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Black-and-white portrait of Daniele Cernuto playing the baroque cello, looking to the left, in a library.

Baroque cello · Viola da gamba · Tenor

Daniele
Cernuto

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Biography

Daniele Cernuto smiling with a viola da gamba resting on his shoulder, wearing a grey sweater and dark scarf against a white background.

“A life devoted to the authentic sound of early music.”

Daniele Cernuto | Cellist, viola da gamba player, tenor and artistic director

International experience: for years he has worked with the Venice Baroque Orchestra, I Barocchisti, La Venexiana and many others, performing at the most prestigious festivals in Europe, America and Asia.

A prestigious discography: he has recorded for leading labels such as Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon and Brilliant Classics.

Direction and teaching: founder of the Dolci Accenti ensemble, director of the Note senza tempo festival and cello teacher in Vicenza.

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Passion

25+

Years of career

3

Continents

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The Projects

Dolci Accenti

Two musicians of the Dolci Accenti ensemble in t-shirts, posing in front of a sand-coloured wall.
Ensemble

Dolci Accenti | Early music ensemble

Historical repertoire: founded in 2000, the ensemble specialises in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, played on copies of historical instruments and grounded in the study of original sources.

International festivals: a protagonist of prestigious stages and events across Europe, and of national and international festivals.

Musical excellence: made up of top-level musicians who work with the world’s leading baroque groups and boast a rich discography and concert career.

Accademia Cristóbal Galán

Young musicians of the Accademia Galán with their string instruments, posing in front of a brick building.
Education

Accademia Galán | Training and young talents

Historical practice: founded in 2022, it is a centre of excellence for young musicians who want to deepen their study of early music and the use of original instruments.

International network: with two seats, in Sassari and Caltanissetta, it is a partner of the Early Music Youth Orchestra & Academies project.

Research and stage: it nurtures new talents and brings forgotten masterpieces back to light, giving young performers visibility through the SYEMF – Sassari Youth Early Music Festival.

Archisonanti

The young cellists of Archisonanti with their cellos, posing outdoors in front of green trees.
Education

Archisonanti | Cello orchestra

A unique reality: founded in 2011 by a team of teachers and performers, it is a permanent youth orchestra made up of cellos only, an exceptional and incredibly rare reality in Italy.

Tailor-made teaching: dedicated to young cellists, it combines individual study with ensemble playing, with a repertoire arranged and calibrated to the abilities of each musician.

Values and stages: a protagonist of important national festivals (such as the Festival Biblico), it joins musical excellence with deep educational and social values. Supported since 2024 by Dolci Accenti APS.

Note senza tempo

Musicians and organisers of the Note senza tempo festival jumping in a cloister around a stone well.
Festival

Note senza tempo | International early music festival

Origins and vision: founded in 2019 in Sassari, the festival fills a cultural gap in Sardinia, celebrating the island’s historical and architectural heritage through early music.

Great names and young talents: it brings together internationally renowned performers and emerging young talents on stage, pairing the concerts with high-level masterclasses.

A global network: connected with conservatories and festivals across Europe, since 2022 the festival has been an official member of REMA, the prestigious European early music network that unites more than 250 festivals.

Sassari Youth Early Music Festival SYEMF

Poster of the SYEMF – Sassari Youth Early Music Festival, with the words “La musica dei giovani talenti” and an orange bar.
Festival

SYEMF | Sassari Youth Early Music Festival

A springboard: founded in 2022 as the natural continuation of the Accademia Galán, it offers the best young early music talents a real live concert experience.

Concrete opportunities: it lowers the barriers to entering the profession, letting soloists, ensembles and orchestras perform before a real audience and build their professional résumé.

Culture and future: it combines training, musicological research and the stage, becoming a point of reference in Sardinia and Sicily for the growth and promotion of new generations of performers.

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Discography

Cover of the CD “Sammartini op.4” on Brilliant Classics: an eighteenth-century painting of women musicians around a harpsichord.

2019

Sammartini op.4

Brilliant Classics

Cover of the CD “Bitte Ruhe” on Urania Records: a blue profile with a finger on the lips and the sonatas of Johann Friedrich Ruhe.

2021

Bitte Ruhe

Urania Records

Cover of the CD “Occhi vaghi e leggiadri” by Dolci Accenti: two musicians in black and white.

2023

Occhi vaghi e leggiadri

Dolci Accenti

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Collaborations & Labels

Sony Classical

Deutsche Grammophon

Brilliant Classics

Dynamic

Naxos

RAI

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Contact

Based in

Vicenza

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