Vincent Dumestre

His taste for the arts and collective adventures, his creative sense of Baroque aesthetics and his explorer’s flame naturally led Vincent Dumestre to explore the repertoires of the 17th and 18th centuries, and to create his tailor-made ensemble, Le Poème Harmonique. Vincent Dumestre is now one of the most inventive and versatile architects of the Baroque revival, directing orchestras, choirs, musical seasons, competitions and festivals, while maintaining regular performances on his most-loved instruments, the plucked strings.

Presenting rediscoveries and reconstructions, well-known composers and unexpected programmes, Dumestre never ceases to offer genuine creations that open up the horizons of a whole range of vocal and instrumental music. He and his Poème Harmonique are in demand at all the major international venues for Baroque music, and are also strongly attached to Normandy, the ensemble’s home region. Around fifty recordings, released on the Alpha Classics label, and on the Château de Versailles Spectacles label, bear witness to his fruitful collaboration with Le Poème Harmonique in the fields of both learned and popular music. Vincent Dumestre is an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters and a Knight of the National Order of Merit.