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Philippe Herreweghe

Philippe Herreweghe

Born: 2nd May 1947, Ghent

Nationality: Belgian

Philippe Maria François Herreweghe, Knight Herreweghe is a Belgian conductor and choirmaster.

Herreweghe founded La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent and is renowned as a conductor, with a repertoire ranging from Renaissance to early Romantic classical music. He specialises in Baroque music, with a particular focus on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Further Reading: Philippe Herreweghe

  • Brahms choral discs from Gardiner and Herreweghe

    5th Mar 2012by James Longstaffe

    Gardiner follows his recording of the complete symphonies with an account of the Deutsches Requiem that scores highly on textual clarity, whilst Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent offer luminous performances of the Alto Rhapsody (with Ann Hallenberg as soloist) and Schicksalsied.

  • Bach Motets from Herreweghe

    4th Jul 2011by Chris O'Reilly

    The Belgian Bach scholar and conductor and Collegium Vocale Gent return to works which they first recorded back in 1981, bringing crystal-clear textures, impeccable intonation and excellent ensemble to the six motets.

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