 Alla Moderna is an ensemble founded in 2007 by Dmitry Badiarov.The name of the group derives from Bartolomeo Bismantova's Compendio Musicale (Ferrara 1677/1694), where he refers to Violoncello da Spalla Alla Moderna. The history unveils that the early cello was frequently, if not predominantly, played on the shoulder when, in the 17th Century, it was still a 'modern' instrument. The group intends to perform the earliest violoncello repertory with instruments and voices using such a violoncello da spalla and other innovative baroque bowed instruments re-created by the founder. Debuted in February 2008, at the Recital Hall of Tokyo Opera City. Photograph from left to right: Tomoe Mihara (baroque violin), Dmitry Badiarov (violoncello piccolo), Akiko Sato (theorbo, lute) N.B. This biography is for information purposes only. Please, contact us for the latest version.
Audience's feedback from the recent concert (Tokyo Opera City, Omi Gakudo, July 1, 2009): 1.It was a very good concert! I’m sure I will come to hear you again. The talk was good, deep yet charming... I felt, I learned important things.
2. I felt your rich sound was pleasant.
3. I really enjoyed it!
4. It was a very nice concert, a rare chance to hear the Sonatas of Corelli live, although there are many recordings.
5. I am very grateful for the chance to hear these works by Corelli all at once. I have never heard the theorbo in the Basso Continuo and that was very interesting. The talk was interesting indeed, for example, the passage about the language and the rhythm. The players’ talk was really persuasive.
6. I was really moved! I never listened to the players from such a close distance. I want to come again!
7. These were very beautiful songs. I would like to hear the opus 5 no. 7 as well. I hope you produce CDs.
8.It was the first time to see and listen to the violoncello da spalla and I found it very interesting. The lute’s graceful sounds were helping the [basso continuo] to sustain the brilliant sounds of the violin... Thank you for such a wonderful performance.
9.I came to the concert because of my university report. This was the first time I heard the sounds of early music instruments at a live performance. I was moved by the deep, beautiful sounds. I play the cello a little, and I’m glad I could listen to the violoncello da spalla.
10.I was really moved! I have never seen live playing from such a close distance! The pieces were beautiful. I enjoyed! I hope for your great success!
11.Thank you for such a fascinating music! I have enjoyed so much. I felt attracted much by the sonatas of Corelli performed by the fantastic trio of instruments in this very salon here. Thank you.
12. The atmosphere was so nice! I was deep in the music! The talk about baroque music was really interesting.
13. I’m very happy to have listened to these works by Corelli all at once. In addition, the use of the violoncello da spalla and the theorbo as Basso Continuo was very convincing. The next time - play some Veracini too.
14. Very nice! Your deeply emotional playing gave me goose skin bumps. I will definitively come to hear you again. I was fascinated by the beauty of your sounds.
15. It was the first time to hear this music and such instruments. The talk was also good.
16. I was fascinated by the beautiful sounds of early music instruments.
17. I was amazed by the beauty of the sounds because I heard them for the first time.
18. La Folia is my favorite! I started to play the violin when I was a high-school student and it is my dream to play this piece someday. By the way, it was my Birthday too! Thank you for the wonderful playing. The next time I would like to hear your Bach’s violin concertos.
19. I did not hear such a beautiful playing of Corelli for a long while. What a beautiful thing La Folia was!
20. Although I was tensed a little because it was the first time for me to come to a concert, I was really moved by the music and so I felt really good. Especially La Folia was so fantastic that it gave me goose skin bumps. Thank you very much.
21. Thank you for such a wonderful performance! I learn the violin and the lute, so now I feel motivated to work harder.
22. It was the first time to come to a concert of early music. The talk about baroque music was interesting. I want to hear you again.
23. The ensemble was wonderful. What a nice smile Miss Mihara’s has! I had a good time in Corelli’s world. The talk about the four-beat time in “Iroha nioedo...” was also amazing! Both the performance and the talk were enjoyable, I spent a graceful time. The sound of the violoncello da spalla was really beautiful.
24. Both the performance and the talk were enjoyable, I had a graceful time. Violoncello da spalla has really beautiful sounds.
25. I’m glad I could hear the theorbo for the first time. Please play some concerts at the provinces too.
26. Great! I hope very much to hear you again!
27. I felt like being brought under the skies of other times, far away, several hundreds of years ago, to the epoch when the time surely flowed slowly.
28. Good luck for the spread of baroque music [in Japan].
29. Since I don’t have the chance to listen to baroque music except for CDs, I was glad to hear your concert today.
30. I enjoyed! Please talk about music on all your concerts.
31. I wish your ensemble performs some vocal music as well.
32. All was nice, and specially La Folia and Fiocco were marvelous.
33. Your performance and the talk about the instruments was good because it was easy to understand.
34. Wonderful sounds!
35. It was a great concert. I was charmed by the sweet sounds. Thank you very much. I’m looking forward to listening you again someday.
36. I enjoyed your fantastic sounds. The hall was nice too. The talk was fun! I’m looking forward to your next concert.
37. The power and the tenderness of the three instruments relaxed me in a pleasant way.
38. Badiarov’s introduction opened the door into the attractive world of the baroque music. Please spread the interest in Renaissance and Baroque music. The encore piece was specially wonderful.
39. I enjoyed the pure sound of the strings. Thank you very much.
40. Though it was a very rare instrumentation, the balance was excellent so I felt good. I would like to hear you playing some vocal piece next time.
41. During the second half of the concert yesterday, I realized my pain was gone from my back and shoulder. I thought that was only my imagination, but I still feel good today even though the weather is lousy.... Well that pain is very persistent and likely to come back again sometime, but I will enjoy my healthy body for now! Thank you for the music.
42. Bravo! I've got to tell you once again that I knew the minute you played the very first chord that I was going to hear an extraordinary concert, and I was right!! Thank you! It was a privilege listening
to you all!
|
Dmitry Badiarov was born in Russia, lived and worked in Saint-Petersburg, Brussels and Tokyo. After graduation from St.Petersburg State Conservatory he enrolled at Brussels Royal Conservatory where he studied baroque violin with Sigiswald Kuijken. Since 1995 he worked with La Petite Bande, Ricercar Consort, Il Fondamento, Den Haag Baroque, Bach Collegium Japan, Les Boreades, Il Gardellino and Les Talens Liriques among others. Since 2007 he is a guest lecturer at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Like the career of Pietro Guarneri, Dmitry Badiarov's career is a blend of two professions: violin playing and making. He made over 65 instruments including a set of early baroque violins for La Petite Bande, the violoncellos da spalla for players such as Ryo Terakado and Sigiswald Kuijken, and a number of baroque violins for European soloists. As violoncellist da spalla he performed the Cello Suites in Osaka and Tokyo since 2005 and recorded with Bach Collegium Japan (dir. Masaaki Suzuki) and La Petite Bande (dir. Sigiswald Kuijken), as well as with Camerata "Santiago de Queretaro" (dir. Juarez Lincoln Velazquez) within the frameworks of International Festival of Santiago de Queretaro and the 2nd International Festival of Cmaber Music in Queretaro, Mexico, in April 2009. His group "Alla Moderna" debuted in Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall in February 2008.