“In perfect control of the whole orchestra, Rivest led the OSM (Orchestre symphonique de Montréal) to the most unbearable limits of silence and immobility (Mahler, 9th Symphony)” – Claude Gingras, La Presse, Montréal Quebec conductor Jean-François Rivest is renowned for his energy, his precise technique, his passionate style, and his great communication skills. He masters […]
Jean Saulnier leads an active career as a pianist and a pedagogue. His insight and flexibility have made him a highly sought-after collaborator, as can attest his extensive work with some of the most renowned Canadian and international musicians. A recipient of numerous prizes in national and international competitions—including the Prix d’Europe and the William […]
Jean Marchand has performed extensively in theatre, film, television and radio. Leading roles include Édouard in You will remember me (Centaur Theatre), Joseph Mashkan in Old wicked songs and Salieri in Amadeus (Segal Centre), Une musique inquiétante (Théâtre du Rideau Vert), Hamlet, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tiresias in Sophocles’s Antigone (Théâtre du Nouveau […]
For over 50 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing natural approach and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano playing” (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2015). Born in Canada, she began her piano studies with […]
Jane Archibald’s artistry is generating excitement across Europe and North America with engagements including Rosina in Geneva, Lucia in Berlin and Zurich, Zerbinetta and Konstanze at the Bavarian State Opera Munich, Zerbinetta, Cleopatra and Olympia at the Opéra National de Paris, Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) at La Scala Milan, Zerbinetta at the Baden-Baden Festival with Christian […]
Recognized internationally for his “dynamic and colourful performances,” harpsichordist Hank Knox performs in concert halls, churches, museums, art galleries and private residences around the world. A founding member of Arion Baroque Orchestra, he has toured Europe, Japan and North and South America, and has performed and recorded with Tafelmusik, Les Violons du Roy and the […]
Francine Chabot received the greater part of her piano training with Yvonne Hubert at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. After having obtained a “Premier Prix” in this discipline, she went to Paris to complete her instruction with Vlado Perlemuter. Since, her professional activities have multiplied. She is regularly heard in recital on […]
Dynamic and versatile, Montréal-based ensemble Flûte Alors! is composed of four recorder players, well-established in the Early Music scene of Quebec: Vincent Lauzer, Marie-Laurence Primeau, Alexa Raine-Wright and Caroline Tremblay. The ensemble has distinguished itself through the audacity of their programmes and the excellence of their performances. Through their masterful technique and extraordinary musicality, Flûte […]
Formed in 2008, the Fandango Quartet began as a simple student guitar ensemble at the conservatory of music in Gatineau. It has since become a sought-after professional musical act, with appearances at venues including the Maison symphonique de Montréal. Recipients of the prestigious Jeunesses musicales du Canada sponsorship, they undertook two 5-week tours of Quebec […]
Renowned as much for their expressiveness and vitality as for their integrity and precision, Masques is an ensemble which fully embodies the dynamic spirit of the Baroque. The name of the group is inspired by the masques of Elizabethan England — dramatic entertainments that incorporated music, dance and poetry. The six members of Masques each […]
