AYAME
Ensemble Baroque was founded in 2016, consisting of
four Japanese musicians who met at
the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels).
'Ayame' is a name for the iris flower in Japanese – it is also a symbol of
Brussels. AYAME is specialized in the repertoire of 18th century quartets which
possess a spirit of 'conversation galantes et amusentes'. They search for a
beautiful mixture of European, refined and known/unknown masterpieces; and
Japanese, delicate ensemble playing and interpretations. Upon their music, they
weave universal textile. They are exploring the repertory of quartets for
Flute, Violin, Viola da Gamba and Basso Continuo such as Jean-Baptiste
Quentin. AYAME has been already
invited to several famous music festivals and concert series such as the
Festival Midis Minimes, Anderlecht Concert Series, and the Museum
Plantin-Moretus (Belgium), Musica Antiqua 2017/2018, Musica in Villa Cagnola
(Italy), and Hokutopia International Music festival (Japan). They are going to
make their first CD recording in Italy in 2019-20.
