With its name inspired by the bucolic aesthetic cultivated by several art forms in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the early music ensemble Concerto Campestre is dedicated to the performance of and research into European art music from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Based in Lisbon and under the artistic direction of Pedro Castro the group is comprised of specialists in period instruments with extensive academic and artistic experience. It has performed in several formations ranging from a chamber trio to a baroque orchestra and has played in all the main festivals and venues in the region, such as CCB, the Gulbenkian Museum, Encontros de Música Antiga de Loulé, Terras Sem Sombra Festival, Fora do Lugar Festival, Encontros de Música Antiga de Loulé, Encontros de Música Antiga de Tomar and Festival Cistermúsica in Alcobaça.
Photo: Denys Stetsenko
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