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Virginia Parker Prize
Stéphane Tétreault
Photo: Luc Robitaille
Current Winner
Stéphane Tétreault
In addition to innumerable awards and honours, Stéphane Tétreault has garnered great praise from the world's leading music critics. His debut CD was selected as “Editor’s Choice” in the March 2013 issue of Gramophone Magazine and his second was equally well received by The Strad and also earned him the “Critics’ Choice 2016” from Charlotte Gardner of Gramophone.
Most recently, Stéphane took part in the Orchestre Métropolitain’s first European tour with Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin and made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Stéphane plays the 1707 Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini Stradivarius cello, on generous loan by Mrs. Sophie Desmarais.
https://stephanetetreault.com/
Read more about Stéphane TétreaultWhat is this prize?
The Virginia Parker Prize is awarded to a musician, instrumentalist or classical music conductor under the age of 32 who demonstrates outstanding talent, musicianship and artistic excellence and who makes a valuable contribution to artistic life in Canada and internationally.
Prize amount
$25,000
How to qualify
Apply to the Council.
A peer assessment committee will select the recipient from among all applicants.
For eligibility criteria and other requirements, the application form and further information on this prize, see the Virginia Parker Prize Guidelines.
Deadline(s)
Annual
1 April
Who created this prize?
This prize was established by the late Virginia Parker in 1982 and is funded by an annual gift from the Virginia Parker Foundation.
For further information
Sarah Brown
Program Officer, Prizes
virginiaparker-prizes@canadacouncil.ca
1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 6004
Next Deadline
Annual
Prize Amount
$25,000
By Application
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