Hervé Niquet

Hervé Niquet (born on 28 October 1957) is a French conductor, harpsichordist, tenor, and the director of Le Concert Spirituel, specializing in French Baroque music.[1]

Biography

Born on 28 October 1957, Hervé Niquet was raised at Abbeville in the department of Somme, France. He studied harpsichord, composition, conducting, and opera singing. In 1980, he was appointed as the choir master of Opéra National de Paris. Between 1985 and 1986, Niquet became a member of Les Arts florissants as a tenor, the ensemble that William Christie founded. In 1987, he established his own ensemble named "Le Concert Spirituel" which focuses on French grand motets of the 17th and 18th centuries.[2][3]

Selected discography

Accord, Adda

FNAC, Naxos

Glossa

Prix de Rome, Ediciones singulares

Other

References

  1. ↑ Dahan, Eric (2003-11-12). "Desmarest très spirituel" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  2. ↑ Maymom, Timothy (February 2007). "Pays de Somme : Des talents puissance 9" (in French). somme.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  3. ↑ Réjean Beaucage; Jane Brierley (translation), (Sept. 3, 2003) Hervé Niquet and la Nouvele Sinfonie at La Scena Musicale
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