Founded during the stay of its members at theSchola Cantorum Basiliensis, BREZZA is one of the most versatile ensembles specialized in historically informed performance of 17th and 18th-century music in today’s scene, inviting collaborators who enrich the experience of each of its programs.

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BREZZA’s repertoire focuses on music from the 17th and 18th centuries, featuring traverso, violin, viola da gamba, plucked strings, and harpsichord. The use of original instruments or replicas thereof, along with rigorous historical study of performance practice through various treatises and sources, marks BREZZA’s main objective: to achieve an interpretation ofthe repertoire as close as possible to each composer’soriginal intent. Another important aspect for BREZZA is the revival of the practice of preluding.

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Recently, in August 2024, the ensemble was awarded Second Prize by the jury, the Prize of the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, as well as the Audience Prize at the Wassenaar Competition in Utrecht. In 2019, they won their first prize “Barrocos Bizarros” at the Ribera Alta Baroque Music Festival. In February 2021, BREZZA received three special jury prizes in the “Early Music” category at the 98th Juventudes Musicales de España competition in Barcelona, “ECOS Festival prize”, “Espurnes Barroques prize” and “Circuits Award”. In September 2021, BREZZA was awarded First Prize at the inaugural “#Generation SMADE” competition in Estella/Lizarra and later second prize at the «Biagio Marini Competition» in Germany. In January 2022, BREZZA won the competition for the annually appointed position of "Rheinsberger Hofkapelle" and served as Ensemble-in-Residence during the 2022/23 season at the palace complex located northwest of Berlin. In July 2022, BREZZA received First Prize at the Concurso Internacional de Música Antigua de Gijón, and a month later was awarded the Young Art Prize of Castilla y León. 

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All of this has solidified their presence in the world of early music, participating in numerous festivals across different countries in Europe: Utrecht Early Music Festival (Netherlands), Madrid International Sacred Music Festival (Spain), Santander International Early Music Festival (Spain), Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci (Germany), Freunde Alte Musik Basel (Switzerland), Fundación Juan March in Madrid (Spain), AMUZ Festival in Antwerp (Belgium), among others.

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"Deserving to continue being one of the most interesting chamber ensembles in Europe today" Mario Guada in Codalario.