CANADA
- date of birth: 4th of May 1996
- is currently studying with Leslie Snider at the Quebec Conservatory of Music and is the principal cello of the Quebec Conservatory Orchestra
- studied with Morag Northey in Calgary, Canada and participated in masterclasseswith Michel Strauss, Daniel Müller-Schott, Antonio Meneses, Xavier Phillips, Emmanuelle Bertrand, David Finckel, Claudius Popp, Christian Giger and David Hetherington
- plays on a cello made by Auguste Sébastien Bernardel in Paris 1838 and with a bow by Victor Francois Fétique, generously loaned by Canimex Inc.
Prizes: Laureate of Petit Mozart Audi Sainte-Foy Competition in 2011 (1st prize) and Canadian Music Competition in 2017 (1st prize)
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice no. 8 op. 25
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Sonata op. 38
Crumb Sonata for Solo Cello
Popper Elfentanz op. 39
Semifinal
EnescuSonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Debussy Sonata in D minor
Final
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor op. 125