Chiara Banchini

Teacher in the discipline violin/Baroque violin

Born in Lugano, Switzerland, Chiara Banchini is recognized as one of the world’s leading baroque violinists and is a regular guest artist at the most prestigious festivals of early music.

After successful studies at the Conservatory of Geneva in the class of Corrado Romano, she continued her development with Sandor Vegh. She then dedicated herself for some years to the performance of contemporary music as a member of the ensemble Contrechamps.

Her encounter with Harnoncourt and Sigiswald Kuijken triggered a passion for the performance of the music of the 17th and 18th century on original instruments.

In 1981, Chiara Banchini founded her own chamber orchestra, the Ensemble 415. Success was immediate, the Ensemble 415 has undertaken regular concert tours and has realized many exclusive recordings which have been acclaimed internationally. An important discography testifies of Chiara Banchini’s musical activities.

Chiara Banchini has taught baroque violin at the Center for early Music in Geneva before being appointed as Professor for Baroque Violin at the Schola Cantorum in Basel. She also gives Master Classes throughout Europe as well as in South Africa, Australia, South America, and the USA.

Chiara Banchini regularly conducts orchestras willing to familiarize themselves with the baroque and classical repertoire, such as the orchestras in Durban (South Africa), Adelaide, Stockholm, Edinburgh, as well as several youth orchestras around the world.

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