Alexandre Da Costa
{{Short description|Canadian violinist and conductor}}
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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.{{Cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- |title=Alexandre Da Costa remporte le prix Virginia-Parker |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/477076/alexandre-da-costa-v-parker |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |date=15 June 2010 |language=fr-ca}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Nault |first=Sarah-Émilie |title="Sans les artistes, on est dans la noirceur totale" |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/04/24/sans-les-artistes-on-est-dans-la-noirceur-totale |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Le Journal de Montréal|date=24 April 2022 }}
In 2010, he won the Canada Council's Virginia Parker prize and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition.{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Presents LISZT MOSAICS |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Hungarian-State-Folk-Ensemble-Presents-LISZT-MOSAICS-20220429 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} In 2012, he won the Juno Award for the Classical album of the Year.{{Cite web |title='Amazing' Da Costa plays the seasons with Sinfonia Toronto |url=https://saultstar.com/entertainment/local-arts/amazing-da-costa-plays-the-seasons-with-sinfonia-toronto |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=saultstar |language=en-CA}}
In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil was renewed for ten years.{{Cite news |date=2021-02-06 |title=Les grandes ambitions d'Alexandre Da Costa |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2021-02-06/les-grandes-ambitions-d-alexandre-da-costa.php |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=La Presse |language=fr |last1=Lapointe |first1=Josée }}
See also
{{Portal|Classical music|Music|Canada}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.alexandredacosta.com/ Alexandre da Costa's Official Website]
- [https://osdl.ca/en/ Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil Official Website (English landing page)]
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Category:Canadian male violinists and fiddlers
Category:Musicians from Montreal
Category:21st-century Canadian classical violinists
Category:21st-century Canadian male musicians