Kiele Sacco

Kiele (Ki) Sacco is an American harpsichordist based in London, specialising in historical keyboard performance, continuo playing, and historically informed performance practice. She is a Master of Music graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied with James Johnstone and Nicholas Parle.

Ki performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician across the UK and Europe. Recent engagements include appearances at Danny House; the London Handel Festival at Handel Hendrix House; the Royal College of Music Museum; St George's Hanover Square; Prangins Baroque (Switzerland); the London International Festival of Early Music; The Music Summer School and Festival and Benslow Music.

She is a founding member of The Great Bear Ensemble, dedicated to seventeenth-century repertoire on historical instruments, and Duo Pathopoeia, a project exploring newly researched English manuscript sources and neglected violin and keyboard repertoire. Alongside performance, Ki has a particular interest in historical temperaments, keyboard tuning, and instrument maintenance.

Passionate about education, Ki is a Sessional Lecturer in Harpsichord at Morley College, where she teaches students ranging from beginners to advanced players and regularly coaches continuo and ensemble playing. Her work seeks to combine scholarly research with engaging performance, championing both celebrated masterpieces and overlooked repertoire for modern audiences.