il Gusto Barocco

In the artist's words:

"Full of verve, cheerful and perfect" - this is how the FAZ described the ensemble il Gusto Barocco during its residency as a festival orchestra at the Bachwoche Ansbach. The baroque orchestra, founded in Stuttgart in 2008 by conductor, harpsichordist and organist Jörg Halubek, consists of a permanent circle of internationally leading virtuosos of the younger generation. It combines the musical tradition of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the combination of research and practice and a long-standing musical familiarity.

The musical heart of the ensemble is the "Stuttgart Series": in addition to a wide variety of programs ranging from organ excursions to the Württemberg court library, this is where the world premieres and rediscoveries of forgotten baroque operas that have made the ensemble famous take place. The most recent excavations include the Stuttgart court opera ADONIS by Johann Sigismund Kusser (1699) and the world premiere of a female composer: Antonia Bembo's ERCOLE AMANTE (1714). The partnership with SWR and WDR, as well as the CD labels cpo and Berlin Classics, enables the Stuttgart discoveries to be widely received and recognized by the professional world. An orchestra academy, an engagement prize for young singers as part of the International Cesti Singing Competition of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music and a program line for young talents complete the portfolio.