Théotime Langlois de Swarte

Théotime Langlois de Swarte (born 1995) is a French violinist.^[1] His repertoire includes Bach,^[2] Vivaldi^[3][4] and other Baroque music composers.^[5][6]

Langlois de Swarte playing Dido and Æneas (Henry Purcell) with Les Arts Florissants in 2022.

He was born in Céret and began playing violin at the age of four^[7]. He trained at the Conservatoire de Perpignan, and later at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, under Gilles Colliard^[7]. He was a nominee in the category New Talents at the Victoires de la Musique in 2020,^[8] being the first baroque violinist ever nominated for that award.^[9]

Langlois de Swarte and Le Consort appeared at the BBC Proms for the first time in 2025, performing pieces by Vivaldi, Bach and other composers.^[10]

He plays a 1665 Jacob Stainer violin owned by the Jumpstart Jr Foundation, a Dutch nonprofit that loans instruments to young artists.^[11]

Recordings

• 2020: The Mad Lover; with Thomas Dunford (Harmonia Mundi)
• 2021: A concert at the time of Proust; with Tanguy de Williencourt (Harmonia Mundi)
• 2021: "Générations" Senaillé; Leclair: Sonates pour violon and clavecin with William Christie (Harmonia Mundi)
• 2022: Vivaldi, Leclair & Locatelli: Violin Concertos - Ensemble Les Ombres (Harmonia Mundi) Diapason d'Or 2022^[12]
• 2023: Une invitation chez les Schumann. Musique de chambre, œuvres pour piano et lieder - Trio Dichter (with Hanna Salzenstein, Fiona Mato), Samuel Hasselhorn (Harmonia Mundi)
• 2023: Joseph Haydn Symphonies "parisiennes" n° 84, 85, 86 & 87 - Concerto pour violon n° 1 - Les Arts Florissants, with William Christie (Harmonia Mundi)