The idea to found RinascitaConsort, a da-braccio-consort, was born after an enthusiastic project in musicinstrumentmuseum Leipzig. In 2008 former students of Hochschule für Musik und Theater realised the first concerts under the direction of the violinplayer Kerstin Reinboth. The members of RinascitaConsort are passionated for the repertoire of early violinbands and experimenting with special technics and special instruments.
An inspirings exchange with specialised string- and instrumentmakers has been one of the basic conditions from the beginning of this project. Inspiration RinascitaConsort is getting not only from their former professor Maurice van Lieshaut - with whom they continue to realise exceptional projects. Additionally their extensive approach - including bowmaking, develope their skills in improvisation/ornamentation and uncommon program-concepts - has lead them to a great resonance of puplic and critics.
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Already in the year of founding the Ensemble, RinascitaConsort has been selected under applicants of very high quality to participle at the International Young Artists Presentation in Antwerp, where they get a honorary mention of the jury members "highly recommended". The basic group - violins with ranges Discantus, Alto, Tenore and Basso - is supplemented by singers like Anja Lipfert, which is Soprano of Calmus Ensemble, singer and recorder player Christine Mothes and luteplayers like Ziv Braha from Basel.
RinascitaConsort would like to thank the violinmakers Andre Mehler (Leipzig), Friederike Dudda (Halle), Valentin Oelmüller (Potsdam) and Sebastian Mende (Potsdam) for their friendly support!
