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About us
The chamber orchestra Camerata Ardesko was founded in Groningen in late 2006 by a group of international conservatorium graduates and gifted conservatorium students keen to establish a vibrant, professional chamber orchestra comprising of members for whom music is not only a job but also a passion. Based in the Netherlands, Camerata Ardesko is a truly international ensemble with members from many nations including; Australia, the Netherlands, Romania, France, Russia, Germany and Brazil.
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Both parts of the orchestra’s name link to the general philosophy of the ensemble. The Florentine Camerata were a group of 16th century artists who came together to share their ideas about the arts. The word ‘Ardesko’ was taken from the latin word ardesco, meaning ‘to set fire to’, ‘to excite’. In Camerata Ardesko all members are involved in the process of making music and the orchestra as a whole strives to excite and stimulate the audience by sharing the energy and fire every single player has for music.
Inspired by groups such as the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Ardesko currently runs as a privately funded professional project orchestra.
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Depending on repertoire demands and the size of the orchestra, Camerata Ardesko plays as much as possible without conductor, believing that when each member of the orchestra becomes actively involved in the process of making music and a greater intimacy and tightness of ensemble is created. The current artisitc leader is concertmaster Melanie Waite.
Camerata Ardesko tries to reach as broad an audience as possible by performing music from all periods from baroque to contemporary and is also involved with projects that blur style boundaries such as Quantum Entanglement. From a classical concert with Johannes Leertouwer, a performance with Alessandro Safina in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, or opening the 2008 Nooderzon festival with Alexander Balanescu and the Balanescu quartet, the many exciting and varied concerts of Camerata Ardesko make it one of the Netherlands top new ensembles.
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Benjamin Britten
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