Florilegium (music group)

Florilegium
Genres	Historically informed performance
Years active	1991–present
Website	www.florilegium.org.uk
Members	Ashley Solomon (flute, recorder)[1] Bojan Čičić (violin)[2] Jennifer Morsches (cello)[1] Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba)[1] Terence Charlston (harpsichord)[2]
Past members	Rachel Podger (violin)[1] Daniel Yeadon (cello, bass viol)[1] Neal Peres Da Costa (harpsichord)[1][3] James Johnstone (harpsichord)[1] Kati Debretzeni (violin)[1] Sarah Moffatt (violin)[1][4] Robert Nairn (double bass)[1][5] Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo, guitar)[1][6]

Florilegium is an early music ensemble based in London. It was founded in 1991 by the harpsichordist Neal Peres Da Costa and the flautist Ashley Solomon,^[7] who is now director of the group. It specialises in period performance of Baroque and early Romantic chamber music.^[3]

History

The group was founded in 1991, and gave its first performance at the Blackheath Concert Halls in that year. It has since performed at the Wigmore Hall and in many countries worldwide. A recording of the cello sonatas of Antonio Vivaldi with Pieter Wispelwey as soloist won an award, as did a recording of the chamber music of Georg Philipp Telemann.^[3]

See also

• List of early music ensembles

References

1. Notice d'autorité collectivité: Florilegium (Londres) (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Accessed December 2014.
2. Principal players. Florilegium. Accessed December 2014.
3. Lucy Robinson. Florilegium. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed December 2014. (subscription required)
4. Sarah Moffatt. Capilla Cayrasco & Camerata Cayrasco. Accessed April 2015.
5. Robert Nairn. Penn State College of Arts and Architecture: School of Music. Accessed April 2015.
6. Eligio Luis Quinteiro. Capilla Cayrasco & Camerata Cayrasco. Accessed April 2015.
7. Florilegium (Musical group). Library of Congress: Name Authority File. Accessed December 2014.