Instrument fairs
Since 2010, the Conservatoire's Early Music department has been organizing instrument fairs as a new meeting place for students and instrument makers.
In the world of early music, there is a wide variety of copies of original instruments, so it seemed worthwhile to facilitate student encounters with instrument makers, who are always eager to share their work, exchange ideas and opinions, and even debate their instruments.
The fairs are a privileged moment in the year, to discover the many types of instruments copied by makers, to learn about the world of instrument making with its beauties and constraints, to pass on messages to makers about their desires and expectations for the world of instrument making of tomorrow, to try out different instruments reflecting different aesthetics or artistic choices, but above all to meet each other.
The fairs are held annually, alternating between string and wind instruments. Conferences, debates and masterclasses are organized around instrument making and organology.
Instrument fairs in the past
2023 I 2024
Instrumental fair (strings and wind) February 14 and 15, 2024, for the department's 20th anniversary. Find out more about the program and exhibitors
2019 I 2020
Find out more about the program and exhibitors
2017 I 2018
Historical wind instruments
Fridtjof Aurin, Philippe Bolton, Cristian Bosc, Olivier Cottet, Annelies Decock, Jan De Winne, Bodil Diesen, Rosa et Reiner Egger, Ulrich Ehret, Fraize et Marques, Agnes Gueroult, Guido Hulsens, Augustin Humeau, Stephan Katte, Guido Klemisch, Wolfgang Kube, Francesco Li Virghi, Angelica Meza, Vincent Onida, Alberto Ponchio, Pierre Ribo, Claire Sécordel, Johannes Skorupa, Paul van der Linden, Inês de Avena Braga,
Benny Aghassi…
2015 I 2016
Historical wind instruments
Walter Bassetto, Damien Bardonnet, Franz Biersack, Tony Bingham, Philippe Castejon, Olivier Cottet, Annelies Decock, François De Rudder, Marc Ecochard, Rainer Egger, Soren Green, Andrew Hallock, Guido Hulsens, Augustin Humeau, Wolfgang Kube, Daniel Kunst, Michael Münzwitz , Vincent Onida, Alberto Ponchio, Pierre Ribo, Bruno Salenson, Andras Schöni, Richard Seraphinoff, Michael Taglinger, Paul van der Linden, Stephaan Verdegem, Alain Weemael et Pierre Coulon, Hans-Peter Westermann, Anette Spehr, Guntram Wolf…
2013 I 2014
Historical wind instruments
Olivier Cottet, La maison Egger, Wolfgang Kube, Mathieu Loux, Pierre Ribo, Michael Taglinger, Paul van der linden, Peter van der Poel, Riccardo Von Vittorelli, Alain Weemaels, Walter Bassetto, Jan de Winne, Martin Mürner, Claude Maury, Eric Hoeprich, Jean Tubery…
2012 I 2013
Fair of lute-makers and bow-makers
History of lute-making from the renaissance to romanticism
Bares Alessandro, Bertrand Thomas, Biersack Franz, Bonnet Alexis, Boury Jean-Paul, Buys Erik, Danger François, De Saedeleer Jessica, Fraval Tanguy, Gastaldo Jérôme, Gervais Benoit, Giral Arnaud, Janssens Catherine, Laulhere Antoine, Mehler André, Poidevin Nelly, Pont Olivier, Sambot Gérard, Van Engeland Pierre, Vandermeersch Katrien…
2011 I 2012
Fair of lute-makers and bow-makers
2010 I 2011
Fair of lute-makers and bow-makers
From the medieval Vielle to the seventeenth century violin, with a look at original instruments and reproductions
