Rosario Conte

Rosario Conte Was Born In 1966 In Taranto. He Started His Musical Education By Studying The Violin And Guitar And Then Turned Towards Period Plucked Instruments And Historically Informed Performance. He Studied Baroque Guitar Lute Theorbo And Basso Continuo At The “N. Piccinni” Conservatoire In Bari And Received His Diplomas In Guitar And Lute With The Highest Distinction. From 2002 To 2004 He Studied With Hopkinson Smith At The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis CH And Since Then Has Lived In Basel. Aside From His Intensive Concert Solo And Continuo Playing Careers He Also Participates In A Number Of Different Ensembles And Orchestras Which Specialise In The Playing Of Period Instruments Such As The Kammerorchester Basel The Accademia Bizantina The Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble And The Freiburger Barockorchester. He Also Regularly Performs At Different Early Music Festivals. Rosario Conte Has Recorded For Various Major Record Labels Such As Deutsche Grammophon And Sony As Well As For Numerous Radio Stations. Since 2007 He Has Been Professor Of Lute Theorbo Baroque Guitar And Basso Continuo At The “N. Piccinni” Conservatoire In Bari. read less