Philippe Herreweghe

Conductor

A leading light in the contemporary Baroque revival, the Belgian conductor and choral leader is the founder of La Chapelle Royale and Collegium Vocale Gent. Particularly associated with the works of J.S.Bach, Herreweghe is a leading exponent of historically-informed performance, with a repertoire spanning the Renaissance to the early Romantic. Principal guest conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Herreweghe is a frequent guest conductor for a wide range of international orchestras, especially in the Netherlands and Germany and has over 60 recordings to his credit.