Le Concert de la Loge

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In January 2015, the violinist Julien Chauvin founded a new period-instrument orchestra with the ambition of reviving an essential component of French musical history: the Concert de la Loge Olympique.

That orchestra, founded in 1783 by the Comte d’Ogny, was then considered one of the finest in Europe and has remained famous for commissioning the ‘Paris’ Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. At that time, a substantial majority of musicians were Freemasons, and many concert associations were linked to Masonic Lodges such as the Loge Olympique de la Parfaite Estime.

The modern, flexibly sized ensemble presents chamber, symphonic and vocal-operatic programmes directed from the violin or the baton and champions a wide repertory ranging from the Baroque era to the early twentieth century.

The aim of this recreation project is also to explore new forms of concerts, harking back to the spontaneity of late-eighteenth practice, which intermingled different genres and artists in a single programme, and to establish links with other artistic disciplines.

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Since it was founded, the ensemble has toured many venues with operas including Haydn’s Armida directed by Mariame Clément, Sacchini’s Le Cid directed by Sandrine Anglade, Lemoyne’s Phèdre and Isouard’s Cendrillon staged by Marc Paquien for the Palazzetto Bru Zane and Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail staged by Christophe Rulhes. It also enjoys regular collaborations with such renowned soloists as Karina Gauvin, Sandrine Piau, Philippe Jaroussky and Justin Taylor.

On disc, the orchestra has recorded six volumes of Haydn’s complete ‘Paris’ Symphonies (Aparté label) with works from the same period performed at the Concert de la Loge Olympique. In addition, the ensemble has devoted itself to rediscovering other repertoires: the French melodies orchestrated in “Si j’ai aimé” with Sandrine Piau (Alpha label), the “Symphonies de Salons” (Aparté label), and violin concerti for the Naïve label with the release in 2020 of the 63rd volume of the Vivaldi Edition “Il Teatro”.

In 2021, Le Concert de la Loge has begun a new collaboration with the Alpha label around Mozart’s three last symphonies.

Its recordings have received critical acclaim, earning such distinctions as the Diamant d’Opéra Magazine, Choc de Classica, Sélection Le Monde, ffff Télérama and the Grand Prix du Disque Charles Cros…

Since the French National Olympic and Sports Committee opposed the ensemble’s use of the adjective ‘Olympic’, it was forced to truncate its historical name and adopt the designation ‘Le Concert de la Loge’ in June 2016.

The ensemble is supported by the Ministère de la Culture, the Ville de Paris, the Region Île-de-France, the Société Générale C’est vous l’avenir Foundation (its main sponsor), the Fonds de dotation Françoise Kahn-Hamm and the sponsors who are members of Club Olympe. He is in residence at the Jean-Baptiste Lully Conservatory in Puteaux and at the Arsenal – Cité musicale-Metz. It is also an associate artist in residence at the Fondation Singer-Polignac, as well as an associate ensemble at the Auditorium du Louvre and the Théâtre Sénart. In 2021, the ensemble has begun a four-year cross-residency with the Association pour le Développement des Activités Musicales dans l’Aisne (ADAMA) and the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles.

Contacts

Concerts

  • Le Concert de la Loge

    Innsbruck, 8:00 pm

    Partner(s):

    Eva Zaicik, Ana Vieira Leite

    Conductor:

    Julien Chauvin

    Program:

    Geminiani: 1. Andante aus La Foresta Incantata Geminiani: 2. Allegro moderato aus La Foresta Incantata Geminiani: 7. Allegro aus La Foresta Incantata Geminiani: 11. Allegro moderato aus La Foresta Incantata Händel: Qual farfaletta aus Partenope HWV 27 Händel: Thither Let Our Heart Aspire! aus Theodora HWV 68 Porpora: Mormorando anch´il rushello aus L´Agrippina Händel: Caro amico amplesso Fis-Moll (Duett aus der Oper Poro) Geminiani: 14. Andante aus La Foresta Incantata Geminiani: 10. 6/8 (Presto) aus La Foresta Incantata Geminiani: 9. Andante Affetuoso aus La Foresta Incantata Händel: Verdi piante Arie der Angelica aus der Oper Orlando Händel: After long storms (duet) aus Occasional Oratorio HWV 62 Pause: PAUSE Händel: Sorge nell alma mia, Arie des Tirinto aus Imeneo HWV 41 Vivaldi: Zeffiretti che sussurate aus Ercole sur Termodonte RV 710 Vivaldi: Io son quel Gelsomino aus Regina di Ponto RV 700 Vivaldi: Frühling aus den Vier Jahreszeiten RV 114 Händel: As with Rosy Steps the Morn aus Theodora HWV 68 Händel: Per abatter il rigore d´un crudel aus Aminta e Fillide HWV 83

    Location:

    Hofburg Innsbruck

    Organizer:

    https://www.altemusik.at

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Projects

  • Further dates upon request

    Le Concert de la Loge (16 Musiker) - Tim Mead (Countertenor) - Julien Chauvin (Violine & leitung)

    Echoes of Venice - Music by Vivaldi

    Program:

    A. Vivaldi:

    Nisi Dominus

    Concerto RV 554 “Il proteo, omsia il mondo al rovescio”

    Cantate RV 684 “Cessate, omai cessate”

    Andromeda liberata RV 117 “Sovvente il sole”

    Echoes of Venice offers a journey into the heart of Venetian Baroque through
    vocal and instrumental works by Vivaldi, showcasing the diversity and richness
    of his writing. The Nisi Dominus, with its poignant expressivity and striking
    contrasts, converses with the spectacular Concerto RV 554, where instruments
    intertwine in a game of inverted reflections. The cantata Cessate, omai cessate
    unfolds all the composer’s dramatic intensity, while Sovvente il sole, from
    Andromeda liberata, brings a luminous touch with its exquisite melody. A
    concert that resonates with the brilliance and emotion of Vivaldi’s musical Venice.

  • Le Concert de la Loge (40 Musiker & 4 Solisten) - Ensemble La Sportelle (24 Choristen) - Julien Chauvin (Leitung)

    The great Mass in C Minor by Mozart

    Program:

    W. A. Mozart:

    The Great Mass in C Minor K. 427 (KV. 417)

    Symphonie nr. 41

    Mozart’s Mass in C marks a significant turning point in the history of sacred music. It
    combines the liturgical musical traditions of the time with the stylistic innovations of
    Viennese classicism. Mozart succeeded in fusing the grandeur of the Baroque style
    with the clarity and balance characteristic of his own era. By incorporating elements
    of opera into the Mass, Mozart elevated the genre to new heights of expressiveness
    and drama, anticipating the practices of musical Romanticism to come.

    Le Concert de la Loge (40 Musiker) - Mélissa Petit (Sopran) - Eva Zaicik (Mezzo-Sopran) - Antonin Rondepierre (Tenor) - Nahuel di Pierro (Bass) – Ensemble La Sportelle (24 Choristen) - Julien Chauvin (Leitung)

  • Further dates upon request

    Le Concert de la Loge (14-19 Musiker) - Compaigne Käfig (7 Tänzer) - Julien Chauvin (Violine & Leitung)

    "Battle Vivaldi" - Vier Jahreszeiten mit Choreographie

    Program:

    A. Vivaldi

    Sinfonia de L’Olimpiade RV 725
    Die vier Jahreszeiten: Frühling RV 269, Sommer RV 315, Herbst RV 293, Winter RV 297
    Konzert in h-Moll für 4 Violinen, op. 3, Nr. 10, RV 580
    Sinfonia in G-Dur RV 151 (alla Rustica)
    Cellosonate in a-Moll, RV 43

    Mourad Nezouki: Choreographie
    Sabri Collin: Choreographieassistenz
    Julien Chauvin: Violine und Leitung
    Cécile Trelluyer: Licht
    Nadine Chabannier: Kostüme
    Tänzer von d'Adage et Pôle en Scènes
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    Vivaldis "Vier Jahreszeiten" sind weit mehr als nur vier Violinkonzerte. Dieses Werk stellt einen Höhepunkt der Programmmusik dar und besticht durch seine zahlreichen beschreibenden Elemente, die es auch nach mehrmaligem Hören lebendig und faszinierend halten. Die universelle Wirkung dieses Meisterwerks wird durch eine choreographische und dramaturgische Dimension bereichert, die Musiker und Tänzer in einem grandiosen Fest aller Künste vereint.

  • Le Concert de la Loge (20 Musiker & 6 Solisten) - Julien Chauvin (Leitung)

    GRISELDA von Antonio Vivaldi - Oper Dramma per musica in 3 Akten Libretto von Carlo Goldoni

    Program:

    Oper Dramma per musica in 3 Akten Libretto von Carlo Goldoni Uraufgeführt am 18. Mai 1735 im Teatro San Samuele in Venedig
    Griselda wurde vor allem wegen der sehr hohen Qualität der Arien gewählt, die durch zahlreiche 'Hits' (Vede Orgogliosa l'onda, Agitata de due venti, Ombra vane...) gepunktet sind, kombiniert mit dem Reichtum von Goldonis Libretto. Die moralische Stärke der weiblichen Figur findet in einer Zeit, in der der Kampf um Geschlechtergleichheit noch besteht, große zeitgenössische Resonanz.

    Lucile Richardot: Griselda
    Mélissa Petit: Costanza
    Bruno de Sà: Ottone
    Laurence Kilsby (tbc) : Gualtiero
    Paul-Antoine Bénos: Roberto
    Juliette Mey (tbc): Corrado

    Silvia Paoli: Inszenierung
    Julien Chauvin: musikalische Leitung
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    Eine Koproduktion des Théâtre des Champs-Élysées & Théâtre de Caen

  • Le Concert de la Loge (30 Musiker & 3 Solisten) - Julien Chauvin (Violine & Leitung)

    Dramma Giocoso - Music by Mozart

    Program:

    W. A. Mozart:

    Caro bell’idol mio K.562

    Nasocoso è il mio sol K.557

    Lacrimoso son io K.555

    Sie ist dahin K.229

    O du eselhafter Peierl! K.560

    Leck mir den Arsch K.233

    Hei wenn die Gläser K.89a

    Excerpts from Symphony No. 39, 40 or 41

    With the help of the three singers of the ensemble La Néréide, Julien Chauvin once
    again wishes to explore Mozart’s last works, revealing the diversity and depth of
    his genius. This programme will feature arias in Italian and German, as well as a
    cappella canons, created for intimate moments, imbued with great subtlety and
    sometimes with humorous touches. Celebrating Mozart in the twilight of his life,
    between lightness and gravity, would be inconceivable without excerpts from his
    last symphonies, which represent the pinnacle of his art.

    Le Concert du la Loge (30 Musiker) - Julie Roset (Sopran) - Camille Allérat (Sopran) - Ana Vieira Leite (Sopran) - Julien Chauvin (Violine & Leitung)