Josephine Vains
Josephine Vains is an Australian cellist, chamber musician and educator, with a performance career encompassing modern and historical ‘cello.
An adventurous spirit has taken her to some far-flung concert venues – from a 1000-year-old cave in the heart of China to mountain-top Bach in the French Alps. These days she performs regularly in Australia and beyond with Firebird Trio, Accademia Arcadia, Elysium Ensemble, Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra and CellOZ. A regular collaborator with composers, she has recorded on modern and historical instruments for Resonus Classics, ABC Classics, Tall Poppies and HUSH.
Josephine loves working with the cello and chamber music students at VCA Secondary School and Melbourne University. She plays on a Dodd Cello, 1800, London.
Performing as Accademia Arcadia
Accademia Arcadia plays baroque cantatas and chamber sonatas with one-to-a-part heat: Buxtehude's sacred motets, Handel's Italian dramas full of fire, Corelli through Purcell and Leclair, and improvisatory violin writing that still feels spontaneous.
Il Diavolo
Accademia Arcadia, founded by harpsichordist Dr Jacqueline Ogeil, presents Italian baroque violin sonatas with improvising violinist Davide Monti, a regular guest with leading early-music ensembles.
Josephine Vains is a member of
Firebird Trio
Like its mythical namesake which shone magically through the darkness, Firebird Trio sheds light on music from all epochs. Founded in 2010, they have performed nationwide to critical acclaim, with a vibrancy of imagination that echoes its name.