In 2001, Sabina Colonna Preti founded the Viola da Gamba Consort La Chimera, which has immediately taken on new forms and spread its wings since the addition of Eduardo Egüez. While maintaining its characteristic sound of a viola group, La Chimera has become an ensemble of variable geometry formed by internationally renowned artists, whose activity is focused on the creation of original projects, with a particular interest in the links between the ancient world and the modern world.
It has had several successes over recent years: Buenos Aires Madrigal (Italian madrigals from the 17th century and Argentine tangos), that was recorded on CD and enjoyed great success in Europe, Tonos y Tonadas, which mixed musical and literary elements from the Spanish baroque with contemporary Latin American folklore, La Voce di Orfeo, inspired by the famous tenor Francesco Rasi, to whom Monteverdi entrusted the role of Orpheus, which obtained several awards, and Odisea Negra, which combined the music of the African griots, the old music of Cuba and Peru, and contemporary Central American folklore.
The South American baroque repertoire itself is also strongly represented by La Chimera, with programmes such as Esplendores Mexicanos, and El Cancionero Musical de Gaspar Fernandes.
In 2014, the programme Misa de Indios - Misa Criolla commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the famous mass by the Argentine Ramírez, presented alongside works from the colonial South American baroque and compositions by Eduardo Egüez. This project was presented at more than 100 concerts in France and Europe.
It was followed by the album Gracias a la Vida (2018), Fuga y Misterio (2020), Lachrimae (2021) and Siete Lagrimasby John Dowland. The last recording by La Chimera, Iguazù, came out on CD in 2022.