The Orchestra da Camera di Mantova was founded in 1981 and has proven to have technical brilliance, great attention to style and a constant search for sound quality. In 1997, Italian musical critics awarded the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova the “Franco Abbiati” prize for its “unique stylistic refinement and constant search for sound quality, which merges Italian instrumental tradition and classical repertoire”. The orchestra performs in Teatro Bibiena in Mantova, which is an authentic jewel of architecture and acoustics. The Orchestra da Camera di Mantova has been performing for over 30 years with world-renowned conductors and soloists; some of these include: Gidon Kremer, Shlomo Mintz, Joshua Bell, Salvatore Accardo, Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Giuliano Carmignola, Uto Ughi, Mischa Maisky, Enrico Dindo, Mario Brunello, Miklos Perenyi, Sol Gabetta, Alexander Lonquich, Bruno Canino, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Maria Tipo, Andrea Lucchesini, the unforgettable Astor Piazzola and Severino Gazzelloni to name a few. The OCM has given numerous concerts both in Italy and abroad and has performed in theatres and concert halls all over Europe, the USA, Central and South America and Asia. The Orchestra da Camera di Mantova has recorded for several television and radio programs such as RAI, Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Swiss RSTI. In September 2009, the ensemble recorded three of Haydn’s symphonies, on commission by the most important Italian musical magazine, “Amadeus”. Most recently, with a recording project dedicated to Mozart’s piano concertos, the orchestra has recorded two well-appreciated CDs together with pianist Angela Hewitt that have been published by Hyperion in 2011. Since 1993, the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova has held a very successful yearly season, Tempo d’Orchestra, with the contribution of famous Italian and foreign soloists, chamber groups and orchestras from around the world.