Ensemble Caprice
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Under the artistic direction of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretations of baroque music. Originally formed in Germany in 1989, the ensemble is now well established in Montreal. Since its inception, Ensemble Caprice has received national and international acclaim for their performances of early music.
Ensemble Caprice continues to give concerts in Europe, and is regularly invited to participate in such early music festivals as those in Bruges in Belgium, Utrecht in The Netherlands, and in Germany the Händel Festival in Halle and the Recorder Festival in Stockstadt. In May of 2009 the ensemble performed at the Internationale Händel-Festspiele in Göttingen. Ensemble Caprice has also toured in Israel and Taiwan.
Subsequent to its acclaimed U.S. debut in the 2005 Boston Early Music Festival concert series Ensemble Caprice has appeared in many parts of the United States. In November 2009 The New York Times featured them in a lengthy article, praising them as “imaginative, even powerful, and the playing is top-flight.”
Closer to home, the ensemble has its own concert series in Montreal and organizes a festival as well as a competition for young professionals. In Canada, Ensemble Caprice has been invited to perform at musical events such as the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Elora Festival, and the Domaine Forget International Festival.
Ensemble Caprice’s CD Vivaldi's Angels (Analekta) won a prestigious Juno Award in 2009. The ensemble’s CD Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies (Analekta) was nominated for a 2009 Echo Klassik award in Germany in two categories: Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year and Classics Without Borders. The ensemble Caprice was also awarded a Prix Opus by the Conseil québécois de la musique, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal awarded them their Audience Appreciation Prize (2008-2009) and Grand Prix de Montréal Finalist (2010).
Ensemble Caprice continues to give concerts in Europe, and is regularly invited to participate in such early music festivals as those in Bruges in Belgium, Utrecht in The Netherlands, and in Germany the Händel Festival in Halle and the Recorder Festival in Stockstadt. In May of 2009 the ensemble performed at the Internationale Händel-Festspiele in Göttingen. Ensemble Caprice has also toured in Israel and Taiwan.
Subsequent to its acclaimed U.S. debut in the 2005 Boston Early Music Festival concert series Ensemble Caprice has appeared in many parts of the United States. In November 2009 The New York Times featured them in a lengthy article, praising them as “imaginative, even powerful, and the playing is top-flight.”
Closer to home, the ensemble has its own concert series in Montreal and organizes a festival as well as a competition for young professionals. In Canada, Ensemble Caprice has been invited to perform at musical events such as the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Elora Festival, and the Domaine Forget International Festival.
Ensemble Caprice’s CD Vivaldi's Angels (Analekta) won a prestigious Juno Award in 2009. The ensemble’s CD Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies (Analekta) was nominated for a 2009 Echo Klassik award in Germany in two categories: Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year and Classics Without Borders. The ensemble Caprice was also awarded a Prix Opus by the Conseil québécois de la musique, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal awarded them their Audience Appreciation Prize (2008-2009) and Grand Prix de Montréal Finalist (2010).
