The orchestra takes its name and constitution from Lully's own orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. All its members are internationally renowned specialists in the early music field. Although originally La Petite Bande (LPB) was not meant to become a permanent orchestra, the success of the recordings was such that they began to give concerts regularly. Having initially concentrated mainly on French music, the orchestra's repertoire has expanded over the years to include music by the Italian masters and that of Bach, Handel, Gluck, Haydn, Mozart and others. There is a strong relationship between La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken and the Belgian label Accent that is documented in more than 30 recordings issued over the last 30 years.

In 1972, with the encouragement of Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken founded the Baroque orchestra La Petite Bande, which since then has given innumerable concerts throughout Europe, Australia, South America, China and Japan, and has made many recordings for a number of labels (including Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Seon, Virgin, Accent, Denon, Hyperion, Challenge, ...). Since 1998, Sigiswald Kuijken occasionally conducts "modern" symphonic orchestras in romantic programs (Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn). In 2018, Sigiswald was awarded a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' by Rema.


Casts:

Le nozze di Figaro
- Il Conte di Almaviva: Huub Claessens
- La Contessa: Patrizia Biccirè
- Figaro: Werner Van Mechelen
- Susanna: Christiane Oelze
- Cherubino: Monica Groop
- Marzellina: Béatrice Cramoix
- Bartolo: Harry Van Der Kamp
- Basilio: Yves Saelens
- Don Curzio: Philip Defrancq
- Antonio: Jean-Guy Devienne
- Barbarina: Marie Kuijken

Don Giovanni
- Don Giovanni: Werner Van Mechelen
- Leporello: Huub Claessens
- Donna Anna: Elena Vink
- Don Ottavio: Markus Schäfer
- Zerlina: Nancy Argenta
- Masetto: Nanco de Vries
- Donna Elvira: Christina Högman
- Il Commendatore: Harry Van Der Kamp

Così fan tutte
- Fiordiligi: Soile Isokoski
- Dorabella: Monica Groop
- Despina: Nancy Argenta
- Ferrando: Markus Schäfer
- Guglielmo: Per Vollestad
- Don Alfonso: Huub Claessens