Biography
Jérémie Rhorer, a conductor from France, maintains a regular collaboration with the period-instrument group known as Le Cercle de l'Harmonie. This association sets him apart from many peers in the historical performance field, as his primary interest lies in repertoire from the closing decades of the eighteenth century and the opening years of the nineteenth. Recognition has also come to him in the realm of composition. Several French imprints specializing in early music feature his discography, among them a 2025 Alpha release of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Op. 123, shared with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie.
Paris marks his birthplace. During his formative years he pursued studies in harpsichord, organ, flute, and composition at the Regional Conservatory of Paris, later gaining entry to the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where instruction came from Bulgarian conductor Emil Tchakarov along with early-music specialists Marc Minkowski and William Christie. Together with cellist Pejman Memarzadeh he established Les Musiciens de la Prée in 1995. His first appearance on disc arrived in 2002 via the Ligia label, involving the Choeur de Chambre des Musiciens du Louvre and La Philharmonie de Chambre; thereafter his concentration upon music of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries grew increasingly pronounced. Le Cercle de l'Harmonie took shape in 2005 through his partnership with violinist Julien Chauvin. The ensemble's initial recording under his direction presented Mozart's Symphonies No. 25, 26, and 29 in 2009.
His American debut followed three years afterward when he conducted the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Beyond his activities with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, engagements have taken him across borders to direct the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, the Montreal Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic, and London's Philharmonia Orchestra. Operatic repertoire occupies a substantial share of his efforts, frequently incorporating historically informed practices; these have encompassed period-instrument accounts of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as well as a 2018 presentation of Verdi's La traviata at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées employing the original tuning of 432 Hz. Appearances have included leading roles at the Staatsoper in Vienna, La Monnaie in Brussels, and the Bavarian State Opera, together with a 2016 visit to the BBC Proms. His recorded output centers on projects with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, encompassing both instrumental works and operas—among them the 2013 Naïve issue of Luigi Cherubini's Lodoïska—for prestigious houses such as Naïve and Alpha. Composition remains another pursuit, crowned by receipt of the Prix Pierre Cardin. Geneva's Musée de l'art et de l'histoire hosted a 2024 staging of his opera Le petit soldat de plomb, drawn from Hans Christian Andersen's The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Also in 2024, Alpha issued Rhorer and Le Cercle de l'Harmonie's recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Op. 123.
Paris marks his birthplace. During his formative years he pursued studies in harpsichord, organ, flute, and composition at the Regional Conservatory of Paris, later gaining entry to the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where instruction came from Bulgarian conductor Emil Tchakarov along with early-music specialists Marc Minkowski and William Christie. Together with cellist Pejman Memarzadeh he established Les Musiciens de la Prée in 1995. His first appearance on disc arrived in 2002 via the Ligia label, involving the Choeur de Chambre des Musiciens du Louvre and La Philharmonie de Chambre; thereafter his concentration upon music of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries grew increasingly pronounced. Le Cercle de l'Harmonie took shape in 2005 through his partnership with violinist Julien Chauvin. The ensemble's initial recording under his direction presented Mozart's Symphonies No. 25, 26, and 29 in 2009.
His American debut followed three years afterward when he conducted the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Beyond his activities with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, engagements have taken him across borders to direct the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, the Montreal Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic, and London's Philharmonia Orchestra. Operatic repertoire occupies a substantial share of his efforts, frequently incorporating historically informed practices; these have encompassed period-instrument accounts of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia as well as a 2018 presentation of Verdi's La traviata at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées employing the original tuning of 432 Hz. Appearances have included leading roles at the Staatsoper in Vienna, La Monnaie in Brussels, and the Bavarian State Opera, together with a 2016 visit to the BBC Proms. His recorded output centers on projects with Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, encompassing both instrumental works and operas—among them the 2013 Naïve issue of Luigi Cherubini's Lodoïska—for prestigious houses such as Naïve and Alpha. Composition remains another pursuit, crowned by receipt of the Prix Pierre Cardin. Geneva's Musée de l'art et de l'histoire hosted a 2024 staging of his opera Le petit soldat de plomb, drawn from Hans Christian Andersen's The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Also in 2024, Alpha issued Rhorer and Le Cercle de l'Harmonie's recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Op. 123.
Albums
Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123
2025
Spontini: Olimpie
2019
Mozart: Don Giovanni
2017
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
2016
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 25, 26 & 29
2009
Haydn: Organ Concertos, Hob. XVIII Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 10
2001
Jacques Murgier: Trois concertos
1996
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