Alexandre Da Costa | |
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Background information | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Violinist, conductor, artistic director |
Instrument | Violin |
Website | http://www.alexandredacosta.com/ |
Alexandre Da Costa is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from Montreal, Quebec.
He is the artistic director of the Orchestre philharmonique du Québec.
Education
Da Costa has a bachelor's degree in performance (piano) from the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal and master's degree in violin.
He also studied violin at the Reina Sofía School of Music.
Career
Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow.
In 2010, he won the Canada Council's Virginia Parker prize and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition. In 2012, he won the Juno Award for the Classical album of the Year.
In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil was renewed for ten years.
See also
References
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- (15 June 2010). "Alexandre Da Costa remporte le prix Virginia-Parker". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Nault, Sarah-Émilie (24 April 2022). ""Sans les artistes, on est dans la noirceur totale"". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Wild, Stephi. "Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Presents LISZT MOSAICS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- "'Amazing' Da Costa plays the seasons with Sinfonia Toronto". saultstar. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- Lapointe, Josée (2021-02-06). "Les grandes ambitions d'Alexandre Da Costa". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-23.
External links
- Alexandre da Costa's Official Website
- Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil Official Website (English landing page)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Canadian male violinists and fiddlers
- Musicians from Montreal
- Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment winners
- 21st-century Canadian classical violinists
- 21st-century Canadian male musicians
- Canadian artistic directors
- 21st-century Canadian conductors (music)