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Simon-Pierre Bestion

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Biography

Conductor and choirmaster, Simon-Pierre Bestion is the founder of the ensemble La Tempête in 2015. Born in Rodez, France, on March 9, 1988, Simon-Pierre Bestion de Camboulas grew up in the Vendée region, taking organ lessons with Abel Gaborit, while participating with his four brothers, including organist and harpsichordist Louis-Noël, in puppet shows organized by his parents. He continued his organ studies in Nantes with Michel Bourcier and learned harpsichord in Paris, before reaching the final of the Concours international d'orgue de Béthune in 2006. The musician then turned to choral conducting, first in Nantes and then in Lyon, and in 2007 formed the Europa Barocca ensemble and the Luce Del Canto choir, which led to the creation of the La Tempête ensemble in 2015. From then on, Simon-Pierre Bestion has put his own stamp on the early music repertoire, opting for a faithful retranscription of choral works, or their combination with modern compositions, as in Azahar (2017), which combines pieces by Alfonso X, Guillaume de Machaut, Stravinsky and Maurice Ohana. He then conducts the album Larmes de Résurrection (2018), followed by Vespro for Monteverdi's Vespers to the Virgin Mary (2019), the recital Hypnos after various composers of the 16th and 20th centuries (2022), then Rachmaninov's Vespers (2022) and Bach Minimalist (2023), which links pieces by the Baroque composer with minimalist scores by Górecki, Nystedt or John Adams. In 2024, Stabat Mater brings together the two homonymous sacred works by Domenico Scarlatti and Dvořák.
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  2.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Audi caelum featuring La Tempête
  3.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Ave maris stella featuring La Tempête
  4.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Magnificat featuring La Tempête
  5.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Magnificat 'Suscepit Israel' featuring La Tempête
  6.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Laudate pueri featuring La Tempête
  7.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Dixit Dominus featuring La Tempête
  8.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Laetatus sum featuring La Tempête
  9.   Vespro della beata vergine, SV 206: Pulchra es featuring La Tempête
  10.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Jesus erscheint den Emmausjüngern, Pt. 2 featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  11.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Jesus erscheint den Emmausjüngern, Pt. 3 featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  12.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Der Jüngling im Grabe featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  13.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Rat der Hohenpriester featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  14.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Jesus erscheint den Emmausjüngern, Pt. 1 featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  15.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Jesus erscheint den elf Jüngern featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  16.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Der Sendungsbefehl featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  17.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Der Ostermorgen, Pt. 2 featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  18.   Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi, Op. 3, SWV 50: Jesus erscheint der Maria Magdalena featuring Simon-Pierre Bestion
  19.   Messe: II. Gloria by Simon-Pierre Bestion
  20.   Messe: IV. Sanctus by Simon-Pierre Bestion

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