Laurence Equilbey
Laurence Equilbey (born March 6, 1962 in Paris ) is a French conductor and choir director .
Live and act
Laurence Equilbey began her studies in Paris and continued them in Vienna, among others with Nikolaus Harnoncourt . In Stockholm she studied with the well-known choir director Eric Ericson and with Jorma Panula , then she studied under Colin Metters in London.
In 1991 she founded the Accentus chamber choir in Paris , with which she enjoyed great success with audiences with a repertoire ranging from a cappella music from the 18th century to contemporary music. She has worked with numerous orchestras for oratorios and opera performances. Her preferred partners include the Orchester de Chambre de Paris and the Orchestra of the Rouen Opera . The orchestras and choirs from the German-speaking area who have performed under her leadership include the Concerto Köln , the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the RIAS Chamber Choir . She conducted the Camerata Salzburg for the first time in July 2012, on the occasion of her debut at the Salzburg Festival , among other works the premiere of Infin che 'l mar fu sovra noi richiuso by the Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud was on the program.
In 2012, in order to better meet her own demands, she founded the Insula Orchestra , which plays on the historical instruments required in each case.
Awards
She has received numerous awards for her services, including
- 2008: Knight of the Legion of Honor
- 2008: the Swedish North Star Order
- 2011: Officer Ordre national du Mérite
- 2012: Commandeur de l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 2017: Officer of the Legion of Honor
Discography (selection)
- 1999: Poulenc: Œuvres sacrées (Label, Universal Music Classics and Jazz)
- 2006: "Transcriptions" (Label, Naïve)
- 2006: "Transcriptions 2" (Label, Naïve)
- 2007: Brahms, Schumann: A cappella choruses (Label, Virgin)
- 2008: Franz Liszt: Via Crucis (Label, Naïve)
- 2008: Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater (Label, Naïve)
- 2008: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem (Label, Naïve)
- 2011: "Transcriptions Accentus" (Label, Naïve)
- 2011: Philippe Manoury: Inharmonies (Label, Naïve)
- 2012: Mendelssohn: Christ; Cantates Chorales (Label, Naïve)
- 2012: Fauré, Dusapin, Brahms: Requiem (s); Haydn: Les Sept Dernieres Paroles du Christ; Transcriptions (Label, Naïve)
- 2012: Nuit Sacrée (Label, Naïve)
- 2012: Rachmaninoff: Liturgie de Saint Jean Chrysostome; Vêpres (Label, Naïve)
- 2012: Strauss a cappella (Label, Naïve)
- 2014: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (Accentus)
- 2015: Félicien-César David: Le Désert (Label, Naïve)
- 2015: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Deutsche Grammophon)
- 2017: Mozart: Coronation Mass and Vesperae solennes de Confessore (Erato)
- 2017: Schubert: Night and Dreams (Erato)
- 2018: Beethoven: 4th and 5th piano concerto (Erato)
Web links
- Sound carrier by Laurence Equilbey in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website of the Insula Orchestra
- Laurence Equilbey personal website
- Accentus website
- Laurence Equilbey at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Details of the program on the website of the station OE1 (ORF) (accessed on March 2, 2013)
- ↑ CV on the Accentus website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Equilbey, Laurence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French conductor and choir director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |