Category: Instrumentalists
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Tomás Azcárate, Pianist
Tomás Azcárate was born in Buenos Aires in 1995. He plays the piano since he was seven. At eight, he began studying with Andrea Gallo following the Suzuki Method while attending the Collegium Musicum. He took several masterclasses with Caroline Fraser in Suzuki Festivals, and in 2008 was selected by the Suzuki Association of the…
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Su Yeon Kim, Pianist
« Forbes-Artists is honoured to welcome the First Prize laureate of the 2021 Concours de Musique International de Montréal, Su Yeon Kim » South Korean pianist Su Yeon Kim has been described by the press as « one of the most empathetic and sincere musicians of the young generation », « she deserves our admiration…
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Stéphane Tétreault, Cellist
stephanetetreault.com In addition to innumerous awards and honours, Stéphane Tétreault is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Virginia Parker Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts and was a nominee for the Oscar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance from the Ontario Arts Council. In 2018, he received the Maureen Forrester Next Generation…
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Maxim Bernard, Pianist
maximbernard.com Some start their piano studies at the age of three, but for Maxim Bernard, they began at age13. However, his further development has been phenomenal; by age 18, he was invited to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. After completing his studies at the Québec Conservatory of Music with pianist…
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Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, Pianiste
jeanphilippesylvestre.com “After having said a few words about the works, Nézet-Séguin invited Jean-Philippe Sylvestre to play Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. In a bright red shirt, the young pianist went through the 24 variations with dazzling technique, hands that were alternately powerful and caressing, and a real imagination. ” Claude Gingras, La Presse,…
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Hao Zhou, Violonist
CMIM ARTISThaozhouviolin.com Captivating audiences worldwide with his unique exuberance and unbridled enthusiasm, American violinist Hao Zhou rose to international acclaim as both the Grand Laureate of the 2019 Montreal International Violin Competition and a First Prize winner of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition. An accomplished soloist and chamber musician, his performances have taken…
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Christophe Gauthier, Harpsichordist
HarpsichordistORGANIST Born in Montreal, Christophe Gauthier studied harpsichord at the Conservatoire de Montréal (Mireille Lagacé) and he did his Bachelors (Réjean Poirier) and Masters (Luc Beauséjour) at Université de Montréal. He also took classes with Benjamin Alard (Paris) and Jory Vinikour (Chicago). A talented chamber musician, Christophe Gauthier has founded many ensembles such as Les…
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Philippe Prud’homme, Pianist
Philippe Prud’homme is a pianist and composer, born in 1991 in St-Jérôme, Québec. Having studied at Université de Montréal with Gilles Manny, Dang Thai Son and Louise Bessette, he obtained a Bachelor, Masters and Doctorate in music interpretation, followed by an advanced diploma at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. Since 2009, he has won seven…