Gérard Lesne was born in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise. He was originally a rock singer, but in 1979 the tenor Zeger Vandersteene introduced him to René Clemencic, a pioneer of work in the medieval repertoire, and at age 23, Lesne began touring with the Clemencic Consort.[1]
1980 : Gilles Binchois : chansons, missa Ferialis, Magnificat, with Clemencic Consort, on Musique en Wallonie.
1986 : Cantate Italiane e Sonata, by Antonio Vivaldi, with Fabio Biondi on violin solo and Il Seminario Musicale, Diapason d'Or award, on Adda. Re-released by Musidisc in 2001.
1992 : O Lusitano, by various Portuguese composers, on Virgin Classics.
1992 : Salve Regina, by Vivaldi, with Fabio Biondi and Il Seminario Musicale, Diapason d'Or award, Virgin
1993 : Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Leçons de Ténèbres - Office du Vendredi Saint, H.105, H.95, H.140, H.133, H.130, H.99, H.100, A. Mellon, G. Lesne, I. Honeyman, J. Bona, Il Seminario Musicale - Virgin Classics, CD 7592952 (p 1992 c 1993)
1995 : Motets, by Alessandro Stradella, with Sandrine Piau and Il Seminario Musicale, on Virgin Classics. Re-released in 1999 with the cantatas of Antonio Caldara.
1995 : Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Leçons de ténèbres - Office du Mercredi Saint, H.120, H.138, H.141, H.117, H.131, H.126, Miserere H.173 - C. Greuillet, C. Pelon, C. Purves, G. Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale - Virgin Classics, CD 5451072 (p 1995 c 1995).
1995 : Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Leçons de Ténèbres - Office du Jeudi Saint, H.121, H.139, H.136, H.144, H.128, H.528, H.510, H.521 - I. Honeyman, P. Harvey, S. Piau, G. Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale - Virgin Classics, CD 5450752 (p 1995 c 1995)
2000 : Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Trois histoires sacrées, Mors Saülis et Jonathae H.403, Sacrificium Abrahae, H.402, In Circumcisione Domini / Dialogus inter Angelum et pastores, H.406, M. L. Duthoit, J. Azzaretti, G. Lesne, B. Clee, J . F. Novelli, N. Bauchau, R. Nédélec, R. Spogis Naïve, CD E 8821 (2000)