Lucien
Kandel
Professor of Historical Singing - Renaissance Vocal Ensemble
Lucien Kandel, singer and artistic director of the Ensemble Musica Nova, has specialized in early music repertoires after studying classical singing at the CNSMD of Lyon. He honed his skills with Marie-Claude Vallin, Gérard Geay, Dominique Vellard, and others, obtaining his advanced diploma in 1996. He quickly joined prestigious ensembles such as the Huelgas Ensemble, Doulce Mémoire, A Sei Voci, and Les Solistes de Lyon Bernard Têtu.
He has also collaborated with Le Concert Spirituel under Hervé Niquet, Ensemble Jacques Moderne (Joël Suhubiette), and Elyma with Gabriel Garrido. Kandel has participated in numerous contemporary creations, notably with Daniel D'Adamo within Ensemble Poïésis, and has commissioned works from various composers such as Daniele Ghisi, Henry Fourès, and Saed Haddad.
Since 2003, he has led Ensemble Musica Nova, assembling a team of singers to revisit and refine masterworks of the repertoire, including the famous Mass of Machaut. Their recordings have won numerous awards and high praise, including the Diapason d'Or of the Year 2003 and the Editor's Choice from the British magazine Gramophone in 2007.
Since 2011, he has taught historical singing practice at the Haute école de musique de Genève and the DMA. He regularly gives masterclasses in various academies (Royaumont) and conservatories, covering a range from medieval to baroque singing.
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Stefan
Legee
Professor of Sackbut
Stefan Legée began studying trombone in Reims with Amédé Grivillers before entering the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he obtained a first prize in trombone unanimously. He received the Certificate of Aptitude in trombone in 1985 and won third prize at the International Competition in Prague in 1987. A member of the brass quintet Magnifica from 1985 to 1990, he won several international prizes with this ensemble (Baltimore and Narbonne). In 1996, he obtained a certificate of advanced studies in sackbut with high honors at the CNSM of Lyon.
From 1985 to 2006, Stefan Legée was the solo trombone of the Orchestre Colonne. He regularly performs with the Concerto Vocale conducted by René Jacobs, Hespérion XXI led by Jordi Savall, Europa Galante under Fabio Biondi, La Fenice by Jean Tubéry, the Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse, and the Concert Brisé led by William Dongois. He is also actively involved in contemporary music, playing with ensembles such as Erwartung (Bernard Desgraupes), Sine Qua Non (Nicolas Brochot), and Ars Nova (Philippe Nahon). In 1996, he premiered Dominique Probst's concerto for trombone and string orchestra, which was dedicated to him. He participated in concerts with Ensemble 2e2m from 2002 to 2005.
Numerous recordings document his work. These include Ex Libris with La Fenice on Opus 111, L’âge d’or du cornet with the Concert Brisé and William Dongois on K 617, the Passione di Jesù by Caldara with Fabio Biondi for Virgin Veritas, and a monograph on Philippe Hersant with Ensemble Ader for Musique Française d’Aujourd’hui.
Stefan Legée has given numerous masterclasses in sackbut. He teaches trombone and sackbut at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Saint Maur and sackbut at the Haute école de musique de Genève.
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