Lucie Horsch - Video

Recorded in Amsterdam in May 2024 for Decca, BBT Fellowship winner Lucie Horsch achieved a long-held ambition to breath life into Frans Brüggen’s collection of historic recorders, now in the safe hands of his widow, Machtelt Brüggen Israëls. The resulting recording – The Frans Brüggen Project – is released on 8 November: this year marks what would have been his 90th birthday year, as well as the tenth anniversary of his death. Lucie and Machtelt offer insights into the collection of 17 exquisite instruments from the late 17th and 18th centuries and describe the thrill of making them sound again for a new generation of music lovers.

One of three commissions made possible by recorder player Lucie Horsch’s 2022 BBT Fellowship, Calliope Tsoupaki’s A Song for You was premièred by Lucie Horsch and harpsichordist Olga Pashchenko in May 2024. Reinventing a Baroque combination for recorder and harpsichord, Lucie was delighted how Calliope “has chosen to use the ‘traditional’ sonority of the recorder. It connects with the listener because it evokes the association with the human voice and highlights the emotional capabilities of the recorder.”

Read Lucie’s blog about her hat-trick of commissions with her BBT Fellowship here