Dr. Claudia Kanowski is a curator at the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin, where her special focus is on the ceramics and porcelain collections. In this lecture-concert, she is joined by soprano Caterina Chiarcos, lutenist Giulio Petrella, and percussionist Lorenzo D’Erasmo.
Caterina Chiarcos is a singer specializing in early music, graduating with highest honors in Venice and Milan. She furthered her training at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Paul Agnew, Stratton Bull, and Björn Schmelzer. She is a soloist with the Cappella Marciana and founder of the Puy de Saint-Cyr. She collaborates with international ensembles including Prattica di Musica, LaReverdie, Graindelavoix, Innsbrucker Hofmusik, and PassiSparsi, and is active in research-based early music projects.
Giulio Petrella is a lutenist and classical guitarist. He performs at institutions such as Teatro alla Scala, Musikfest Bremen, and the Monteverdi Festival, and collaborates with ensembles including The Bowline, Concerto Romano, Modo Antiquo, and other Baroque groups. He trained with Frédéric Zigante, Evangelina Mascardi, and Michele Pasotti, combining concert activity with research. He is the founder of Teatro Magico and performs across the full repertoire for lute and historical guitar.
Lorenzo D’Erasmo is a percussionist active across contemporary, early, and extra-European musical traditions. Trained in Milan and Freiburg, he collaborates with ensembles such as Sentieri Selvaggi, MDI Ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble, LaReverdie, and Les Haulz et le Bas. He has performed at major international festivals and worked with numerous composers and conductors. He teaches and develops projects spanning historical percussion, improvisation, and electronic music.
