Les Musiciens du Louvre is a French period instrument ensemble, formed in 1982. Originally based in Paris, since 1996 it has been based in the Couvent des Minimes in Grenoble. The Guardian considers it one of the best orchestras in the world.
Les Musiciens du Louvre perform at the 2020 Quincena Musical de San Sebastián
Marc Minkowski in 2013
Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble
The Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble is a former monastery constructed about 1644 by the Minim friars, a semi-contemplative mendicant order, which is located on the Rue du Vieux Temple in Grenoble, France.
Couvent des Minimes
courtyard of the monastery