THOMAS DUNFORD
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF JUPITER
HIS HISTORY
With Jupiter, I wanted to bring together a collective of exceptional musicians from the new generation, whom I have met through collaborations with numerous ensembles. Each artist invited to join this project is brilliant in the mastery of his or her instrument, and some are already renowned as soloists. The great freedom that each of them has been able to acquire over the course of their projects, and the choice of research and a shared understanding of the music, will enable them to render the different repertoires tackled with passion, strength and emotion.
Early music has undergone a great period of rediscovery, thanks to pioneers such as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe and Jordi Savall, with whom I have had the good fortune to work. It is now our responsibility, as a generation that has grown up with this music, to continue to bring it to life while at the same time making it more modern, showing just how accessible it can be and how much it can touch people's hearts.
Listening, improvisation, energy and a shared global vision will be the key. All our past experiences, as well as our collective work within Jupiter, will enable us to acquire this great freedom that will make the music extremely lively and, I hope, touching.
Thomas Dunford is regularly invited to play with the ensembles A 2 Violes Esgales, Les Arts Florissants, Akadêmia, Amarillis, Les Ambassadeurs, Arcangelo, La Cappella Mediterranea, Capriccio Stravagante, Le Center de Musique Baroque de Versailles, La Chapelle Rhénane, Clematis, Collegium Vocale Gent, Le Concert Spirituel, Le Concert d'Astrée, The English Concert, the Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, La Fenice, Les Folies Françoises, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Marsyas, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Paradis, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, Les Ombres, Pierre Robert, Pygmalion, La Sainte Folie Fantastique, Scherzi Musicali, La Serenissima, Les Siècles, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, La Symphonie du Marais…
In 2018, at thirty years old, Thomas Dunford created his own ensemble: Jupiter, to which he invites all the musicians who have marked his career and with whom he wishes to lead a musical and friendly adventure.
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