Davide Monti is a violinist who combines his infectious energy with an exceptional talent of being a completely natural performer. As director, soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician his playing has been described as “phenomenal”, with “incredible freshness”, where “all appears extraordinarily spontaneous and organic”. His recordings include Vivaldi's Four Seasons which has been reviewed as “definitely one of the best versions of the decade”.

With degrees from the Conservatory of Parma and Verona, Davide has been leader/soloist with many groups around the world including the European Baroque Orchestra (EUBO), Il Tempio Armonico, Accademia Arcadia Australia, and Ensemble Elyma, Tafelmusik Toronto, Les Voix Humaines Montreal, Camerata Brisbane, Kore in Poland and Arparla with harpist Maria Christina Cleary.

Davide focuses on the art of improvising, where the experience of extemporaneous communication parallels other art-forms such as theatre, dance, fencing and dressage. He considers the score to be a canvas in which each performance is different and vital.

Davide has taught improvisation within historical informed practices in Europe, Canada, Asia and Australia, and he is the Artistic Director of the International School of Improvisation - Helicona project, that teaches musical improvisation within a multidisciplinary perspective, leading to a complex and fascinating system of strategies. Helicona Project has been recently awarded by REMA (European Network for Early Music) as Cross-Border Project of the Year.

Davide, currently teacher of Baroque Violin at Firenze Conservatory, loves to speak with his violin - a Giuseppe Guadagnini of the second half of the 18th century.

Davide will join Camerata as a special guest for Camerata & Davide Monti: Baroque Labyrinth,  13 & 16 November 2024.