Chantal Juillet

{{Short description|Canadian violinist (born 1960)}}{{More footnotes|date=January 2012}}

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Chantal Juillet, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|CQ}} (born December 19, 1960) is a Canadian violinist.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Juillet won all the major Canadian music competitions in her category by the age of 16 and was launched into international renown when she received First Prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York City. In 1979 she was awarded the Prix d'Europe. For many years, Juillet has been a regular collaborator with and musical assistant to conductor Charles Dutoit, whom she married in February 2010.{{cite news | author=Peter Dobrin | title=Dutoit eager to tackle Phila. and the world | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/26415049.html | work=Philadelphia Inquirer | date=2008-08-10 | accessdate=2008-08-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{citation|last1=Kaptainis |first1=Arthur |publication-date=2010-02-11 |title=Charles Dutoit marries Montreal-born violinist Chantal Juillet |periodical=The Montreal Gazette |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Dutoit+marries+Montreal+born+violinist/2550656/story.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215055954/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Dutoit%20marries%20Montreal%20born%20violinist/2550656/story.html |archivedate=February 15, 2010 }}

Juillet founded the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival in 1991 and has served as its artistic director since its founding.{{cite news | author=Geraldine Freedman | title=Classical music comes to SPAC - Saratoga Chamber Music Festival | url=http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/aug/03/0803_chambermusic/ | work=Schenectady Daily Gazette | date=2008-08-03 | accessdate=2008-08-11}} Juillet is also involved with music teaching through her work as head of chamber music of the Pacific Music Festival, and director of the chamber music department of the Canton International Summer Music Academy (CISMA).{{cite news | author=Joyce Hor-Chung Lau | title=Training musicians, not stars, in China | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/20/features/music.php2006/04/27/bmorch27.xml | work=International Herald Tribune | date=2005-07-21 | accessdate=2008-08-11}} In addition, in 2005, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 2006, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada.{{OCC|10683}}