Scaramuccia (NL)

Scaramuccia was founded with the intention of rediscovering the lesser-known baroque repertoire. Throughout his career the ensemble has been praised for the liveliness and expressiveness of his performances, their closeness to the public and the originality of their programs. Scaramuccia was awarded the Audience Prize in the Göttinger Reihe Historischer Musik 2015/2016 competition. Their first album, Vivaldi. Nuove Sonate (Ayros, 2016), includes, among other pieces, the RV 820 and the RV 205/2, recently discovered by Javier Lupiáñez, the violinist and musicologist of the ensemble. The ensemble is currently working on The Cabinet II Project, a musical journey to Johann Georg Pisendel's Dresden through his collection of manuscripts preserved in Schrank II collection at the Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek library in Dreden. 1717. Memories of a Journey to Italy (nominated in 2019 for the ICMA awards) and Pisendel. Neue Sonaten (just released in December 2020) are the first two albums of the project.
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Francisco Javier Lupiáñez Ruiz, violinist of the ensemble, began his studies in his hometown, Melilla, Spain. After years of studies and practice, he received many diplomas, including an Advanced Diploma in Classical Violin, a Master’s in Musicology and a master’s degree with distinction under the guidance of Enrico Gatti at The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Javier plays on an instrument made in 1682 in Amsterdam by Gijsbert Verbeek, which is on loan from the collection of The Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation. His work as a researcher led to the identification of works by Vivaldi, Pisendel, Westhoff, Leclair, Lonati and Corelli. Javier is a PhD student at Universidad de Guanajuato where he is conducting research into the forgotten art of improvisation and the works of Antonio Vivaldi. Javier’s work as a researcher led to the identification of works by Vivaldi, Pisendel, Westhoff, Leclair, Lonati and Corelli. He has given masterclasses and lectures at Mozarteum Salzburg, Conservatorio Superior de Vigo, Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cagliari, Musica Antica Festival Den Haag, Centro Studi Opera Omnia Luigi Boccherini, Symposium “Ex umbra in solem”, Haliciana Schola Cantorum in Lviv and 18th Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music in Cremona. Javier is a PhD student at Universidad de Guanajuato, where he is conducting research into the forgotten art of improvisation and the works of Antonio Vivaldi.

Inés Salinas, cellist of the ensemble, specialises in the historically informed performance practice of the cello and viola da gamba. She is a founder, member, and manager of the chamber music ensemble Scaramuccia as well as a co-founder of the recording label and publishing house Snakewood Editions. She currently lives in The Hague. Born in 1985 in Zaragoza, Inés holds bachelor’s and master’s Degrees from The Royal Conservatory of The Hague, where she studied under the guidance of Jaap ter Linden, Lucia Swarts and Mieneke van der Velden. She plays on a baroque cello made by André Mehler in 2019 after Alessandro Gagliano, Napoli 1704, a viola da gamba made by Matthew Farley in 2017 after Michel Collichon, Paris 1683, and with bows by Jerôme Gastaldo and Magdalena Sapeta.

Patrícia Vintém, a Portuguese harpsichordist, began her violin and harpsichord studies in her hometown, Viana do Castelo. In 2009 she obtained a bachelor’s degree in harpsichord at the Escola Superior de Música in Lisbon in the class of Ana Mafalda Castro. She later completed her bachelor’s degree under the guidance of Jacques Ogg and a Master’s degree with Fabio Bonizzoni at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. She is a founding member of Les Esprits Animaux, ensemble that has been warmly acclaimed by audiences and critics, awarded with the 1st prize at the Van Wassenaer Competition, and has recorded three CD albums. In 2014, she became a member of Scaramuccia. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Music Therapy at the Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam.