Category: News

August News

Written by Sarah on 28th August 2023. Posted in News.

Adrian has spent much of the summer editing a new edition of Vivaldi’s Opus 8, the Amsterdam publication which celebrates its 300th Anniversary in 2025 & includes some dazzling concertos...

July News – Reviving the Classics and Sharing Something New

Written by Sarah on 30th July 2023. Posted in News.

This month the band contributed the instrumental music to Longborough Festival Opera’s production of L’Orfeo. We particularly enjoyed working with a host of early instrumentalists, in...

March News – Thank YOU!

Written by Sarah on 3rd April 2023. Posted in News.

Last month we asked who you are. Thank you to everyone who has responded to this, your replies have been fantastic.We discovered that La Serenissima has friends and supporters in some extraordinary...

February News – We want to hear from you!

Written by Sarah on 5th March 2023. Posted in News.

We want to know who you are! La Serenissima is working hard to adapt to new market conditions post-pandemic and respond to increased obstacles to running live events. We are committed to bringing...

January News – Vivaldi x2, back for more!

Written by Sarah on 30th January 2023. Posted in News.

Do you remember this album? This month we have been preparing our new Vivaldi Double Concertos programme – Vivaldi x2² Vivaldi’s contribution to the development of the concerto...

November News and Adrian abroad

Written by Sarah on 2nd December 2022. Posted in News.

Forza Azzurri! made it into the UK Classical Chart this week. Listen / buy the album here! Adrian gave an interview about Forza Azzurri! in Italian for Italian radio...

October News from La Serenissima

Written by Sarah on 1st November 2022. Posted in News.

October kicked off with the final performance of An Englishman Abroad for Norwich Chamber Music – a concert where Adrian was excited to meet audience members from Liverpool of all places! We...

New single from Forza Azzurri! featuring Tabea Debus, out now!

Written by Sarah on 7th October 2022. Posted in News.

Concerto for Recorder, Strings & Continuo in F Major: III. Allegro assai · La Serenissima · Adrian Chandler · Tabea Debus · Giuseppe Sammartini At last! La Serenissima’s first single...

August News from La Serenissima

Written by Sarah on 28th August 2022. Posted in News.

Here at La Serenissima base camp we have been busy with the launch of Vivaldi’s Women and its three singles which have been coming out on streaming sites over recent weeks. More on this below… We...

July News from La Serenissima

Written by Sarah on 3rd August 2022. Posted in News.

Earlier this month we treated guests of Martin Randall Travel to the modern premieres of music by Vinacessi (c.1670-1719) and Bigaglia (c.1678-1745) in Lavenham, as part of the Music in Great...

June News from La Serenissima

Written by Sarah on 2nd July 2022. Posted in News.

This month, Adrian has been brushing up on his viola d’amore ahead of La Serenissima’s concert in Lavenham, Suffolk on 6 July. We will perform Vivaldi’s famous Nisi Dominus RV608 with contralto...

Adrian being saluted by the attending Carabinieri as Ambassador Trombetta presents the award

Cavaliere of the Order of the Star of Italy

Written by Sarah on 17th February 2022. Posted in News.

On 9th February 2022, at the Residence of His Excellency The Ambassador of Italy, Adrian was awarded the honour of ‘Cavaliere’ of the Order of the Star of Italy, in recognition of his service to the...