Cécile Pilorger (Contralto)

Born: France

The French contralto, Cécile Pilorger, studied at the University of Paris Sorbonne.

Cécile Pilorger has worked in many ensembles, including the Demoiselles de St Cyr (Director: E. Mandrin), Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Director: Laurence Equilbey), Akadêmia Ensemble (Director: Françoise Lasserre), Arsys Bourgognes (Director: Pierre Cao), Les Éléments and J. Moderne (Director: Joël Suhubiette), l’Hispano Flamenca (Director: Bart Vandewege), Il Gardellino (Director: Marcel Ponseele), Ensemble Pygmalion (Director: Raphaël Pichon), La Chapelle Harmonique (Director: Valentin Tournet), and since 1998 she is a regular member of Collegium Vocale Gent under the direction of Philippe Herreweghe, with whom she has recorded many albums.

Sources:
Cecile Pilorger profile on LinkedIn, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2014)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Philippe Herreweghe

Alto

Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:
C-13 (1999): BWV 29, BWV 119, BWV 120
C-14 (2002): BWV 2, BWV 20, BWV 176
C-15: CD-1 (2001): BWV 91, BWV 121, BWV 133; CD-2 (2002): BWV 63, BWV 243a
C-16 (2003): BWV 12, BWV 38, BWV 75
C-18 (2006/2007): BWV 27, BWV 84, BWV 95, BWV 161
C-19 (2007): BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159
C-22 (2012): BWV 25, BWV 138 [3^rd],, BWV 105 [2^nd], BWV 46
C-23 (2013): BWV 44 [2^nd], BWV 48, BWV 73 [2^nd], BWV 109
C-24 (2016): BWV 101, BWV 115, BWV 103
[C-25] (2017): BWV 80 [2^nd recording], BWV 4, BWV 79
[C-26] (2020): BWV 45, BWV 118, BWV 198 [2^nd recording]
[C-27] (2023, CD): BWV 99, BWV 6 [3^rd recording], BWV 147
Bachfest Leipzig [F2023-C26]/[U-11] (2023, Video): BWV 65, BWV 73 [3^rd recording], BWV 81, BWV 190.1
[V-19] (2018, Audio): BWV 245 [4^th recording]
[V-22] (2018): BWV 245 [5^th recording]

Raphaël Pichon

Alto

Member of Ensemble Pygmalion:
C-1 (2014): BWV 244a [2^nd recording]
V-3 (2011): BWV 232: Kyrie & Gloria (1733 Version)

Philippe Pierlot

Alto

Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:
[C-14] (2018): BWV 21, BWV 76

Marcel Ponseele

Alto

BWV 33, BWV 103, BWV 146

Marcel Ponseele

Alto

Member of Il Gardellino Vocal Ensemble:
C-3 (2010): BWV 131, BWV 177
C-4 (2012): BWV 46, BWV 102

Valentin Tournet

Alto

Member of La Chapelle Harmonique:
[C-1] (2018, CD): BWV 63, BWV 243a
[V-3] (2021, CD): BWV 225-230, BWV 118

Links to other Sites

Cecile Pilorger on LinkedIn [French]