Aurata Fonte
Biography Aurata Fonte
Aurata Fonte Ensemble
It was born from valuable encounters and a continuous flow of experiences, friendships and periodic collaborations of its members with various early music groups and ensembles. It develops its activity by devoting itself to researching both ancient musical sources and their performance. An ensemble that experiments with musical experiences, finding joy and complicity along the way. The ensemble was formed in the best schools and academies: Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, Accademia Chigiana di Siena, Scuola Civica di Milano, Fondazione Cini di Venezia, Dipartimento di Musica Antica del Conservatorio di Parma, Dipartimento di Musica Antica del Conservatorio di Cesena. The members have studied with distinguished masters such as Roberto Gini, Wieland Kujken, Mauro Valli, Enrico Onofri, Luigi Mangiocavallo, Maurizio Naddeo, Gloria Banditelli, Masaaki Suzuki, Giovanbattista Columbro, Marcello Gatti and Barthold Kujken.
The ensemble has gained heterogeneous musical experience. In the Baroque repertoire and with the use of original instruments, they have had collaborations with specialised groups such as Europa Galante, Ensemble Concerto, I Barocchisti, Armonia delle Sfere, La Calandria, Ensemble "Terre d'Otranto, Albanian Baroque Ensemble, Harmonicus Concentus, Ensemble Cantar Lontano, Canalgrande, Ensemble Il Continuo, Cremona Baroque Orchestra, Lodoviciano Festival Orchestra, Bach Colegium Japan, Chamber and Symphony Orchestras. They have performed in many important halls around the world: Salle Playel in Paris, Teatro Real in Madrid, Palau della musica in Barcelona, Barbican centre in London, Albert Hall London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, China, Japan, USA, Australia and New Zealand.