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, which were premiered in the Salle des Cent-Suisses at the Tuileries Palace. 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 new, 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. This recreative project also aims to explore new concert formats, harking back to the spontaneity of late-eighteenth-century practice, which combined different genres and artists in a single programme, and to establish links with other artistic disciplines. Since it was founded, the ensemble has toured many venues with operas including Haydn’s Armida, Sacchini’s Le Cid and Lemoyne’s Phèdre. It also enjoys regular collaborations with such renowned solo- ists as Karina Gauvin, Sandrine Piau and Philippe Jaroussky. On disc, the orchestra has embarked on a recording of Haydn’s complete ‘Paris’ Symphonies. Each season it presents a progra

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Mozart: Requiem - Paisiello: Messe pour le sacre de Napoléon

Haydn: Symphony No. 82 "L'Ours"

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Vivaldi: Quatre saisons - L'hiver

Haydn : Symphony No. 83 "La Poule"

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Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni & La Follia

Haydn: La Reine

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Haydn: Stabat Mater, Symphonies Parisiennes Nos. 84 86

Haydn: Stabat Mater, Symphonies Parisiennes Nos. 84 & 86

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Vivaldi: Quatre saisons - L'été

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23, Symphony No. 40 & Don Giovanni Overture

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Vivaldi: Quatre saisons - L'automne

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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

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