Le Poème Harmonique

Since 1998, Le Poème Harmonique has brought together, around its founder Vincent Dumestre, a group of passionate musicians devoted to interpreting the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ensemble’s inventive and demanding programmes are a testament to its enlightened approach to Baroque repertoires and to its in-depth work on vocal and instrumental textures. Familiar with the world’s greatest festivals and venues: Opéra-Comique, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Festivals d’Ambronay, de Beaune et de Sablé, Wigmore Hall (London), NCPA (Beijing), Wiener Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw Bruges, BOZAR (Brussels), Oji Hall (Tokyo), Columbia University (New York), Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Accademia Santa Cecilia (Rome), St Petersburg Philharmonic, and the BBC Proms. Le Poème Harmonique is also deeply committed to Normandy, its home region and the birthplace of many of its creations. Upcoming projects include Lully’s Armide with Stéphanie d’Oustrac, directed by Dominique Pitoiset at the Opéra de Dijon and the Opéra royal de Versailles, and Galuppi’s drama giocoso L’Homme-Femme, directed by Agnès Jaoui at the Opéra de Dijon, the Opéra royal de Versailles and the Théâtre de Caen.

Le Poème Harmonique’s discography now boasts some fifty recordings that have won regular critical acclaim and numerous public successes. Alpha Classics released Mon amant de Saint-Jean, a singing tour from the Baroque to the Roaring Twenties with Stéphanie d’Oustrac in August 2023. Following the world premiere of Cavalli’s L’Egisto, which received a Choc de Classica and the prestigious Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Château de Versailles Spectacles published Lully’s Armide in spring 2024. In 2024, the ensemble released two masterpieces of choral music: Purcell’s Hail! Bright Cecila and Monteverdi’s La selva morale e spirituale.