Christophe Rousset

About Christophe Rousset

The founder of the Ensemble Les Talens Lyriques and internationally renowned harpsichordist, Christophe Rousset, is an inspired musician and conductor with a passion for opera and the rediscovery of the European musical heritage. Christophe Rousset studied the harpsichord with Huguette Dreyfus at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, then with Bob van Asperen at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He has also won the coveted First Prize in the Seventh Bruges International Harpsichord Competition at the age of twenty-two. He then followed up by creating his very own ensemble, Les Talens Lyriques, in 1991. His latest recording of François Couperin: The Sphere of Intamacy has garnered critical acclaim. Some stating: “Whether he is alone at the harpsichord, at the head of a few musicians from his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques, or whether he accompanies a vocalist, Christophe Rousset manages to reconcile qualities whose complementarity is not obvious: rigor and freedom, elegance and familiarity” and “An exceptional musical moment, to be savored far from the world and the noise”. (Opera, December 2022). Christophe Rousset has been decorated with the awards of "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur" and "Ordre National du Mérite". Moreover, he was named "Commandeur des Arts et les Lettres", the highest distinction of this French order for Outstanding Achievement in Music.