Musica Ricercata is an international artistic collective conceived by Gabriel Bebeșelea, who, from the beginning, provided the artistic and technical direction of the ensemble, bringing together musicians from all over Europe and creating diverse and exciting musical programs that span from the Baroque era to the modern one, with the interpretation of old music in the foreground.

Musica Ricercata explores different sound worlds, using old instruments – woodwinds, baroque oboes, mast strings, theorbos – as well as modern instruments, depending on the program, and performing each repertoire in the appropriate way, from Jean-Baptiste Lully or Ludwig van Beethoven, to contemporary composers.

Gabriel Bebeșelea is known for his dedication to the research and rediscovery of music, and this is very visible in the proposed concert concepts, which explore some of the neglected musical pieces of history. In fact, the ensemble’s name means “Researched Music” and was borrowed from a set of eleven piano pieces by Gyorgy Ligeti – Musica Ricercata – as a tribute to the Transylvanian-born composer. Starting from 2019, Musica Ricercata has a close partnership with the European Union Youth Orchestra and performs in important halls such as the Romanian Athenaeum, Mupa Budapest, etc. The Musica Ricercata ensemble was the core of the founding in 2019 of the Musica Ricercata Festival, held every summer in Sibiu. Through innovative concepts, Musica Ricercata demonstrates in real time, in front of the public, the musical synchronism between Transylvania and Central and Western Europe, each edition based on extensive research.