatas: cd Dynamic CDS 198 (1998)

- Canzoni da Battello del Settecento veneziano vol. 2, with il Concerto Vago, CD Tactus

- Telemann/Bach:  Sonatas & Trios, CD Cantus (1997)

- J.S. Bach: Cantatas & Arias con traversiere obbligato, with J. Bostridge, CD Virgin 45420 (2000)

- G. Ph. Telemann: 12 Fantasias per Flute solo, CD callisto-records CLS0101

- G. F. Händel: Nel Dolce dell’ Oblio, Cd Callisto-records, CLS 0403

- Lava:  Cantate napoletane con traversiere obbligato with Le Musiche Nove, CD Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (Sony), CD 88697 541212 (2009)

- Hasse: with Accademia del Ricercare, CD Brillant (2009)

- G.P. Telemann: Concertos and Trios, con Accademia del Ricercare, CD Elegia (2017)

- J.J. Quantz: Concerti e Trii con il Collegium Pro Musica, CD Brillant 95386 (2018)