Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (born September 2, 1964 in Drancy ) is a French conductor, violinist and founder of the Ensemble Matheus .
Life
Jean-Christophe Spinosi discovered at the age of 13 years thanks to a recording of Nikolaus Harnoncourt , the historical performance practice and devoted then a part of his music lessons learning the baroque violin . Inspired by the conducting style of Pierre Dervaux , he founded the "Ensemble Matheus" , which primarily specialized in instrumental and vocal music of the 17th and 18th centuries and was originally founded in 1991 as "Quatuor Matheus". In particular , Spinosi has earned an international reputation for conducting instrumental works and operas by Antonio Vivaldi . In addition, he recently conducted performances of Mozart and Rossini operas.
As a guest conductor, Spinosi has led numerous orchestras such as the Handel & Haydn Society in Boston, the New Japan Philharmonic and the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchester Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, the Orchester de Paris, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Orchestra and others. He has conducted at the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris , at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, at the Carnegie Hall in New York , at the Salzburg Festival , at the Dortmund Concert Hall , at the Royal Albert Hall and at the Vienna State Opera .
As a conductor of vocal works, he has worked with singers such as Cecilia Bartoli , Sara Mingardo , Jennifer Larmore , Sandrine Piau , Simone Kermes , Marie-Nicole Lemieux , Nathalie Stutzmann , Philippe Jaroussky and Matthias Goerne .
Discography
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 | Vivaldi: Operas |
FR187 (1 week) FR |
- | - | |
| Vivaldi: Orlando furioso |
FR128 (4 weeks) FR |
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with Ensemble Matheus
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| 2006 | Vivaldi: Griselda |
FR118 (5 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with Ensemble Matheus
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| 2008 | Nisi Dominus / Stabat Mater - Vivaldi |
FR11 (19 weeks) FR |
BE W82 (3 weeks) BE W |
- | |
| Vivaldi: La fida ninfa |
FR140 (4 weeks) FR |
- | - |
with Ensemble Matheus
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| 2018 | Antonio Vivaldi |
FR63 (7 weeks) FR |
BE W23 (9 weeks) BE W |
CH39 (8 weeks) CH |
with Cecilia Bartoli & Ensemble Matheus
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Awards
- 2006: Chevalier (Knight) des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2007: Best opera conductor at the Académie du disque lyrique
See also
- Concert opera performances by the Theater an der Wien since 2006
- Opera casts at the Theater an der Wien since 2012
Web links
- Web presence of the "Ensemble Matheus"
- Jean-Christophe Spinosi at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Information on a portrait of Spinosis in ARD magazine ttt , broadcast on January 23, 2011 ( Memento from February 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Jean-Christophe Spinosi at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Jean-Christophe Spinosi, l'enfant terrible du baroque" online at: www.telerama.fr (accessed on February 6, 2011)
- ↑ Chart sources: FR BEW CH
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Spinosi, Jean-Christophe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French conductor, violinist and founder of the Ensemble Matheus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drancy |