Nanneke Schaap
Nanneke Schaap studied with Wieland Kuijken and in 1980 obtained her soloist diploma in viola da gamba at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
An active viola da gamba player, conductor, organizer and teacher, she lived in Italy from 1980 to 2007. From 1993 on she taught viola da gamba at the conservatories of Verona, Parma, and currently in Milan.
In 1984 she founded the vocal and instrumental Ensemble Barocco in Italy. For many years she conducted the St. John and St. matthew Passions of Bach, Oratorios of Handel, and many works of Palestrina, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Telemann and Caldara. These concerts often included baroque dance.
As a viola da gamba specialist she worked with numerous groups, among which La Chapelle Royal, Ensemble Jannequin, Ensemble Organum, Les Arts Florissants and Cappella Ducale Venezia. She has played under the direction of Philippe Herrewhege, Frans Bruggen, Peter Schreier, and Kenneth Montgomery in halls such as the Rome Opera, the Scala in Milan, the Theater Lirico of Cagliari and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
For her ensemble La Silva, which she founded in 2006, she creates cutting edge programs prioritizing musical depth, enriched with movement, dance, text and image.
Nanneke Schaap studied with Wieland Kuijken and in 1980 obtained her soloist diploma in viola da gamba at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
An active viola da gamba player, conductor, organizer and teacher, she lived in Italy from 1980 to 2007. From 1993 on she taught viola da gamba at the conservatories of Verona, Parma, and currently in Milan.
In 1984 she founded the vocal and instrumental Ensemble Barocco in Italy. For many years she conducted the St. John and St. matthew Passions of Bach, Oratorios of Handel, and many works of Palestrina, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Telemann and Caldara. These concerts often included baroque dance.
As a viola da gamba specialist she worked with numerous groups, among which La Chapelle Royal, Ensemble Jannequin, Ensemble Organum, Les Arts Florissants and Cappella Ducale Venezia. She has played under the direction of Philippe Herrewhege, Frans Bruggen, Peter Schreier, and Kenneth Montgomery in halls such as the Rome Opera, the Scala in Milan, the Theater Lirico of Cagliari and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
For her ensemble La Silva, which she founded in 2006, she creates cutting edge programs prioritizing musical depth, enriched with movement, dance, text and image.