Jean-Christophe Leclère
Organ & harpsichord
Winner of the International Organ Competition in Bruges, Jean-Christophe Leclère, a qualified medical doctor and osteopath , is the resident organist at the Notre-Dame de l’Epine Basilica in France. He brings this gothique splendour to life during the "Festival de Musique Sacrée "(mid-september ; organ , early music , theâtre , circus arts …) and coordinates the Triangle d’Orgue of Champagne . Inspired by the small XVIIIth century Saxon instruments he initiated a project for a transportable organ.He entrusted the building of this rare, travelling, adaptable piece to the belgian organ builder Rudi Jacques.
Numerous European concerts and prolific discography, he celebrated his 20th CD in 2010 ( from San Petronio de Bologna to Ciergnon , Flanders to Saxony , from Geneva to Roskilde…) Solo or with rare singers such as Catherine Greuillet, Christine Maria Rembeck, James Bowman , Alain Buet , Christophe Laporte, George Poplutz....., chamber music with faithful friends , Philippe Couvert (violin), Patrick Beuckels (traverso) Christine Plubeau, (viola da gamba) Christophe Mazeaud (oboe) William Dongois (cornett), with vocal and instrumental ensembles, including the Académie Sainte Cecile , Philippe Couvert, les Trompettes des Plaisirs, Jean François Madeuf , Magdburger Kammerchor, Lothar Hennig, The Uppsala University choir, The William Byrd Ensemble, Graham O'Reilly, Choir of Clare College (Cambridge) Vocal Concert Dresden -Peter Kopp, the Leipzig Bach -Ensemble-Jürgen Wolff, The Birmingham Ex Cathedra Choir- Jeffrey Skidmore, Capella de la Torre - Katharina Baüml and alternative programmes including Stella Maris with Habib Guerroumi , oud and arabic songs, Angélique Mauillon, harp, Ps'altarello with Pierre Hamon, flutes and bagpipes, and Carlo Rizzo, traditional Italian songs and tambourines; Toccata, Tango & Fugue with Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon... with Marina Bartoli, soprano.