Valentin Tournet
Valentin Tournet | |
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 Tournet in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1996 La Garenne-Colombes, France |
| Genres | Classical, early music |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, gambist |
| Instrument(s) | Viola da gamba |
| Website | chapelleharmonique |
Valentin Tournet (born 1996) is a French conductor, choral conductor and viola da gamba player.
Early life and education[edit]
Born near Paris in 1996, he started the viola da gamba at the age of 5 following the shock of listening to the music of the movie Tous les Matins du Monde.[1] He entered the Royal Conservatory of Brussels to study with Philippe Pierlot, then the Conservatoire de Paris with Christophe Coin and also receive advice from Jordi Savall.[2][3]
He won first prizes (viola da gamba and chamber music) at the age of 14.[4][5]
He participated in the children's choir of the Paris Opera and learned conducting with Pierre Cao. He met Philippe Herreweghe at the Festival de Saintes where his family comes from.
Career[edit]
He made his debut in 2015 at the MAfestival Brugge and at the Festival Oude Muziek.[6]
In 2017, during his studies at the Paris Conservatory, Valentin Tournet created the ensemble "La Chapelle Harmonique",[7] a choir and a period-instrument orchestra and gave the first concerts at the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles.[8]
Hailed by the international media and audiences as a “mature“ conductor who holds a “natural authority“, his performances of Bach sacred works are claimed as a “perfect balance between flesh and spirit“.[9]
He is an artist in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac,[10] then at the Festival d'Auvers-sur-Oise.[11][12][13][14]
His meeting with the composer Thierry Escaich gives rise to a collaboration in 2018.
Discography[edit]
- BACH, J.S. - Magnificat BWV 243a - Cantate BWV 63 - La Chapelle Harmonique - Château de Versailles Spectacles[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Valentin Tournet (viola da gamba): 'Tous les matins du monde'". www.handelsbeurs.be.
- ^ "Reportage France 3 (France Télévisions)". 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Article in La Croix". La Croix. 16 August 2012..
- ^ "Valentin Tournet en récital - La grâce et l'émotion - Compte-rendu". 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Association Jeunes Talents". www.jeunes-talents.org..
- ^ "Radio program Demandez le programme on Musiq3 (RTBF)"..
- ^ "Le baroque en pleine lumière (Le Figaro)". 13 December 2012..
- ^ "BACH : PASSION ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN". 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Olivier Bellamy on Radio Classique"..
- ^ "Residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac"..
- ^ "Matinale, France Musique (Radio France) on May 25th, 2018". 29 April 2018..
- ^ "Classic Club, Lionel Esparza (Radio France)". 22 April 2018..
- ^ "Critique, Thierry Hillériteau (Le Figaro)"..
- ^ "Critique, Stéphane Lelièvre (Ôlyrix)"..
- ^ J.S. Bach – La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet – Magnificat (2019, CD), October 2019, retrieved 2021-05-18
External links[edit]
| National | |
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| Artists | |
- French performers of early music
- 1996 births
- Musicians from Paris
- Living people
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- French classical musicians
- French choral conductors
- French male conductors (music)
- Viol players
- People from La Garenne-Colombes
- 21st-century French conductors (music)
- 21st-century French male musicians