Le Concert d'Astrée
Le Concert d'Astrée is an instrumental and vocal ensemble dedicated to the performance of Baroque music. It was founded In 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm, and has been in residence at the Opéra de Lille since 2004 and has established an international reputation for the performance of the 17th and 18th century classical repertoire.{{cite book|author1=C. Mileto|author2=F. Vegas|author3=L. García Soriano|author4=V. Cristini|title=Vernacular Architecture: Towards a Sustainable Future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEbRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA387|date=2014-08-28|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-315-73690-7|page=387}}{{cite news |last1=Chanteau |first1=Cara |title=Le Concert d'Astrée, Wigmore Hall, London, review: Haïm has an easy way with the lilt and weight of Mozartian phrasing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/concert-d-astr-e-ha-m-wigmore-hall-london-review-a7425861.html |accessdate=2 February 2020 |work=The Independent |date=18 November 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Woolfe |first1=Zachary |title=Review: A Baroque Start to the New York Philharmonic's Holiday |work=The New York Times |date=22 November 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/arts/music/review-new-york-philharmonic-handel-rameau-haim.html |accessdate=2 February 2020}}
Awards
Le Concert d'Astrée was voted "Best Ensemble of the Year" at the Victoires de la musique classique 2003 awards and won the "Alte Musik Ensemble" category at the Echo Deutscher Musikpreis awards in 2008.{{cite web |title=PALMARÈS 2003 |url=http://evenements.francetv.fr/emissions/les-victoires-de-la-musique/palmares-2003_568783 |website=france.tv.fr |publisher=France TV |accessdate=2 February 2020}}
Discography
The ensemble has produced the following recordings:{{cite web |title=Le Concert d'Astrée |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/960921-Le-Concert-DAstr%C3%A9e |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs.com |accessdate=2 February 2020}}
- 2002: Arcadian Duets
- 2003: Aci, Galatea E Polifemo
- 2003: Dido And Aeneas
- 2005: Delirio
- 2006: Combattimento
- 2006: Mass in C, Mozart
- 2007: Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno, Handel
- 2007: Carestini - The Story Of A Castrato
- 2008: Lamenti
- 2008: Cantatas BWV 51, 82a & 199, Bach
Funding
The Concert d'Astrée receives funding from the Hauts-de-France Regional Department of Cultural Affairs, the Département du Nord and Lille City Council.{{cite web |title=Le Concert d'Astrée |url=https://www.warnerclassics.com/artist/le-concert-dastree |website=warnerclassics.com |publisher=Warner Classics |accessdate=2 February 2020}}
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Category:Early music orchestras
Category:French classical music groups
Category:French instrumental groups
Category:2000 establishments in France