Fixed star at the Mozartfest
Mozartfest in Würzburg means: above all, music! But it is also about cooperation, dialogue and discourse. The dialogue between artistic points of view leads to a programme whose highlights are set anew each year. For each season, the Mozartfest enters into a special dialogue with a soloist or ensemble. As Artiste étoile, outstanding interpreters are invited to shape the profile of a festival season with their artistic signature. In Würzburg, they are not only in demand on stage, but also as dramaturges and curators: in collaboration with the Artistes étoiles, programmatic focal points are created and the MozartLabor receives its orientation. Since 2014, Jörg Widmann, Renaud Capuçon, Kit Armstrong, Christiane Karg, the Schumann Quartet, Julian Prégardien, Reinhard Goebel and Isabrl Mundry have been the Artistes étoiles of the Mozart Festival.
Artiste étoile 2024
As a proven expert in historically informed performance practice and connoisseur of 17th and 18th century music, Christophe Rousset will shed light on Mozart in the context of his European contemporaries as Artiste étoile.
For his concerts, including the opening concert, as well as a chamber concert and the concertante opera performance of Mozart's opera Così fan tutte, he has both his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques and an outstanding group of singers at his side. At MozartLabor, Christophe Rousset works with young singers on opera repertoire from the 18th century and can be heard as part of the Quartet of Critics and in discussion rounds as an eloquent speaker.
Rousset has received numerous awards, including a Grammy nomination, the Diapason d'Or, a Choc du Monde de la Musique and a Gran Prix due Disque.
