KAREN VOURC’H

Karen Vourc’h began her career as a scientist (Master in Quantum Physics McGill / Montreal, DEA Physique Théorique ENS Paris) before devoting herself entirely to singing (Opera-studio Zürich, CNSMDP). She is the winner of numerous international competitions, and in 2009 won the Victoire de la Musique award for Lyric Revelation. She is invited to perform on the greatest international stages: Royal Albert Hall (London), NHK (Tokyo), Philarmonies de Paris, Casa da Musica (Porto), Fondation Gulbenkian (Lisboa), Opéras de Paris, Montpellier, Hambourg, Genève, Lausanne, Tokyo… She sings under the baton of Louis Langrée, Sir John Eliott Gardiner, Daniel Harding, Kent Nagano, Michel Plasson and works with stage directors R. Carsen, K. Warlikowski, S. Braunschweig, Barbe et Doucet… Karen Vourc’h began her career with Mozart roles (Pamina, Elvira, Fiordiligi, Comtessa), followed by Bizet (Micaela), Massenet (Manon), Monteverdi… She soon moved on to the 20th and 21st century repertoire, which she particularly enjoys. She frequently collaborates with contemporary composers: particularly Kaija Saariaho and Pascal Dusapin, but also Guillaume Connesson, Mathis Nitschke, Chaya Cernowim, Pierre Bartholomée and Franck Krawczyk. Future projects include Kaija Saariaho’s Quatre Instants in Amsterdam, P.Glass’s Satyahagra at the Opéra de Nice, and a recital tour. On the Aparté label, she has just recorded a disc of melodies by Agathe Backer-Grøndahl with pianist Anne Le Bozec.

JULIE PERRUCHE

After her musical studies at the Orléans conservatory, where she won 1st prizes in music theory, piano and flute, as well as 1st regional prizes in piano and flute, she entered the Versailles CNR, where she won a flute medal and a gold medal unanimously with congratulations in chamber music. After four years in Christine Rouault’s accompaniment class, she was awarded 1st prize for accompaniment with honors by the City of Paris, as well as a gold medal at the CNR de Rueil Malmaison. She also holds the 3 Diplômes d’Etat d’Accompagnement (instrument, singing, dance). Her 5-year participation in the Festival du Mois Molière de Versailles has enabled her to perform creations by P. Mefano, A. Bonquart, B. Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Schubert’s Trout Quintet… As a pianist, she has taken part in the production of various operas: Jacques Offenbach’s La belle Hélène and Barbe-bleue, Charles Gounod’s Philémond et Baucis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Verdi’s Rigoletto. Her interest in chamber music has led her to perform with numerous concert artists, and more regularly with soprano Ingrid Perruche at recitals and international competitions.