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PAMPINEA
"LIFEM's young ensemble competition was deservedly won by Basel-based trio Ensemble Pampinea.
The judges not only praised their musicianship but applauded their ability to engage with their audience.
One of their prizes is a full concert at next year's festival - I can't wait to hear it.“
Review from the Greenwich visitor by Miles Hedley, November 2022
Ensemble Pampinea, an award-winning early music ensemble, specialises in delivering well-researched concert programmes of Medieval and Renaissance music that encourage engagement from audience with all ages.
2022 Winner, London Early Music Young Ensemble Competition
2023 Finalist, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci
2023 Semi-finalist, International Van Wassaener Competition
The musicians of Ensemble Pampinea met one another during their studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Here they had the opportunity to explore the extensive repertoire of medieval music and to learn about the possibilities of a colourful arrangement through the use of various historical instruments. The trio plays recorder, fiddle, pipe and tabor, double recorder as well as organetto. With the programme entitled "Fortuna, will you spare us?", the ensemble presents the repertoire of Ars Nova and Ars Subtilior in a charming interaction with the audience, who decide the fates of the concert. Their programme "Decameron" is inspired by Boccaccio's novel and presents Florentine composers from the Trecento period.
The Ensemble has been invited to perform in the London International Early Music Festival (2023), Seviqc Brezice (2023), Muzej občine Šenčur (2022), among other places. The 2024 concert line-up will be released soon, so please stay tuned!
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