Jonas Descotte

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor Jonas Descotte is best known as the artistic director of the Swiss Baroque ensemble Les Argonautes. He has also collaborated with various other early music ensembles. Descotte took the name Les Argonautes from a group of heroes from Greco-Roman mythology who sail their own pioneering ship, the Argo, in search of the Golden Fleece of a winged ram. Descotte and Les Argonautes released their debut album, featuring Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and Circe, in 2022.