The Capella Savaria is a
Hungarian ensemble
Ensemble may refer to:
Art
* Architectural ensemble
* ''Ensemble'' (album), Kendji Girac 2015 album
* Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary
* Ensemble cast (drama, comedy)
* Ensemble (musical theatre), also known as the chorus
* ''En ...
that perform
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...
on
original instruments
Historically informed performance (also referred to as period performance, authentic performance, or HIP) is an approach to the performance of classical music, which aims to be faithful to the approach, manner and style of the musical era in which ...
(and instruments based on original designs).
Established in 1981, in
Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
, they most often perform music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and have performed around
Europe
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, as well as making a number of recordings. In 1991, they received the
Liszt Prize.
Their current artistic director is
Zsolt Kalló.
External links
Official Site
Chamber music groups
Hungarian classical musicians
Hungarian musical groups
Musical groups established in 1981
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