Accademia Strumentale Italiana was founded in Verona with the specific purpose of recreating the atmospheres of those ancient and illustriuos academies, where the pleasure of meeting one another gave a special flavour to making music together. Its repertoire encompasses instrumental and vocal music ranging from the Renaissance to the early Baroque, performed according to strict philological canons, but without compromising its ability to comunicate with the present: its musicians are convinced that even if the score is ancient, Music is always timeless. The Accademia has performed extensively in Europe and has been invited to several international festivals where it has always met with widespread critical acclaim. The members of the Accademia are all renowned specialists in HIP and work together with some of the most famous European ensembles, such as Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Hesperion XXI, la Reverdie, Europa Galante, Il Pomo d’Oro and others. The Accademia Strumentale Italiana won the “Midem Classical Award 2007” with the CD Dolcissimo Sospiro containing music by Giulio Caccini and others. After about 30 CDs for Stradivarius and Divox Antiqua, from 2020 the Accademia starts its collaboration with Challenge Records. Since 1991 Alberto Rasi has been the group’s musical director: the ensemble is currently composed of consort of violas, who are joined by guest artists who are invited to partake in larger projects.