About Us
La Petite Écurie is an oboe band performing music of the 17th and 18th centuries on historical instruments: two oboes, taille, bassoon and percussion.
The name of the ensemble refers to the “Grande Écurie”, a musical establishment at the royal court of Louis XIV in Versailles, where most of his wind players were employed.
Miriam, Valerie, Marc, Giovanni and Philipp met at the Festival Musica Antica in Urbino (Italy) in 2018. After playing together with great enthusiasm they decided to form an oboe band together.
Numerous Festivals invited the ensemble to play concerts, including the Internationale Barocktage in Melk (Austria), the Valletta Baroque Festival (Malta), BachFest Leipzig (Germany), Stockholm Early Music Festival (Sweden), Anciuti Music Festival (Italy) and Semana de la Música Antigua de Álava (Spain).
The Sound Explorers was created in collaboration with director Friederike Karig. This children’s play, entirely without spoken words, is designed to be performed anywhere in the world! La Petite Écurie premiered this unique production at the Internationale Barocktage in Melk in May 2024.
The REMA (European Early Music Network) selected the group in 2021 as a promising new ensemble and invited to perform in front of a broad selection of European early music promoters.
The Queen’s Favourites marked the debut of La Petite Écurie, released in 2022 under the ARCANA (Outhere Music) label.
No Strings Attached, the group’s second album, was released in November 2024. It includes music by Schieferdecker, Händel, Vivaldi, and a world premiere of a piece by Reinhard Keiser. The album received a jubilant review from BR-Klassik.
Music Journalist Marcus Stäbler made a portrait about La Petite Écurie, which was broadcasted on NDR Kultur (Germany) in August 2022.
Original music for oboe band takes center stage within the ensemble’s wide-ranging repertoire. From contemporary and traditional compositions for oboe band to thoughtfully crafted arrangements of orchestral pieces, La Petite Écurie demonstrates a profound interest in exploring the depths of musical expression.
