I promised myself I would sing
Sarah Aristidou is an artist.
French soprano and agile coloratura, Sarah Aristidou feels every note she sings while radiating great presence.
She is a gifted opera singer, vocally serene in classical, contemporary and folk music, as well as live improvisations.
Her own projects - including the Cd Aether - transcribe what this young artist aspires to : a shared silence, born from the vastness of an authentic note.
Several composers, such as Aribert Reimann, Jörg Widmann and Thomas Larcher, have composed for her voice.
Sarah Aristidou transcends limits. She is predestined to do so with a voice artfully combining precision, depth and sensuality.
She is the first singer to be awarded the Belmont Prize for Contemporary Music (2022).
Artistic collaborations:
Daniel Barenboim, François-Xavier Roth, Trevor Pinnock, Sir Simon Rattle, Pablo Herras-Casado, Christian Macelaru.
Max Cooper, Ricardo Villalobos, Ale Hop.
Bertrand Bonello, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jan Louwers, Olafur Eliasson.
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gürzenich Orchester, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, WDR Sinfonieorchester, ORF Wien, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Boulez Ensemble, Les musiciens du Louvre, Münchener Kammerorchester.
Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Semper Oper, Oper Frankfurt, Berliner Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, Salzburger Festspiele, Philharmonie de Paris.
Awards:
Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 1. Quartal (2024)
Belmont Prize for Contemporary Music (2022)
Luitpold Prize for Outstanding Performance (2021)
Nominations:
Best newcomer, BBC Music Magazin (2023)
Best newcomer, Die Opernwelt, (2023, 2019, 2016)
Révélation artiste lyrique, Victoires de la Musique Classique (2022)
Discography:
ENIGMA, Alpha Classics, 2023
The Living Mountain, ECM, 2023
ÆTHER, Alpha Classics, 2021
S’Agapo, Feral Note, 2021