Chiara Banchini

Chiara Banchini is a Swiss violinist, involved in the historical performance practice movement. She specializes in the music of the Baroque. Banchini was born in 1946 in Lugano, Switzerland. She graduated from the Geneva Conservatory, where she earned the Virtuoso award; following this, she studied under Sandor Vegh and dedicated several years to the creation of contemporary works as a member of the Contrechamps Ensembleand.