Ensemble Molière

Continuo Foundation grantee
Supported by Continuo Foundation
Ensemble Molière have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique line-up of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, all inspired by the music of the French Baroque. Ensemble Molière were selected as the first ever BBC Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, in partnership with BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music.
They have performed throughout the UK and Europe, including concerts at the Buxton International Festival, Beverley Early Music Festival, Lammermuir Festival, MA Festival Fringe in Bruges and Festival Oude Muziek Fringe in Utrecht. The group made their debut at the London Festival of Baroque Music under the 'Future Artists' scheme, and are also former members of the BREMF Live! programme. In 2017, they reached the finals of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition.
Ensemble Molière's first cross-arts project, Pygmalion, was part-funded by Arts Council England and featured an innovative combination of opera and digital media. More recently, the group joined forces with two clowns to create a music theatre show, Good Soup, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of their namesake, the French playwright and actor Molière. The production explored Molière's world through his words and the music of his time, and premiered in London in July 2022 in the intimate and theatrical surroundings of Sands Films Studio. This project was supported by Continuo Foundation.
Ensemble Molière’s debut album, The King’s Playlist, was released on Linn Records in March 2024. www.ensemblemoliere.com
Musicians
- Flavia HirteFlute
- Alice EarllViolin
- Kate ConwayViols, Cello
- Catriona McDermidBassoon, Recorder
- Satoko Doi-LuckHarpsichord, Organ, Fortepiano
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Concerts

Hidden Gems - London
Fri 21 February 2025
All Saints' Church, East Finchley
7:30pm
£10-£20 (free u16)

The King's Playlist
Sat 22 February 2025
New Town Church, Edinburgh
7:30pm
£25 (Concessions £23, Students/Unwaged £10)
The Georgian Concert Society
The Dancing Star at the Bath Festival
Sun 25 May 2025
St Swithin’s Church, Bath
3:00pm
£35, £25, £15, £10 conc.
The Bath Festival
Past programmes

Hidden Gems - Folkestone
Sun 19 January 2025
The Green Room, The Grand, Folkestone
3:00pm
£15
Folkestone Early Music

The King's Playlist
Sat 18 January 2025
Great School, Ipswich School
7:30pm
Adult: £20 Student (19+): £5 18 and under: Free
- ➕2 other performances

Telemann and his friends in Paris
Tue 15 October 2024
Turner Sims, Southampton
7:30pm
£10-£22
- ➕1 other performance
Hidden Gems
Mon 8 April 2024
Handel Hendrix House
6:30pm
£25
Handel Hendrix House

Hidden Gems at the Foundling Museum
Sun 24 March 2024
The Foundling Museum, London
3:30pm
£25 - £35
London Handel Festival

CD Launch - The King's Playlist
Mon 18 March 2024
Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell
7:00pm
Free (reservation recommended)

The Dancing Star
Fri 17 November 2023
Foundling Museum, London
7:00pm
£25/£20

Lammermuir Festival - The Dancing Star
Sun 10 September 2023
Crichton Collegiate Church, Pathhead
11:00am
£21 / £15.75
Lammermuir Festival

Buxton Festival
Mon 17 July 2023
St John's Church, Buxton
3:00pm
£30
Buxton Festival