Philippe Jaroussky has for many years been one of the leading countertenors on the international music scene and has won numerous prestigious awards. He was named Vocal Discovery at the 2004 Victoires de la Musique, and in 2007 and 2010 was named Singer of the Year. In 2008 and 2016 he received the Echo Klassik as Singer of the Year.
Acclaimed for his vocal agility and expressive subtlety, Philippe Jaroussky is a specialist in Baroque repertory, from early 16th-century composers such as Monteverdi, Giovanni Felice Sances and Luigi Rossi to virtuoso works by Handel and by Vivaldi, one of the composers he most frequently performs. He has contributed to the rediscovery of little-known composers such as Caldara, Porpora, Steffani, Telemann and Johann Christian Bach.
In 2002 he founded the Ensemble Artaserse, with which he has performed throughout Europe, in North and South America and in Asia. He works with leading early music ensembles and performs worldwide at renowned festivals and major concert halls.
Alongside Baroque music, Philippe Jaroussky also performs French mélodies and German Lieder with the pianist Jérôme Ducros. He has sung Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été in major concert halls such as the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, where he was the venue’s first Artist in Residence in January 2017, performing in the hall’s inaugural concert. His most recent album is dedicated to Schubert Lieder.
Jaroussky is also deeply engaged with contemporary music and has given the world premieres of several works, including Kaija Saariaho’s opera Only the Sound Remains, whose lead role was written for his voice, and two operas by Marc-André Dalbavie, most recently Mélancolie de la résistance at the Berlin State Opera in 2024.
Since 2021 Philippe Jaroussky has also been active has a conductor. His debut with Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio Il primo omicidio was followed by staged productions of Handel’s Giulio Cesare at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris and of Antonio Sartorio’s L’Orfeo in Montpellier.
Alongside the Vivaldi pasticcio Hotel Metamorphosis at the Salzburg Festival, his 2024/25 season engagements include a gala concert celebrating the 25th anniversary of his career at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, tours with L’Arpeggiata, recitals with Jérôme Ducros and — as a conductor — Mitridate in Montpellier.
His extensive discography includes a series of award-winning recordings, notably with Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi, and with L’Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar. He is an exclusive artist with Erato / Warner Classics.
In 2017 he founded the Académie Musicale Philippe Jaroussky, which offers high-level musical education to young talents from under-served communities.
In 2019 Philippe Jaroussky was named Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
