Hervé Niquet

Born in Abbeville on October 28, 1957, harpsichordist, composer, tenor singer, choir and orchestra conductor Hervé Niquet made his professional debut as a vocal conductor at the Paris Opéra in 1980, and joined William Christie's Les Arts Florissants five years later. That same year, he composed the ballet 24 heures de la vie d'une femme, after Stefan Zweig, at the request of Princess Caroline of Monaco. In 1987, he founded his own ensemble, Le Concert Spirituel, specializing in early and baroque music, sacred music and choral music. His repertoire extends from the 17th and 18th centuries (Charpentier, Boismortier, Campra) to opera and ballet (Lully, Rameau) and other periods. In 2002, he founded a second orchestra specializing in French Baroque music, La Nouvelle Sinfonie. In 2004, his recording of Fireworks and Water Music by G. F. Haendel won the Edison Prize. Music director of the Flemish Radio Choir since 2011, he has recorded Fauré's Requiem with the Brussels Philharmonic and has directed the Saint-Riquier Festival since 2013. Hervé Niquet was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2006.

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