''Le Concert des Nations'' is an orchestra using period instruments, which performs the orchestral and symphonic repertoire from the

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: 1600 - 1900. The orchestra was created in 1989, the youngest of the groups conducted by the Catalan

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and

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virtuoso

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. ''Le Concert des Nations'' is the first orchestra of its kind made up of musicians who originate mainly from Latin countries (

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, South America,

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as well as many other countries). In 1992, ''Le Concert des Nations'' made its opera debut with Una Cosa Rara by

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at the

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, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and the Auditorio Nacional.https://www.alia-vox.com/en/artists/le-concert-des-nations/ The name ''Le Concert des Nations'' refers to the work by

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as an assembly of "tastes" and bears the mark of the

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. ''Le Concert des Nations'' is the orchestra of '' La Capella Reial de Catalunya''.

References

External links

Artists Management
page on ''Le Concert des Nations'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Concert des Nations Early music orchestras Musical groups established in 1989 Spanish symphony orchestras