Cecile Pilorger (Contralto) - Short Biography (original) (raw)

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Cécile Pilorger (Contralto)
Born: France
The French contralto, Cécile Pilorger, studied at the University of Paris Sorbonne.Cécile Pilorger has worked in many ensembles, including the Demoiselles de St Cyr (Director: E. Mandrin), Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Director: Laurence Equilbey), Akadêmia Ensemble (Director: Françoise Lasserre), Arsys Bourgognes (Director: Pierre Cao), Les Éléments and J. Moderne (Director: Joël Suhubiette), l�Hispano Flamenca (Director: Bart Vandewege), Il Gardellino (Director: Marcel Ponseele), Ensemble Pygmalion (Director: Raphaël Pichon), La Chapelle Harmonique (Director: Valentin Tournet), and since 1998 she is a regular member of Collegium Vocale Gent under the direction of Philippe Herreweghe, with whom she has recorded many albums.
Sources: Cecile Pilorger profile on LinkedIn, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2014)Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2014)
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Philippe Herreweghe Alto Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:C-13 (1999): BWV 29, BWV 119, BWV 120C-14 (2002): BWV 2, BWV 20, BWV 176C-15: CD-1 (2001): BWV 91, BWV 121, BWV 133; CD-2 (2002): BWV 63, BWV 243aC-16 (2003): BWV 12, BWV 38, BWV 75C-18 (2006/2007): BWV 27, BWV 84, BWV 95, BWV 161C-19 (2007): BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159C-22 (2012): BWV 25, BWV 138 [3rd],, BWV 105 [2nd], BWV 46C-23 (2013): BWV 44 [2nd], BWV 48, BWV 73 [2nd], BWV 109C-24 (2016): BWV 101, BWV 115, BWV 103 [C-25] (2017): BWV 80 [2nd recording], BWV 4, BWV 79 [C-26] (2020): BWV 45, BWV 118, BWV 198 [2nd recording] [C-27] (2023, CD): BWV 99, BWV 6 [3rd recording], BWV 147 Bachfest Leipzig [F2023-C26]/[U-11] (2023, Video): BWV 65, BWV 73 [3rd recording], BWV 81, BWV 190.1 [V-19] (2018, Audio): BWV 245 [4th recording] [V-22] (2018): BWV 245 [5th recording]
Raphaël Pichon Alto Member of Ensemble Pygmalion:C-1 (2014): BWV 244a [2nd recording]V-3 (2011): BWV 232: Kyrie & Gloria (1733 Version)
Philippe Pierlot Alto Member of Collegium Vocale Gent: [C-14] (2018): BWV 21, BWV 76
Marcel Ponseele Alto BWV 33, BWV 103, BWV 146
Marcel Ponseele Alto Member of Il Gardellino Vocal Ensemble:C-3 (2010): BWV 131, BWV 177C-4 (2012): BWV 46, BWV 102
Valentin Tournet Alto Member of La Chapelle Harmonique: [C-1] (2018, CD): BWV 63, BWV 243a [V-3] (2021, CD): BWV 225-230, BWV 118
Links to other Sites
Cecile Pilorger on LinkedIn [French]