To have the feeling that a piece composed three hundred years ago could have been written nowadays, because it still has something important to say to us: that’s the magic of Music!” Watch the interview To have been designated as Ambassador of Early Music Day is not only a great honor for me but also an encouragement to go even further on this road, connecting people, especially younger generations, through the passion for Early Music, and making them discover an entire world that opens mind and heart to new and unexplored emotions, or better “affetti”, as we say with an old but timeless expression. For me, fantasy and inspiration go along with accuracy and historically informed practice. As a baroque singer, I always try to keep that sparkle alive and “speak” directly to my audience, performing live and in recordings. The more we discover, the more we realize there are buried treasures that just wait to reveal themselves. “Why and how does Early Music still speak to us today, from hundreds of years away? I always felt that one of its most fascinating peculiarities is to allow the interpreter to express themselves in many ways, and to give, even within the boundaries of the practicing “rules”, the possibility to personalize the performance even more than later repertoires. Joy of playing, listening, dancing, of tasting simplicity (and perceiving transparent complexity).Īnd it is a music of the present, as well as a music of the future, because it teaches us curiosity, respect and action: indeed, the revival of the interpretation of all these scores of the 17th, 18th and sometimes early 19th centuries, initiated by the pioneers of the genre in the 60s and 70s (of the 20th century!) still lives in our cells, rejoices in our pulse and allows us to marvel every day." Because it is a music of sharing, of immediacy, of joy. Indeed, for years now, I have seen the transforming power of this music, the power of its effect, not only on concert audiences, but also on children, on the people we turn to who would not necessarily have the reflex to push open the door of a theatre, and above all, on the performers themselves, whether amateurs or professionals. And now I know what I owe to Vivaldi, Beethoven, Purcell, Bach, Haydn, Matteis, and so many others. I didn't really choose music, it gradually made its way into my life thanks to an incredible family and teachers, but without the diligent practice of the baroque repertoire, I might not have become a professional violinist. "I am very honoured to be an ambassador for Early Music Day, and to have the opportunity to share my passion for my profession. She shares her generous and holistic vision of the violin with the younger generation, dedicating herself extensively to teaching, whether it be formal teaching at the conservatory, or more experimental courses in various masterclasses and academies, including the Gli Incogniti Academy. She has performed in the most important concert halls throughout the world and has built her musical activity around solid collaborations with various artists, but also around her own ensemble Gli Incogniti, with whom she has made several recordings. Bach and initiated a collaboration with the dancer and choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, has established herself as a reference in the interpretation of the Baroque violin repertoire. Amandine Beyer is the ambassador of the 2023 edition of Early Music Day: the artist who recorded the critically acclaimed Sonatas and Partitas by J.
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