Le Consort
VIDEO
PRESS ACCLAIM
REPERTOIRE
Theotime Langlois de Swarte & Sophie de Bardonneche, violins; Hanna Salzenstein, cello; Justin Taylor, harpsichord
Program for March 11-25, 2026
A trio sonata soirée
Le Consort invites you to the baroque era, in which the trio Sonata was the most popular chamber music formation. This whirlwind program will spotlight examples by famous composers such as Bach and Telemann, alongside some unjustly neglected Baroque masters, illustrating the immense expressive range and creativity of this repertoire. With a few strokes of the two violins and cello bows and animation of the harpsichord’s keys, let yourself be teleported from the Venice of Albinoni and Gentili to the Naples of Porpora, with a visit to Telemann and Bach in Germany. The program concludes with a magnificent setting of “Follia” - the era's most recognizable melody, and one which still resonates today. A great journey awaits you!
Program:
Michel-Pignolet de Montéclair: Plainte for 2 violins
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751): Sonata prima, op. 1
Giorgio Gentili (1669-1737): Sonata prima, op.1
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768): Trio sonata op 2, no 3
Telemann: Sonata in D Major for cello and basso continuo
Telemann: Trietto in D Major TWV 42 : D2
Telemann: Corellisierende Sonaten (Sonata III)
Biber: Passacaglia for solo violin
JS Bach: Trio sonata in G-Major, BWV 1039
JS Bach: Larghetto BWV 972
Francesco Geminiani: La Follia
JUNE 2024
BIOGRAPHY
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Sophie de Bardonnèche, violin
Hanna Salzenstein, cello
Justin Taylor, harpsichord
(also Louise Pierrard, viola da gamba - not on 25/26 North American tour)
Formed in Paris in 2015, Le Consort is dedicated to Baroque music, particularly the trio sonata genre. Since their debut, they have been working on, playing, recording and performing this repertoire with enthusiasm, sincerity and modernity. Indeed, the trio sonata is a genre particularly emblematic of chamber music in the Baroque era, and Le Consort strives to bring a personal, dynamic and colorful interpretation to this genre.
Le Consort has performed throughout France and internationally at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms, among many other venues and festivals worldwide. Since their 2023 debut in North America, they have enchanted audiences across the continent with concerts performed in New York, Boston, Denver, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, and many other cities. The summer of 2026 will find them touring in Asia with concerts at the Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Oji Hall and Hyogo Performing Arts Center. They will return to the U.S. in October 2027.
Their repertoire includes works by composers such as Corelli, Vivaldi, Couperin and Purcell, as well as lesser-known composers whom Le Consort strives to rediscover and promote. Bringing these unknown composers back into the spotlight is one of the ensemble's artistic hallmarks. Jean-François Dandrieu, Louis-Antoine Lefevre, Giovanni Battista Reali and Mrs Philarmonica are composers that Le Consort has revived from obscurity, recording them for the first time for modern audiences.
In recent years, Le Consort has regularly strayed from the path of trio sonatas and expanded its ranks to accompany vocal projects and concertos. Examples include Vivaldi’s Concerti per una Vita; the Four Seasons with soloist Théotime Langlois de Swarte; ‘Concerti per Violoncello’ with Hanna Salzenstein on solo cello; and the album ‘Teatro Sant Angelo’ with Adèle Charvet, dedicated to Vivaldi, as well as ‘Begin the Song’, exploring the English music repertoire with countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos Djian.
Caisse des Dépôts is the ensemble's main sponsor. Le Consort is in residence at the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier Occitanie / Pyrénées Méditerranée.
May 2026 – please discard any previous or undated versions