Laurence Equilbey

Conductor and musical director of Insula orchestra and accentus, Laurence Equilbey is acknowledged for her demanding yet open-minded approach to her art.

Her exploration of the symphonic repertory has seen her conducting the orchestras of BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Hessischer Rundfunk, Lyon, Liège, Leipzig, Brussels Philharmonic, Copenhague, Gulbenkian, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln, Camerata Salzburg, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonia, H&H society in Boston, and last november the NSO at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

In 2012, with support from the Département des Hauts-de-Seine, she founded Insula orchestra, an ensemble on period instruments.