Concerto Scirocco
The ensemble Concerto Scirocco, founded in 2009, is dedicated to historically informed performance practice. This eclectic ensemble of early instruments is united by a common enthusiasm for the music of the renaissance, of the early baroque and of the baroque Era, and seeks to combine personal creativity with an awareness of historical performance practices garnered through experience of the world of early music.
Concerto Scirocco performs regularly in international Concert Halls and Festivals such as: Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, Berliner Philharmonie, Festival Resonanzen at Wiener Konzerthaus, Steffani Forum in Schloss Herrenhausen Hannover, Sastamala Gregoriana Finland, Reykjavik Early Music Festival, Festival Paesaggi Musicali Toscani, Festival Internacional de Musica de Gaia, Festival Misteria Paschalia Krakow, Brunnenthaler Konzertsommer, Glazbene Večeri u Sv. Donat Zadar, Varaždin Musical Evenings, Midi Musique Basel, LAC Lugano Arte Cultura Concert Hall, Les Concerts de l’ADMA in Fribourg, Fabulous Fringe Festival in Utrecht, Festival Alte Musik Live in Berlin, Festival Freunde Alter Musik Basel, La Tribune des Jeunes Musiciens Genève and many others. Concerto Scirocco was broadcasted live for RSR Espace 2, Radio Svizzera Italiana Rete 2 and concertzender.nl. The ensemble’s recordings, all released by ARCANA / Outhere Music, were rated 5 Diapasons and the Diapason Découverte by Diapason Magazine, 5 stars from MUSICA Magazine, the “CHOC du mois” by CLASSICA Magazine, “Clef d’Or” Res Musica and were nominated for the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik”.
In 2021, Concerto Scirocco was one of the 4 winners of the “Kulturplatz” competition by SRF Schweizer Radio Fernsehen, selected among more than 60 cultural projects from Switzerland. A detailed reportage about the ensemble was filmed at the prestigious StadtCasino Basel.