{"id":3376,"date":"2021-10-20T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relaunch.andreasrichter.berlin\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2026-03-22T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:55:11","slug":"vox-luminis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/en\/vox-luminis\/","title":{"rendered":"Vox Luminis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vox Luminis was established almost 20 years ago; today, the ensemble uses its sparkling traits to enhance the world of early music! The push was made in 2004 by Lionel Meunier \u2013 bass and founding base of Vox Luminis. The objective is to gain access to the Light through the Voice. Every year, the ensemble releases on average two discs and offers its audience more than 60 concerts on Belgian, European and international stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They define themselves as a group of soloists with a variable combination (with a base from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague) and of a continuo, additional instrumentalists or a full orchestra, depending on the repertoire. The repertoire is essentially Italian, English and German and spans the 16th through the 18th centuries. Since its creation, the ensemble has been noted for its cohesion and it charms with the personality of every timbre and the homogeneity of the voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year 2018 was marked by two awards: first, Vox Luminis won the famous BBC Music Magazine AWARD 2018 in the category \u201cChoral Award Winner\u201d for their recording&nbsp;Ein&nbsp;Feste Burg&nbsp;Ist&nbsp;Unser&nbsp;Gott, following the disc Luther et la Musique de la R\u00e9forme. Second, KLARA named them \u201cEnsemble of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Lionel Meunier has established himself as the internationally well-known conductor and artistic director of the Vox Luminis ensemble, which he created in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ensemble is supported by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Wallonie-Bruxelles, the City of Namur and Namur Confluent Culture and&nbsp;the Art and Life Tours&nbsp;(a funding program for concerts in Wallonia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-chain has-white-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voxluminis.com\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vox-luminis-cleslie-artamonow-2023-03_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10557\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-3c1514be-1e8a-4fd3-8ebf-29e1724af821\" href=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vox-luminis-cleslie-artamonow-2023-03.jpg\">&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vox-luminis-cleslie-artamonow-2023-03.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-3c1514be-1e8a-4fd3-8ebf-29e1724af821\" download>Vox Luminis press photo 3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group downloads_picts has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8798a4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group downloads_files has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-025f9b39-b7b3-4f80-ab8a-1cdb4e6c5503\" href=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VoxLuminis_Bio_EN_25.pdf\">&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VoxLuminis_Bio_EN_25.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-025f9b39-b7b3-4f80-ab8a-1cdb4e6c5503\" download>Biography (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor\" id=\"past\">PAST CONCERTS &#8211; A SELECTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rahmen rahmen_culture_blue has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8798a4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"intro\"><strong>MAGNIFICAT<\/strong><br>9 December 2025, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg \/ 13 December 2025, Konzerthaus Dortmund <br><strong>Vox Luminis \/ Lionel Meunier, bass &amp; artistic direction<\/strong><br><br>The Magnificat of the pregnant Mary, praising God who sides with the poor and dethrones the mighty, carries a striking relevance in times of economic and social hardship. In December 2026, this resonance was to life by Vox Luminis under the direction of Lionel Meunier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"quelle\">G. P. Telemann: Uns ist ein Kind geboren &#8211; cantata TWV 1:1451 \/ J. S. Bach: Christen, \u00e4tzet diesen Tag BWV 63 \/ J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D major BWV 243<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox_c_Sebastian-Madej.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox_c_Sebastian-Madej.jpg 780w, https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox_c_Sebastian-Madej-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vox Luminis \u00a9 Sebastian Madej<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">\u201eVox Luminis, under Lionel Meunier, stepped confidently into this terrain with good humour and radiant musicality.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quelle\">bachtrack, 10 December 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rahmen rahmen_culture_blue has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8798a4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"intro\"><strong>SPEM IN ALIUM<\/strong><br>21 July 2024, Salzburger Festspiele <br><strong>Vox Luminis \/ Lionel Meunier, bass &amp; musical direction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"quelle\">Works by T. Tallis, J. Sheppard &amp; A. Striggio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox-Luminis_c_marco-borrelli_slider.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox-Luminis_c_marco-borrelli_slider.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Vox-Luminis_c_marco-borrelli_slider-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vox Luminis \u00a9 Marco Borrelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">\u201cAn overwhelming experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quelle\">BR Klassik, 23 July 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">\u201cThis is a festival!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quelle\">drehpunkkultur.at 22 July 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">\u201cThat evening, a performance succeeded in bringing the full richness and artistic beauty of the St Matthew Passion into full bloom.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quelle\">Salzburger Nachrichten 22 July 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rahmen rahmen_culture_blue has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8798a4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"intro\"><strong>ST. MATTHEW PASSION<\/strong><br>5 April 2023, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg \/ 6 April 2023, Konzerthaus Dortmund <br><strong>Freiburger Barockorchester \/ Vox Luminis \/ Lionel Meunier, bass &amp; musical direction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"quelle\">J. S. Bach: Matth\u00e4us-Passion BWV 244<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FBO_Vox-Luminis\u00a9Foppe-Schut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FBO_Vox-Luminis\u00a9Foppe-Schut.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FBO_Vox-Luminis\u00a9Foppe-Schut-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FBO_Vox-Luminis\u00a9Foppe-Schut-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/andreasrichter.berlin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/FBO_Vox-Luminis\u00a9Foppe-Schut-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FBO &amp; Vox Luminis \u00a9 Foppe Schut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">\u201cThat evening, a performance succeeded in bringing the full richness and artistic beauty of the <em>St Matthew Passion<\/em> into full bloom.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center quelle\">bachtrack, 28 March 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vox Luminis was established almost 20 years ago; today, the ensemble uses its sparkling traits to enhance the world of early music! 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