Death of the violinist Florence Malgoire
The violinist and conductor Florence Malgoire, who taught baroque violin and chamber music at the Geneva Conservatoire, has died in Marseille at the age of 63.
Born in 1960, Florence Malgoire was the daughter of Jean-Claude Malgoire, the founder and director of the baroque ensemble La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy. She studied at the Courneuve Conservatory and with Sigiswald Kuijken and played in numerous renowned ensembles such as Philippe Herrewegh's La Chapelle Royale, William Christie's Les Arts Florissants and Marc Minkowski's Les Musiciens du Louvre. She has performed as a soloist with Les Arts Florissants and the Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy.
Since 2000, she has taught baroque violin and chamber music at the Haute Ecole de Musique Geneva. She has also appeared as conductor of the baroque orchestra L'orchestre baroque du Leman. In 2008 she was invited by William Christie to help set up a department for historical performance practice at the Julliard School.
