Laurence Equilbey: From Choral Mastery to Orchestral Ambition
Laurence Equilbey, who established the vocal group Accentus in 1991, is venturing into orchestral conducting, opera, and multidisciplinary initiatives. After her studies in Vienna and Stockholm, she led Accentus, known for its a cappella performances and oratorios, commissioning works from composers such as Philippe Manoury and Pascal Dusapin. Equilbey seeks to achieve a level of homogeneity in the chamber choir similar to that of a string quartet. In 2009, Accentus recorded Richard Strauss's Deutsche Motette. Currently, she is focusing on orchestral endeavors and plans to create a period-instrument ensemble while collaborating with guest conductors. Her opera debut occurred in 2000 with Rossini's La Cenerentola. Upcoming performances feature Mendelssohn on March 16, 2012, and Haydn's Creation on April 2, 2012.
Key facts
- Laurence Equilbey founded Accentus in 1991.
- Accentus has 32 professional singers.
- Equilbey studied under Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Eric Ericson.
- Accentus recorded Strauss's Deutsche Motette in 2009 with Latvian Radio Choir.
- Equilbey made opera debut in 2000 at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
- She directed French premiere of Dusapin's Medeamaterial in 2000.
- Her crossover album Private Domain was released in 2009 under Iko.
- Equilbey dreams of collaborating with visual artists like Pierre Huyghe.
Entities
Artists
- Laurence Equilbey
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt
- Eric Ericson
- Philippe Manoury
- Pascal Dusapin
- Bruno Mantovani
- Brice Pauset
- Gérard Pesson
- Richard Strauss
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Francis Poulenc
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Arnold Schönberg
- Gioachino Rossini
- Benjamin Britten
- Carl Maria von Weber
- Robert Schumann
- Edvard Grieg
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Joseph Haydn
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- André Wilms
- Hervé Audibert
- Pierre Huyghe
- Cyprien Gaillard
- Judith Kurtag
- Loris Gréaud
- Murcof
- Emilie Simon
- Para One
- Stéphane Malfettes
- Richard Brunel
- Jean-Louis Benoît
- Stéphane Lissner
Institutions
- Accentus
- Ensemble orchestral de Paris
- Opéra de Rouen
- Latvian Radio Choir
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
- Festival d'art lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence
- La Scala
- Cité de la Musique
- Salle Pleyel
- Musée du Louvre
- artpress
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- France
- Paris
- Aix-en-Provence
- Milan
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
Sources
- artpress —