Le Banquet Céleste

Since 2024, the artistic direction of Le Banquet Céleste has been the collective responsibility of a team of musicians who have been loyal to the ensemble for many years.

 Le Banquet Céleste has occupied a unique place in the landscape of European baroque ensembles for fifteen years, and the project has preserved its human and musical dimension. Attached to the sacred and secular repertoires championed by the ensemble since its creation, Le Banquet Céleste retains its vocal signature, which is balanced with the instrumental repertoire, in the image of the members who embody the new artistic direction. The programmes cover Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with A. Stradella, F. Cavalli, C. Monteverdi, H. Purcell, J.S. Bach and G.F. Haendel as well as G. Carissimi, J.G. Pisendel, M. Weckmann and H. Schütz. They also explore earlier repertoire with J.H. Schein and W. Byrd, in addition to later works by C.P.E. Bach and G. Benda as well as, exceptionally, contemporary music. Since its inception, Le Banquet Céleste has, at its core, focused on the music of J.S. Bach, and this close link with the composer's work remains at the heart of its artistic project. It's only natural that Le Banquet Céleste should continue its adventure! Listen to our Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/39XSZTcUKyuTjR40Vq0U5V?si=82c271d42612489a