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Valentin Tournet

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Valentin Tournet
Tournet in 2018
Tournet in 2018
Background information
Born1996
La Garenne-Colombes, France
GenresClassical, early music
Occupation(s)Conductor, gambist
InstrumentViola da gamba
Websitechapelleharmonique.com

Valentin Tournet (born 1996) is a French conductor, choral conductor and viola da gamba player.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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  • BACH, J.S. - Magnificat BWV 243a - Cantate BWV 63 - La Chapelle Harmonique - Château de Versailles Spectacles[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Valentin Tournet (viola da gamba): 'Tous les matins du monde'". www.handelsbeurs.be.
  2. ^ "Reportage France 3 (France Télévisions)". 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Article in La Croix". La Croix. 16 August 2012..
  4. ^ "Valentin Tournet en récital - La grâce et l'émotion - Compte-rendu". 20 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Association Jeunes Talents". www.jeunes-talents.org..
  6. ^ "Radio program Demandez le programme on Musiq3 (RTBF)"..
  7. ^ "Le baroque en pleine lumière (Le Figaro)". 13 December 2012..
  8. ^ "BACH : PASSION ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN". 24 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Olivier Bellamy on Radio Classique"..
  10. ^ "Residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac"..
  11. ^ "Matinale, France Musique (Radio France) on May 25th, 2018". 29 April 2018..
  12. ^ "Classic Club, Lionel Esparza (Radio France)". 22 April 2018..
  13. ^ "Critique, Thierry Hillériteau (Le Figaro)"..
  14. ^ "Critique, Stéphane Lelièvre (Ôlyrix)"..
  15. ^ J.S. Bach – La Chapelle Harmonique, Valentin Tournet – Magnificat (2019, CD), October 2019, retrieved 2021-05-18
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