Clematis
The violinist Stéphanie de Failly founded Clematis in 2001 with the intention of concentrating on the lesser-known repertoire of the 17th century. Clematis is very much concerned with Italian instrumental music of the 17th century, and in particular with the development of the violin repertoire; this can be seen in their recordings of works by Carlo Farina, Giovanni Battista and Tomaso Antonio Vitali.

Stéphanie de Failly has also recorded Vitali’s famous Ciaconna for Ricercar; her interpretation was based on the original manuscript and revealed the extreme originality of its original baroque setting. A recording devoted to the works of Giovanni Legrenzi was released in 2016 and a CD of instrumental music of the court in Mantua in 2017, this last as part of the Monteverdi year. Another of Clematis’ concerns is German sacred and instrumental music from the beginning of the 17th century to the first works of J.S. Bach.

Such programmes of vocal music clearly require superb soloists such as Mariana Flores, Julie Roset, Paulin Bündgen, Zachary Wilder. The number of musicians involved with Clematis varies in number, as they are chosen in relation to the needs of the works being performed at any given moment; its musicians are all actively engaged with leading baroque ensembles throughout Europe. Clematis appears not only in Belgium but also performs frequently abroad: it has so far appeared in the Netherlands, France, Israel, Italy, Spain, Poland, Bolivia, Mexico and Russia.Clematis is directed by Stéphanie de Failly and by harpsichordist Brice Sailly.