Laurence Equilbey, born in Paris in 1962, grew up in Germany, playing the piano
and flute before taking courses in choral and orchestral conducting. Her
encounters with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Eric Ericson confirmed her choices and
led to the formation of her own highly successful ensemble, Accentus, in 1991.
Her knowledge of choral works and her taste for both Baroque and contemporary
music led her to conduct the Jeune Choeur de Paris (1995), the Choeur de l'Opéra
de Rouen (1998) and the Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris (2002 to 2009). Winner of
three Victoires de la musique clas...