Beniamino Paganini

Beniamino Paganini is a passionate traverso player, harpsichordist, ensemble leader and music teacher. He was named "Young Musician of the Year 2020" by the Belgian music press, and Klara selected him as one of the 2021 Twentysomethings. He has won several first prizes and received the "Sonderpreis der Jury" at the International Telemann Competition (2021). He earned his master's degrees in Traverso (2016), Harpsichord (2017), Maestro al Cembalo (2019) and Bachelor of Musicology (2018), all with great distinction. Beniamino is founder and, with Nele Vertommen, artistic director of Musica Gloria, an ensemble with which they give concerts for Klara, AMUZ, Bozar, Musica Antica and Concertgebouw Brugge. He also collaborates with many other ensembles, including Il Gardellino (Jan De Winne and Marcel Ponseele), Scherzi Musicali (Nicolas Achten), B'Rock and La Petite Bande (Sigiswald Kuijken).

Beniamino developed a passion for early music at an young age. At the age of 16, he began attending the two Royal Conservatories in Brussels, followed by the conservatories in Leuven and The Hague. He studied traverso with Barthold Kuijken, Frank Theuns and Jan De Winne, Renaissance flute with Kate Clark and Patrick Beuckels, harpsichord with Frédérick Haas, Fabio Bonizzoni, Kris Verhelst and Maestro al Cembalo with Patrick Ayrton. In addition to his principal instruments, traverso and harpsichord, he also plays organ and recorder.