Vincent Dumestre
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Vincent Dumestre is a French lutenist. In 1997 he founded the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique
.
He studied the classical guitar
at the École Normale de Musique de Paris
and art history at the École du Louvre
. Afterwards he dedicated himself to the music for theorba, baroque guitar and lute, studying with Hopkinson Smith
and Eugène Ferré.
In 2005, he received the Grand Prix du Disque
of the L'Académie Charles Cros
' in the category "baroque music" for Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
Le Poème Harmonique
Le Poème Harmonique is a musical ensemble founded in 1998 by Vincent Dumestre to recreate and promote early music, in particular that of the 17th century. Using rare instruments such as the theorbo, the lirone, the tiorbino and the arpa tripla, Le Poème Harmonique aims to recapture the poetry of...
.
He studied the classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
at the École Normale de Musique de Paris
École Normale de Musique de Paris
The École Normale de Musique de Paris is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919...
and art history at the École du Louvre
École du Louvre
The École du Louvre is an institution of higher education and French Grande École located in the Aile de Flore of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France, and is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology and epigraphy....
. Afterwards he dedicated himself to the music for theorba, baroque guitar and lute, studying with Hopkinson Smith
Hopkinson Smith
Hopkinson Smith is an American lutenist.Born in New York, he graduated from Harvard with Honors in Music...
and Eugène Ferré.
In 2005, he received the Grand Prix du Disque
Grand Prix du Disque
The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings. The award was inaugurated by l'Académie Charles Cros in 1948 and offers prizes in various categories. The categories vary from year to year, and multiple awards are often made in any one category in the same year...
of the L'Académie Charles Cros
L'Académie Charles Cros
The Académie Charles-Cros, is an organization in France that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry....
' in the category "baroque music" for Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
External links
- Vincent Dumestre (Le Poème Harmonique)