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“Founded in 2009 by François Joubert-Caillet, L’Achéron is constituted of a variable number of musicians, coming from all around the world, a young generation already performing with renowned ensembles and feeling the need to affirm their artistic personality in a more intimate context.
 
Focused on Renaissance, baroque and contemporary music, l’Achéron’s interpretation of ancient repertoire is an attempt to bring forth its fundamental characteristics, reinterpreting original works with the greatest respect, being as authentic but also as readable as possible for today’s audience. The marriage between musical research and the live interpretation feed the intellectual and sensorial curiosity of the audience.
 
L’Achéron is a laboratory for new ideas, concepts and artistic practices : improvisations as well as contemporary music are an integral part of what we hope will be the continually evolving approach of the ensemble.
 
In Greek mythology, the Acheron is the river of the Underworld on which Charon ferries the souls of the Dead to Hell, the very river Orpheus crosses to look for Eurydice. Nourished by this symbol, l’Acheron is willing to open up a way in between two apparently opposed worlds: the living and the dead, the past and present, ideal and reality.”

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