Italian harpsichordist and conductor Ottavio Dantone was born in Cerignola on
October 9, 1960. After graduating in organ and harpsichord at Milan's Verdi
Conservatory, he was awarded the basso continuo prize at the Paris International
Festival in 1985, followed by an award at the Bruges Festival. In 1996, he
became musical director of the Ravenna-based Accademia Bizantina, which has
followed him throughout his recording career specializing in Baroque music.
After debuting with harpsichord sonatas, he went on to conduct a large number of
works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn, Scar...