The Baroque Orchestra Il Gusto Barocco, founded in 2008 by Jörg Halubek in Stuttgart, consists of a core group of internationally renowned virtuosos from the younger generation. It combines the musical tradition of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the connection of research and practice, and a long-developed musical familiarity.
The musical heart of the orchestra is the “Stuttgart Series”: In addition to various program focuses, from organ excursions to the Württemberg Court Library, this series hosts world premieres and the rediscovery of forgotten Baroque operas, which have brought the ensemble widespread recognition. Recent discoveries include the Stuttgart Court Opera Adonis by Johann Sigismund Kusser (1699) and the world premiere of a female composer’s work: Antonia Bembo’s Ercole amante (1714). The ensemble has an intensive collaboration with SWR, WDR, and CD labels such as cpo and Berlin Classics.
An orchestra academy, an engagement award for young singers as part of the International Cesti Singing Competition at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, and a program for young talents complement the orchestra’s activities.
Highlights beyond the “Stuttgart Series” include the residency as festival orchestra at the Bachwoche Ansbach and the five-part Monteverdi cycle at the National Theatre Mannheim, which will conclude with L’Orfeo in the 2025/26 season.
