Raphaël Pichon
Born: 17th October 1984, France
Nationality: French
The French conductor and countertenor Raphaël Pichon was born in Paris in 1984 and was a boy chorister at Versailles before studying at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he formed Ensemble Pygmalion in 2006. Their debut recording of Missae Breves by JS Bach was released on Alpha in 2008, and won praise from Gramophone for Pichon’s ‘warmth and an unusual sensitivity to the periodic structure of each movement’; their discography also includes the Mass in B Minor (‘a Bach project of the highest calibre’ – Gramophone), Rameau’s Dardanus and Castor et Pollux, Enfers (a recital of Rameau, Gluck and Rebel with baritone Stéphane Degout, which won the Recital Category at the 2019 International Opera Awards), and the Gramophone Award-winning Mozart – The Weber Sisters with Pichon’s wife, the coloratura soprano Sabine Devieilhe.
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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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Bracing Brahms from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon
10th Oct 2025
A fresh new recording of Brahms's quasi-sacred masterwork combines hints of past approaches - both the luxuriant and the austere - for an overall impression that's clear and light but deep and profound when it counts.
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New. Opéra Comique Collection, Vol. 2Recommended6 DVD Videos: Original price ($51.50) Reduced price $42.23
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New. Opéra Comique Collection, Vol. 2Recommended5 Blu-rays: Original price ($54.75) Reduced price $44.89
