David Antich & Mediterrània Consort
Biography David Antich & Mediterrània Consort
David Antich
Concertist and recorder teacher. He studied in the conservatories of Carcaixent and Valencia, and graduated in flute and recorder at the Conservatory of Murcia, under the direction of Agostino Cirillo, obtaining top marks and various awards during his studies. He attended courses on Early Music and performance practice in Spain and diverse European countries, working with teachers asRicardo Kanji, Pierre Hamon, Aldo Abreu, Bart Coen y Josep Maria Saperas, etc. With Capella de Ministrers and other ensembles, he has toured extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa, United States and Latin America. He has recorded for Channel 9, TVE, TV3, RNE, Catalunya Ràdio and for various Asian, North African, European and American television and radio stations, performing in the main cycles and festivals of ancient and baroque music (Utrecht, Fez, Lyon, Paris, Roma, Praga, Amsterdam, México DF, New York, Shangai, etc.)
His discography includes 50 discs of Early, Renaissance and Baroque Music. Some of these albums have been recognized and awarded by international critics in specialized press. He is founding member of Bach Fussion Ensemble and Mediterrània Consort and he is also a frequent collaborator of Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, Al Ayre Español, Capella de Ministrers, Orquesta Barroca La Dispersione, Harmonia del Parnàs, Speculum, Musica Ficta, etc. He also takes part in avant-garde projects such as Amores, grup de percussió. He plays regularly with the Orquestra de la Generalitat Valenciana (Palau de les Arts).
He has worked with contemporary dance companies (El Lamento de Tristano, with Lais danza – Toni Aparisi; Lamento, with Santiago Sempere) and in stage productions (Cancionero de Palacio, with Àlex Rigola; Las comedias bárbaras, with Bigas Luna; Els Viatges de Tirant, with Juli Leal). He published with Carles Magraner a critical edition of “El Tutor Burlado o La Madrileña” by Vicente Martín y Soler. He publishes regularly pedagogical material for recorder and articles on musical pedagogy in journals such as Participación Educativa (Spanish Ministry of Education), ANPE, Doce Notas, Música y Educación, Eufonía, etc. He teaches in the Early Music Course of Guadassuar (Valencia) and he’s often invited to teach master-classes and courses of recorder and chamber music in diverse Spanish conservatories (Madrid, Málaga, etc). He also works for the teacher training programs of the Valencian Government and other institutions. He’s member of the board of the Conservatory of Torrent, where he teaches recorder.
