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Francesco Corti, The Life of a Nomadic Conductor

He says the harpsichord, organ, and fortepiano are his life. Yet it’s as a conductor that Francesco Corti travels Europe, championing an open, cross-border vision of his role.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 16 October 2025

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Thomas Dunford, trading the Lute for the Baton

For just over a year now, the founder of Ensemble Jupiter has set aside his lute for an entirely different instrument: the orchestra. A new challenge for this conductor in the making, who is already appearing on major European stages.

by Valentin Lévy-Chaudet 9 October 2025

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Christophe Rousset: the complete Lully cycle, a dream come true!

The 35th season of Les Talens Lyriques will be marked by the completion of the Lully cycle, a project led by Christophe Rousset and his ensemble for over 25 years. Here is an interview with the conductor and harpsichordist about Lully, social media, transmission, and his collaboration with other orchestras.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 2 October 2025

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Camille Merckx and Julie de Maupin: love at first sight!

Camille Merckx, singer and stage director, presents her show “Julie M en garde et en scène”. This musical play recounts the turbulent life of Julie de Maupin, a singer and swordswoman of the early 18th century.

by Lara Othman 2 October 2025

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Nicolas Bucher: Looking Back on His Years at the CMBV

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Versailles baroque music Centre

Nicolas Bucher: Looking Back on His Years at the CMBV

Nicolas Bucher is stepping down after seven years at the helm of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles (CMBV) to become director of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 2 September 2025

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Alkymia: the Memory of Spanish Baroque in Bolivia

With its programme Sucreries, the ensemble Alkymia, conducted by Mariana Delgadillo-Espinoza, delves into the baroque treasures of the New World, where memory, dance and mixed heritages intertwine.

by Lara Othman 27 August 2025

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The WIG Society: Playing ‘Haydn-seek’ with galant music

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Young talents

The WIG Society: Playing ‘Haydn-seek’ with galant music

Behind their whimsical name, five young Belgium-based musicians are reinventing 18th-century galant music with a refreshing sense of freedom.

by Paolo Scarnecchia 26 August 2025

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Andrew Parrott: “Understanding the Composer’s Intentions, Regardless of the Period” (2/2)

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Baroque Masters

Andrew Parrott: “Understanding the Composer’s Intentions, Regardless of the Period” (2/2)

The concluding part of our conversation with one of Britain’s great early music pioneers: a lifelong pursuit of historical truth, driven by curiosity rather than dogma.

by Andrea Braun 17 July 2025

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Jérôme Lejeune: “There is a clear tipping point around the year 1500”

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Musical Europe of the Renaissance

Jérôme Lejeune: “There is a clear tipping point around the year 1500”

A conversation with the belgian musicologist, who invites us to rediscover the musical ferment of Renaissance Europe, at the crossroads of circulating ideas, aesthetic upheavals, and great personalities.

by Jean-Jacques Schaettel 16 July 2025

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Andrew Parrott: “It is not up to musicologists to say what is and isn’t allowed” (1/2)

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Baroque Masters

Andrew Parrott: “It is not up to musicologists to say what is and isn’t allowed” (1/2)

A pioneer of historically informed performance, Andrew Parrott reflects on sixty years of early music, championing an approach that is both vibrant and rigorous — and never dogmatic.

by Andrea Braun 10 July 2025

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Alice Julien-Laferrière: Making Music Off the Beaten Path

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Baroque, Nature, and Land

Alice Julien-Laferrière: Making Music Off the Beaten Path

Baroque violinist, founder of Artifices Ensemble, creator of La Turbine and the Seulétoile label, Alice Julien-Laferrière cultivates the art of connecting music, place, and imagination.

by Gabriel Davigneau 8 July 2025

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Sébastien Daucé: “The question of consent is central to this 1651 work”

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La Calisto by Cavalli in Aix-en-Provence

Sébastien Daucé: “The question of consent is central to this 1651 work”

The conductor walks us through the new production of Cavalli’s opera, which he will lead this summer in the courtyard of the Archevêché in Aix-en-Provence.

by Alexie Valois 26 June 2025

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