Proms Matinee 2: Les 24 Violons du Roy/Norrington – review

Cadogan Hall, LondonLes 24 Violons du Roy take their name from – and explore the work of – the ensemble founded by Louis XIII in 1626, and which subsequently provided the music at the palace of Versailles until the early 1760s. The players are drawn from the Royal College of Music and the Paris and Orsay conservatoires, and their instruments are reconstructions of those used in France at the time of the orchestra's glory days during the reign of Louis XIV.Despite the name, this is not specif...

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