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Alexandre Da Costa
Background information
BornMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Violinist, conductor, artistic director
InstrumentViolin
Websitehttp://www.alexandredacosta.com/

Alexandre Da Costa is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from Montreal, Quebec.

He is the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil.

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.[1]

He also studied violin at the Reina Sofía School of Music.[1]

Career

Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow.[1][2]

In 2010, he won the Canada Council's Virginia Parker prize[1] and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition.[3] In 2012, he won the Juno Award for the Classical album of the Year.[4]

In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil was renewed for ten years.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné-. "Alexandre Da Costa remporte le prix Virginia-Parker". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. ^ Nault, Sarah-Émilie. ""Sans les artistes, on est dans la noirceur totale"". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. ^ Wild, Stephi. "Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Presents LISZT MOSAICS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. ^ "'Amazing' Da Costa plays the seasons with Sinfonia Toronto". saultstar. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  5. ^ "Les grandes ambitions d'Alexandre Da Costa". La Presse (in French). 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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