French instrumentalist, conductor, and expert in the interpretation of early music. Dumestre studied history of art at the École du Louvre, and classical guitar at the École normale de musique de Paris and is considered one of the most inventive and versatile promoters of the revival of baroque music. In 1998, he established the highly appreciated historically informed performance ensemble Le Poème Harmonique. Their repertoire, which reflects the diversity of vocal and instrumental music, consists both of well-known works and reconstructed or re-discovered pieces. Dumestre has performed with such groups as Ensemble Aedes, Accentus Austria, Les Cris de Paris, musicAeterna, Musica Florea, Arte dei Suonatori, Orchestre Régional de Normandie, Capella Cracoviensis or {oh!} Orkiestra. He has been active not only as a conductor and musical director of various orchestras and choirs but also as a curator of artistic seasons, music competitions, and festivals. For five years he was the artistic director of the Festival de Musique Baroque du Jura, and also presided over the 2017 Misteria Paschalia Festival. Vincent Dumestre is Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and of the Ordre national du Mérite. tickets

This early music ensemble was established at the suggestion of Vincent Dumestre in 1998. It consists of devoted specialists of the historically informed performance of 17th- and 18th-century music. Their concerts, enthusiastically received both in their native country, France, and worldwide, reflect their innovative approach to the interpretation of the musical repertoire and a thorough exploration of its vocal and instrumental texture. The group performs not only well-known, but also slightly less popular works of French, Italian, and English composers. They have appeared in the most prestigious concert halls of France, Italy, England, China, Japan, Austria, Belgium, or Holland, and aroused the admiration of audiences at such events as the BBC Proms, Ambronay Festival, Festival de Beaune, and Festival de Sablé. Their recordings are published by the Alpha Classics label and prominent among their numerous prizes and awards are the ‘Diapason d’Or’, the ‘Choc’ award of ‘Le Monde de la musique’ magazine, and the ‘Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik’ (‘German Record Critics' Award’). The ensemble’s activities are not limited to the performance of early music: they are also involved in music education and the dissemination of music. In 2014, Le Poème Harmonique created the École Harmonique, which is a cultural and educational enterprise which teaches music to children. tickets

French mezzo-soprano, who studied at the Maîtrise de Notre Dame de Paris and then at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Her career then developed at a very fast pace. Especially important for her was the year 2018 when she was awarded the title of ‘most promising lyric artist’ at the prestigious ‘Victoires de la Musique Classique’ gala; in the same year she also won second prize in the ‘Reine Élisabeth’ and ‘Voix Nouvelles’ competitions. Her voice allows her to perform a very diverse repertoire, which includes early music works as well as arias from the greatest 19th-century operas. Among the conductors with whom she has collaborated are: William Christie, Vincent Dumestre, Hervé Niquet, Christophe Rousset, Philippe Herreweghe, Laurence Equilbey, Emmanuelle Haïm, René Jacobs, Cornelius Meister, and Alain Altinoglu. She has very frequently performed together with Justin Taylor and his Le Consort, interpreting Baroque music. tickets

Co-directed by violinist Théotime Langlois de Swart and harpsichordist Justin Taylor, Le Consort is an early music ensemble that has quickly become "one of the leading performers on the French Baroque scene" (according to ‘Diapason’). Their performances are praised for their enthusiasm, sincerity, and modernity. Le Consort is composed of four young musicians specializing in the interpretation of trio sonata repertoire. Their mission is to showcase the rich contrasts between vocality, sensuality, and virtuosity in 17th and 18th-century chamber music. In 2017, they won both the First Prize and the Audience Award at the Concours International du Val de Loire, chaired by William Christie. The ensemble has performed extensively across Europe, including at the Auditorium de Radio France and Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Opéra de Dijon, Arsenal / Cité musicale-Metz, deSingel in Antwerp, Fundació Pau Casals in Barcelona, MA Festival Brugge oraz Festival de Pâques de Deauville. They have also appeared in numerous broadcasts on France 3, France Musique, France Inter, and Radio Classique. tickets

One of the most acclaimed interpreters of early music and a virtuoso of the viola da gamba. He studied at the Manuel Castillo Conservatoire of Music in Seville, later continuing his education at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel and the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. From a young age, he has collaborated with leading early music ensembles. He is a member of Hespèrion XXI (Jordi Savall) and Il Suonar Parlante (Vittorio Ghielmi). He also founded the ensembles More Hispano and Accademia del Piacere. As a soloist, he has performed with orchestras such as the Orquesta Nacional de España, GOrquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, and Al Ayre Español, among others. He has also ventured into contemporary and jazz music, collaborating with artists including Uri Caine. He has recorded for labels such as Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Alia Vox, Glossa, Winter & Winter, Tactus, Arsis, and Enchiriadis, as well as for television and radio. Since 2009, he has served as Artistic Director of the Festival de Música Antigua de Sevilla, the oldest and most prestigious early music festival in Spain. In 2020, he received the ‘Leonardo’ grant (BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award) for the Colombina project, devoted to a 15th-century manuscript. tickets

Unique musical projects, the technical mastery of its musicians, and the charisma of its artistic director, Fahmi Alqhai, have made Accademia del Piacere one of the leading ensembles of its kind in Europe. The group is particularly admired for its approach to historical music as something vivid and full of emotion – especially in the Italian seicento repertoire, French chamber music at the court of Louis XIV, the world of flamenco and its connections with baroque music, as well as improvisation in 17th-century Spain. Accademia del Piacere has performed on some of the most prestigious stages in Europe and worldwide, including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Kölner Philharmonie, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Wiener Konzerthaus, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, as well as at major festivals such as the MA Festival in Bruges and the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Mexico. The ensemble’s concerts are regularly broadcast live by the European Broadcasting Union through its partner stations, including Spain’s RNE, Germany’s NDR, and Switzerland’s RSI. tickets

Virtuoso setar player and acclaimed composer. Founder and soloist of Constantinople, an ensemble highly regarded on the international music scene. At the age of fourteen, after several years of studying Persian music and performing on the Iranian music scene, he emigrated with his family to Quebec. There he continued to study Persian music as a self-taught musician, while also benefiting from regular encounters with Reza Gassemi and Kayhan Kalhor. He studied composition at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under Gilles Tremblay. As a composer, performer, and improviser, he has taken part in numerous international projects of eclectic character, presenting his works and music across five continents. Kiya Tabassian is also active in supporting and funding artistic projects. He was a member of the Conseil des arts de Montréal and is currently a member of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. In 2017, he founded the Centre des musiciens du monde in Montreal, where he serves as artistic director. tickets

Constantinople was founded in 2001 in Montreal by Kiya Tabassian. True to its name, the ensemble draws inspiration from the ancient city situated between East and West. Since its inception, the group has promoted the creation of new works that weave together musical elements from diverse traditions around the world – ranging from medieval manuscripts to contemporary aesthetics, from Europe and the Mediterranean basin to Eastern traditions and the baroque of the New World. Its mission is to create intercultural music and foster exchange among artists from across the globe. Constantinople is regularly invited to perform at international festivals and prestigious concert halls, including the Salle Pleyel in Paris, Berliner Philharmonie, Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde in Fez, Rencontres musicales de Conques in Aveyron, Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, El Cervantino in Guanajuato, International Festival of Carthage in Tunisia, Onassis Stegi in Athens, and BOZAR in Brussels. tickets

Famous for his versatility, this Italian tenor, born in Portici on the outskirts of Naples, studied at the University of Bologna, focussing on late Renaissance music – the complex art of recitar cantando – and on both religious and secular polyphony. His dynamically developing career has led him to the most prestigious concert halls in the world, including the Salzburg Mozarteum, Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, or New York’s Lincoln Center. Beasley shows a keen awareness of the relationship between music and lyrics and has his poetic inspirations. He is able to perform a wide and varied repertoire – singing Gregorian chant, 16th-century frottole, motets, Baroque monody, or Neapolitan songs – but can cope equally well with contemporary works alluding to historical genres. Beasley recorded most of his albums with the Accordone ensemble, which he had founded in 1984, together with Guido Morini and Stefano Rocco. tickets

Italian musician who plays the lute and theorbo. He graduated with honours in lute class and musicology studies. Pavan is the founder of the group Laboratorio '600, and has also collaborated with other leading ensembles performing early Italian music: Concerto Italiano, Accordone, La Cappella della Pietà de’ Turchini, La Risonanza, La Venexiana, and England's Trinity Baroque. Franco Pavan's oeuvre includes more than fifty discs released by top labels such as Glossa, Opus 111, EMI, Virgin, Cypres, Alpha Classics, Arcana, or Naïve. His recordings have won the ‘Gramophone Award’, ‘Diapason d’Or,’ and ‘Premio Internazionale del Disco Antonio Vivaldi’ awards. As a musicologist, he works on the history of the lute and the music of the first half of the 17th century. For instance, he is the author of entries in the encyclopaedias ‘The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians’ and ‘Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart’. He teaches lute at the Conservatorio di Musica ‘Evaristo Felice Dall’Abaco.’ In 2014, the Università degli Studi di Padova awarded him the title of Cultore della Materia in music history. tickets

An ensemble of performers of early music for plucked string instruments, founded in 2012 by Italian lutenist and theorbo player Franco Pavan. The group is dedicated to restoring forgotten Italian music to the repertoire, with a special emphasis on meticulous source research. In the case of Laboratorio '600, the research work always stems from pure passion and goes hand in hand with meticulous attention to sound. The group often performs with notable figures of historically informed performance, such as Pino De Vittorio and Roberta Invernizzi. Their discography includes recordings of 17th-, and 18th-century Sicilian music, music from the region of Calabria, lullabies by composers of the Baroque era, and melodies from field recordings, as well as church music. tickets

Italian tenor and actor born as Giuseppe De Vittorio in Leporano, in the Italian province of Tarent – home of the tarantella – in 1954. He became famous primarily for exploring the historical folk traditions of various forms of dance music. He co-founded La Compagnia Pupi e Fresedde, an ensemble performing folk dances and songs from the region of Puglia. De Vittorio was also a member of Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare, with which he performed all over the world. He appeared at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples in stagings of works by Monteverdi, Paisiello, and Stravinsky; in ‘The Coronation of Poppea,’ he made his debut at the Opéra National de Paris and at Milan's La Scala. Focusing on Baroque music, he founded the Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini ensemble with Antonio Flori. With this group, he performed Baroque repertoire in France, Japan, China, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Israel, and Spain. The ensemble has performed operatic works by Leonardo Vinci, Domenic Scarlatti, and many less famous Italian composers. Pino De Vittorio's recordings have been released by such labels as Symphonia, Opus 111, Naïve, Eloquentia, and Glossa. tickets

Violinist, concertmaster and member of numerous international early music ensembles, she is also, since 2012, the leader and artistic director of {oh!} Orkiestra, which quickly gained the trust and support of the biggest Polish musical institutions and international festivals. She serves as a guest concertmaster for such ensembles as Le Parlement de Musique or Capella Cracoviensis. As a chamber musician, she works with NeoBarock from Cologne, Le Cercle de l’Harmonie from Paris, Le Concert de la Loge, Hofkapelle München from Munich and Arte dei Suonatori from Poznań. Artistic encounters with such musicians as Rachel Podger, Giuliano Carmignola, Andrew Parrott, Julien Chauvin, Andreas Staier, Hidemi Suzuki, Barthold Kuijken, Dan Laurin and René Jacobs are for her a constant source of inspiration. tickets

A dynamic and continually growing orchestra established in 2012, one of the leading Polish early music ensembles, {oh!} Orkiestra was created by a group of musicians who are passionate about historical performance and early music as well as their region. {oh!} is the first professional orchestra in Silesia playing historical instruments and has become the region’s cultural landmark, appreciated in Poland and abroad. The orchestra has recorded a number of well received CDs, including a 3-CD set of Leonardo Vinci’s ‘Gismondo, re di Polonia’, which was recently awarded the ‘Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkriti’, while its first performance in 2020 was nominated for the ‘Coryphaeus of Polish Music’ award in the Event of the Year category. The ensemble regularly performs at Polish and foreign festivals. The orchestra’s concertmaster is Martyna Pastuszka, a violinist and ‘Polityka’s’ nominee for its Passport in 2019 and 2020. tickets

Belgian early music ensemble specializing in English, Italian, and German repertoire from the 16th to early 18th centuries, acclaimed worldwide for its unique sound. The group is directed by Lionel Meunier, one of the most respected artistic leaders in the field of historically informed performance and choral music. Depending on the repertoire, the core of Vox Luminis is expanded with basso continuo, solo instruments, or a full orchestra. Vox Luminis is ensemble-in-residence at Concertgebouw Brugge. For specific projects, Vox Luminis collaborates with various specialized ensembles, including L’Achéron, B’Rock Orchestra, A Nocte Temporis, and more recently, the Freiburger Barockorchester. Vox Luminis is represented by Outhere Music and records exclusively for Ricercar and Alpha Classics. tickets

One of the most recognisable polish harpsichordists, Świątkiewicz plays various types of harpsichords and clavichords, as well as period pianos and organs. He is particularly passionate about improvisation. As a soloist, conductor, and chamber musician he collaborates regularly with the forefront of Polish and international orchestras and ensembles, including Brecon Baroque, Capella Cracoviensis, Arte dei Suonatori, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, and AUKSO. In 2015, he recorded a solo album with Müthel’s late-Baroque harpsichord concertos, which was awarded the Diapason d’Or. Two years later he issued another solo recording entitled ‘Cromatica’, which won a series of awards. For the ‘Rosary Sonatas’ by Biber, recorded with Rachel Podger, David Miller, and Jonathan Manson, Świątkiewicz received the ‘Gramophone Award’. In 2016 he was also awarded the prestigious ‘Polityka’ weekly’s Passport Award. The latest achievements of the harpsichordist include the album with harpsichord concertos by J.S. Bach (2018) and the album with the ‘Goldberg Variations’ (2020). The artist is also a lecturer at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. He pays particular attention to the teaching of solo playing and to courses of partimento-based improvisation. tickets

An early music ensemble created in 1993 that has made a name for itself on the international music scene. The orchestra has a repertoire of over 700 compositions from the Baroque, Classicism and early Romanticism. The ensemble specialises in early music, but its vast repertoire also includes works by 20th century composers as well as contemporary compositions. They co-operate with soloists and conductors from all over Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan, including names such as Rachel Podger, Bolette Roed, Martin Gester and Hidemi Suzuki. A winner of many prizes and distinctions, Arte dei Suonatori enjoys a lasting popularity among music critics and audiences. The ensemble’s recordings were distinguished with awards such ‘Diapason d’Or’, ‘Gramophone Editor's Choice’, ‘Choc du Monde de la Musique’ and ‘Classics Today’. Arte dei Suonatori has also made numerous recordings for many radio stations, including the BBC, Polish Radio Programme II, SWR and Mezzo. tickets

Swiss vocal ensemble. Since its founding in 2012, Voces Suaves has grown from a student group into a specialized and successful early music ensemble. The group regularly performs at renowned festivals such as the Barocktage at the Berlin State Opera and the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, and has established itself as a recognized early music ensemble throughout Europe. Experts particularly value the ensemble’s remarkable sound culture. Voces Suaves’ recordings have been released by prestigious labels including Claves Records, Ambronay Éditions, Arcana (Outhere Music), and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and have received distinguished international awards such as ‘Diapason Découverte’ and ‘Choc de Classica’. Voces Suaves collaborates with world-class instrumental ensembles including the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Il Pomo d’Oro, as well as Swiss groups Concerto Scirocco and Capricornus Consort Basel. tickets

Harpsichordist and pianist specializing in historically informed performance. She studied harpsichord at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk (defending her doctoral dissertation in 2021), historical piano at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice and completed Postgraduate Studies in Music Management at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, as well as a one-year artistic residency in the historical piano class at the Haute École de Musique de Genève. She performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and basso continuo player, collaborating with ensembles such as the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, and Cappella Gedanensis. She has appeared at festivals in Poland and abroad and has a wide repertoire that includes numerous premieres of contemporary works. Together with flutist Marta Gawlas and cellist Matylda Adamus, she forms the Inverto Ensemble. She is also active as a pedagogue – she taught at the Postgraduate Studies in Early Music at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk and currently teaches at the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Toruń. tickets

A cellist specializing in historical performance, Monika Hartmann began her journey into early music in 2018, studying first under Bartosz Kokosza and later with Tomasz Pokrzywiński at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. She co-founded Cohaere Ensemble, a group making waves in Polish and international early music scenes, which participated in the EEEMERGING+ program supporting young early music ensembles in 2022–2023. Monika collaborates regularly with ensembles such as {oh!} Orchestra, Capella Cracoviensis, Arte dei Suonatori, and Holland Baroque. She has performed at numerous festivals, including Actus Humanus, Misteria Paschalia, Bach Festival in Świdnica, Fringe Festival Torroella de Montgri, Copenhagen Baroque Festival, Bayreuth Baroque, and the Stockholm Early Music Festival. She plays a baroque cello by Bastian Muthesius, modelled after the original Servais Strad Cello from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, crafted in 2006. podcast

Founded by Polish artists, the ensemble Régence sonore combines the scholarly achievements of Europe’s foremost centers of early music education with a distinctive artistic personality. The young ensemble made its competition debut at the 2024 Göttingen Händel Competition, where an international jury awarded them two of the five available prizes. In the same year, the group was selected for the prestigious career development program Sustainability-EEEmerging+, which brings together the most talented early music ensembles in Europe. In addition to performing at leading early music festivals (Internationale Händel-Festspiele, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, Oude Muziek Utrecht, among others), the artists are also engaged in educational projects and initiatives aimed at building dialogue with new audiences and bringing early music into unconventional spaces and communities less familiar with high culture. tickets

English soprano. She graduated music studies with distinction at the University of Durham and the Royal Academy of Music. As a soloist, she regularly performs with renowned ensembles on famous stages across Europe and South America. Her operatic roles have included Susanna in ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, Pamina in Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, Iris in ‘Semele’, Eurydice in Monteverdi’s ‘Orfeo’, and the Child in Ravel’s ‘L’Enfant et les sortilèges’. Her portrayal of the Angel in Handel’s ‘Jephtha’ earned critical acclaim, with enthusiastic reviews describing her as “an Angel who stands out from the crowd… the finest singing – poised, sweet and true” (Rupert Christiansen, ‘The Telegraph’) and “…a young singer to watch” (Andrew Benson-Wilson). She has participated in numerous projects with John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras, including European tours with Handel’s ‘Semele’ and Berlioz’s ‘Benvenuto Cellini’. tickets

French soprano. She studied at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Rouen and at the Conservatoire de Paris. She deepened her knowledge of early music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, studying voice with Ulrich Messthaler, Andreas Scholl, and Anthony Rooley. She performs with ensembles such as Raphaël Pichon’s Pygmalion, Sébastien Daucé’s Ensemble Correspondances, Lionel Meunier’s Vox Luminis, Vincent Dumestre’s Le Poème Harmonique, and Elam Rotem’s Profeti della Quinta. She has also collaborated with Benjamin Alard, Rinaldo Alessandrini, and Andrea Marcon. She has a particular passion for Renaissance and early 17th-century music. She appears regularly at early music festivals across Europe, including those in Seville, Madrid, Regensburg, Antwerp, Utrecht, Kraków, and Saintes, among others. tickets

Franco-British countertenor, particularly acclaimed for his interpretations of Bach’s works. He is a prize-winner at international vocal competitions, including the International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera ‘Pietro Antonio Cesti,’ the Concours International de Chant Baroque de Froville, the World Bach Competition at the Boulder Bach Festival, as well as the Concours Corneille in Rouen. Since 2021, he has been an artist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he studied under Sophie Koch, José Van Dam, and Stéphane Degout. He also previously trained at the Académie Philippe Jaroussky. For several years he has been performing regularly as a soloist with French ensembles such as Pygmalion, Le Poème Harmonique, Orchestre National Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Les Ambassadeurs, Alia Mens, Les Cris de Paris, L’Escadron Volant de la Reine, and Le Caravansérail, as well as with international ensembles including Vox Luminis, Collegium Vocale Gent, Balthasar Neumann Choir & Orchestra, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Musica getutscht, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Freiburger Bachchor, A Nocte Temporis, Continuum, Gli Angeli Genève, Il Gardellino, and Capella Sollertia. tickets

British tenor, renowned for the expressive quality of his interpretations of classical, baroque, and renaissance repertoire. He graduated with distinction in music from the University of Durham. He has participated in the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme and in Rising Stars of the Enlightenment (under the auspices of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment). He regularly performs with leading early music ensembles, including Arcangelo, Cappella Mediterranea, Le Concert d’Astrée, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dunedin Consort, the English Concert, Freiburg Barockorchester, Les Violons du Roy, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Kristian Bezuidenhout, William Christie, Jonathan Cohen, Ivor Bolton, John Butt, John Eliot Gardiner, Leonardo García Alarcón, Emmanuelle Haïm, Philippe Herreweghe, Václav Luks, Dinis Sousa, and Peter Whelan. tickets

Baritone distinguished by an excellent diction, a flexible voice, and a natural sense of stagecraft. His voice captivates audiences in prestigious opera houses and concert halls. Since taking part in Les Arts Florissants’ academy Le Jardin des Voix, he has sung with many of the most renowned ensembles, including Le Concert d’Astrée (Emmanuelle Haïm), Les Accents (Thibault Noally), Le Concert Spirituel (Hervé Niquet), Aedes (Mathieu Romano), Le Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre), Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier), La Cappella Mediterranea (Leonardo García Alarcón), Insula Orchestra (Laurence Equilbey), and Il Pomo d’Oro (Maxim Emelyanychev). In the operatic repertoire, he places particular emphasis on French music, from tragédie lyrique to 20th-century works. He is equally engaged in Italian opera from the 17th to the 20th century and has also enjoyed success with contemporary pieces. He has appeared in opera houses in Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Rouen, Versailles, Nancy, and Massy, as well as at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Staatsoper Berlin, Capitole de Toulouse, Royal Albert Hall, Théâtre de Caen, and at festivals including Ambronay and Beaune. tickets