Jean-Christophe Spinosi is a French conductor and violinist, the founder of Quatuor Matheus, a group that later grew into Ensemble Matheus. He is especially well known for his interpretation of the instrumental and vocal music of the Baroque, most notably the operas of Vivaldi. Recently he has also conducted successful performances of Mozart and Rossini. Spinosi has conducted many vocal works featuring singers such as Ver�nica Cangemi, Sara Mingardo, Jennifer Larmore, Sandrine Piau, Simone Kermes, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Nathalie Stutzmann, Marjana Mijanovic, Lorenzo Regazzo, Philippe Jaroussky, and Matthias Goerne. He has appeared as soloist and director with Ensemble Matheus at the major festivals and venues in France, and around the world: in Amsterdam, Vienna, Brussels, New York, Edinburgh, Prague, in Madrid, Turin, Parma and Naples. 

September 2nd, 1964 in Corsica (Age 59)