René Clemencic

René Clemencic (27 February 1928 – 8 March 2022) was an Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player. Born in Vienna, Austria, Clemencic was educated at the Vienna University and studied further in France, Netherlands and West Germany. He was director of the Capella Musica Antiqua and of the Drama Musicum in Vienna.

In 1958 he founded Musica Antiqua (known after 1959 as Ensemble Musica Antiqua) to perform early music on period instruments. Later, in 1968, he founded the Clemencic Consort.Clemencic died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 94.