Flutist Ariane Brisson captivates audiences and critics alike with her innate musicality and refined interpretations, seizing every opportunity to surprise and introduce her unique voice to the world of music. Her many distinguished achievements include a nomination for Discovery of the Year at the 24th Opus Awards Gala and first prize at the coveted Prix d’Europe.

An accomplished and versatile musician, Brisson has performed with various orchestras, such as Les Violons du Roy, Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, I Musici de Montréal and the Neues Zürcher Orchester (Switzerland). Recent concerts with them have allowed her to perform a vast repertoire ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to Guillaume Connesson as a soloist. Charmed by Brisson’s fluid and sensitive playing, the musicians of the renowned wind quintet Pentaèdre invited her to join their ensemble in 2016, and she has now been artistic director of the ensemble since 2019. Brisson’s reflections on music performance and flute pedagogy led her to complete a doctorate in performance at the Université de Montréal in 2022.

Brisson currently serves as principal flute with Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville and Montréal’s Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Orchestra, in addition to performing regularly with Orchestre Métropolitain and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. A sought-after, passionate and enthusiastic teacher, she has been teaching at the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Music since 2019. Ariane Brisson plays on a 10-karat Powell flute courtesy of patron Roger Dubois, owner of the Canimex Group in Drummondville, Canada.