Since its foundation in 2004, the vocal ensemble Vox Luminis — directed by bass Lionel Meunier — has been internationally praised for its unique sound, both with a cast of soloists and in larger productions.
Vox Luminis specializes in English, Italian and German repertory from the 17th and early 18th centuries, bringing to life not only well-known masterpieces, but also rare gems. A core of vocal soloists is supplemented, depending on the repertory, with an extensive continuo group, solo instruments or a complete orchestra.
In 2012, Vox Luminis won the Recording of the Year at the prestigious Gramophone Awards. Since then, the group has made numerous recordings with Ricercar, Alpha Classics, Ramée and Musique in Wallonie, and has won various international prizes including ‘Klara Ensemble of the Year 2018’, BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Choral Award Winner 2018’, three Diapasons d’Or and several German Record Critics’ Awards. In 2019 the ensemble received another Gramophone Music Award in the ‘Choral’ category for its recording Buxtehude: Abendmusiken.
Every year Vox Luminis gives around seventy concerts at major concert halls and festivals worldwide, including at Bozar in Brussels, deSingel in Antwerp, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, L’Auditori in Barcelona, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Salle Gaveau and the Auditorium de Radio France in Paris, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, New York’s Lincoln Center, Festival of Flanders and Festival de Wallonie, Festival de Saintes, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Bremen Music Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, Aldeburgh Festival and Boston Early Music Festival. In 2023 the ensemble made its debut at the Salzburg Festival.
Vox Luminis is artist in residence at Concertgebouw Bruges. Recently, the ensemble launched a structural collaboration with the renowned Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Freiburg Baroque Consort.
