Le nom des Violons du Roy s’inspire du célèbre orchestre à cordes de la cour des rois de France. Réuni en 1984 par le chef fondateur Bernard Labadie, cet ensemble regroupe une quinzaine de musiciens qui se consacrent au répertoire pour orchestre de chambre. Bien qu’ils jouent sur instruments modernes, leur fréquentation des répertoires baroque et classique est influencée par les mouvements contemporains de renouveau dans l’interprétation des musiques du XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, pour laquelle ils utilisent des copies d’archets d’époque. De plus, Les Violons du Roy explorent régulièrement le répertoire des XIXe et XXe siècles. Au cœur de l’activité musicale de Québec, Les Violons du Roy s’inscrivent également dans l’offre culturelle de la ville de Montréal. Connus à travers l’Amérique du Nord entre autres grâce à leurs nombreux concerts diffusés sur les ondes de Radio-Canada, de CBC et du réseau NPR, ils ont également donné plusieurs dizaines de concerts en Europe, notamment au Concertgebouw d’Amsterdam et à la Philharmonie de Berlin. Leur présence aux États-Unis comprend de régulières escales, dont New York, Chicago et Los Angeles. La discographie des Violons du Roy, récipiendaire de trois prix Juno et d’un prix Félix, compte trente et un titres. Douze sont parus sous étiquette Dorian et dix sous étiquette ATMA. Avec Virgin Classics, désormais Erato/Warner Classics, l’orchestre a enregistré quatre disques, respectivement avec les solistes Vivica Genaux, Truls Mørk et Alexandre Tharaud. D’autres enregistrements ont aussi été réalisés avec, entre autres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Naïve), Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion), Valérie Milot (Analekta) et Diane Dufresne.

Coming events

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Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Known for her dazzling interpretations, Quebec soprano Andréanne Brisson Paquin is for the first time a guest with Les Violons du Roy. Osvaldo Golijov’s dreamlike music is at the heart of an irresistible program that takes us into a universe of folk rhythms with a poetic touch. Interludes by Canadian composer Claudie Bertounesque unify this […]

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Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Known for her dazzling interpretations, Quebec soprano Andréanne Brisson Paquin is for the first time a guest with Les Violons du Roy. Osvaldo Golijov’s dreamlike music is at the heart of an irresistible program that takes us into a universe of folk rhythms with a poetic touch. Interludes by Canadian composer Claudie Bertounesque unify this […]

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Thursday, May 30, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – To close the 10th edition of the Apéro series, Les Violons du Roy brings the whole orchestra together in a variety of works for string ensemble, with Max Bruch’s remarkable romantic String Octet as the centrepiece.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – To close the 10th edition of the Apéro series, Les Violons du Roy brings the whole orchestra together in a variety of works for string ensemble, with Max Bruch’s remarkable romantic String Octet as the centrepiece.

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Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Virtuoso guitarist Miloš has already captured the concert stages of Europe and Asia. He presents an all-baroque program for his first collaboration with Les Violons du Roy and Jonathan Cohen, a few months after the concert they performed together at Carnegie Hall in New York and on the eve of their North American tour. Miloš […]

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Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – La Chapelle de Québec in all its glory! Bernard Labadie conducts a selection of baroque works by some of the greatest composers of the time, including Vivaldi’s celebrated and joyful Gloria. With the outstanding choristers of La Chapelle de Québec, this program will delight all choral music lovers. Duration: 120 minutes including a 20-minute intermission

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Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – La Chapelle de Québec in all its glory! Bernard Labadie conducts a selection of baroque works by some of the greatest composers of the time, including Vivaldi’s celebrated and joyful Gloria. With the outstanding choristers of La Chapelle de Québec, this program will delight all choral music lovers. Duration: 120 minutes including a 20-minute intermission

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Thursday, October 5, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Vivaldi’s works are full of chamber music gems that celebrate the violin family and basso continuo. A few musicians with harpsichordist Mélisande McNabney offer us a delightful selection.

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – Vivaldi’s works are full of chamber music gems that celebrate the violin family and basso continuo. A few musicians with harpsichordist Mélisande McNabney offer us a delightful selection.

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Sunday, September 24, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – As the curtain rises on Les Violons du Roy’s 40th season, Jonathan Cohen is proud to present a ravishing and radiant work by a seasoned Vivaldi at the height of his career. A veritable miniature opera, La Sena festeggiante has been attracting a lot of attention in Europe in recent years. A grand allegorical celebration […]

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Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – As the curtain rises on Les Violons du Roy’s 40th season, Jonathan Cohen is proud to present a ravishing and radiant work by a seasoned Vivaldi at the height of his career. A veritable miniature opera, La Sena festeggiante has been attracting a lot of attention in Europe in recent years. A grand allegorical celebration […]

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Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – As the curtain rises on Les Violons du Roy’s 40th season, Jonathan Cohen is proud to present a ravishing and radiant work by a seasoned Vivaldi at the height of his career. A veritable miniature opera, La Sena festeggiante has been attracting a lot of attention in Europe in recent years. A grand allegorical celebration […]

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Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – Anthony Marwood fusionne les époques en un concert hors du commun autour de la 5e Symphonie de Beethoven. Il unit ce monument de la musique à une œuvre forte du 20e siècle de l’un des plus grands compositeurs québécois, Claude Vivier. Programme C. VIVIER Zipangu S. MACKEY Four Iconoclastic Episodes pour violon, guitare électrique et […]