Since 1987, he has been concertmaster of the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico and has made recordings for the Teldec label, performing the Italian repertoire for violin and orchestra.[2]
Since 2002, Onofri has performed in Europe and Japan also as a conductor. Since 2005, he has been the director of the Divino Sospiro ensemble[3] based at the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon. In 2000, he founded the ensemble Imaginarium.[4]
A loyal collaborator of Giovanni Antonini and his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, he recorded the complete Concerti da Camera by Antonio Vivaldi with him. He has recorded for several labels, including Virgin, Opus 111, Teldec, Astrée and Outhere.[5]
Since 2000 he has been teaching Baroque violin at the Bellini Conservatory in Palermo.
Recordings
Vivaldi, La Follia – Violin Sonatas : Enrico Onofri violon & direction, Imaginarium. 1 CD Sony/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
La voce nel violino – music bty Castello, Cima, Fontana, Rognoni, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Pandolfi : Enrico Onofri violon & directo, Imaginarium. 1 CD Zig Zag Territoires
Symphonie n.40 et Serenata Notturna de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Enrico Onofri direction, Divino Sospiro (live recording) – 1 CD + DVD Harbor Records (Nichion)
Concerti per violino Vol.I "La Caccia", Il Grosso Mogul, RV332, L'Inquietudine, Il Sospetto, La Caccia, Il Riposo byAntonio Vivaldi: Enrico Onofri violon soliste et direction, Academia Montis Regalis. 1 CD Naive, Vivaldi Edition
Concerti da Camera by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, flûte à bec & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 coffret 4 CD Teldec
Concerti per mandolini e liuto by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin - Duilio Galfetti & Wolfgang Paul, mandolines - Luca Pianca, luth: 1 CD Teldec
Il Proteo o sia il Mondo al Rovescio Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin- Christophe Coin, cello: 1 CD Teldec
Le Quattro Stagioni by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, violon solo: 1 CD Teldec
Concerti per violino Op. 8 by Antonio Vivaldi: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 CD Teldec
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi: Ensemble Concerto - Roberto Gini, direction - Enrico Onofri, first violon: 1 CD Tactus: "The Vivaldi Album", Cecilia Bartolimezzo-soprano, Il Giardino Armonico, Enrico Onofri first violin and solo. 1 CD Decca
Concerti per archi by Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto Italiano - Rinaldo Alessandrini, clavecin & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 1 CD Tactus
Il Settimo Libro de Madrigali by Claudio Monteverdi: Ensemble Concerto - Roberto Gini, direction - Enrico Onofri, first violin: 2 CD Tactus
Vespro della Beata Vergine by Claudio Monteverdi: La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Jordi Savall, viole de gambe & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 2 CD Astrée
Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, flûte à bec & direction - Enrico Onofri, solo violin: 2 CD Teldec
Cantate da camera by George Frideric Handel: Il Giardino Armonico - Giovanni Antonini, direction - Eva Mei, soprano - Enrico Onofri, first violon: 1 CD Teldec