Marie-Thérèse Paquin
{{Short description|Concert pianist and piano professor}}
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Marie-Thérèse Paquin, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|CQ}} was born July 4, 1905, in Montreal, Quebec, and died in the same city on May 9, 1997. She was a concert pianist and piano professor.
Biography
Paquin studied piano with Alfred La Liberté. She had a brilliant career as a member of a quartet for 20 years. She was pianist for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1936 to 1964. She played under the direction of many great names such as Pierre Monteux, Charles Münch, Igor Stravinski, Wilfrid Pelletier, J.J. Gagnier, Jean-Marie Beaudet and Jean Deslauriers.
Honneurs
- 1980 - Member of the Order of Canada
- 1982 - Prix Calixa-Lavallée
- 1987 - Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec
Sources
- {{cite encyclopedia |first1=Gilles M. |last1=Leclerc |first2=Pierre |last2=Rochon |date=December 16, 2013 |orig-year=2007 |url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marie-therese-paquin-emc |title=Marie-Thérèse Paquin |encyclopedia= The Canadian Encyclopedia |publisher=Historica Canada |edition=online}}
- [http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=1289&t=12&ln=Paquin Marie-Thérèse Paquin, C.M.], Membre (1980) de l'Order of Canada
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110906214342/http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=338 Marie-Thérèse Vintrin-Paquin (1905 – 1997)], Chevalière (1987) de l'Ordre national du Québec
References
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Category:Canadian women pianists
Category:Knights of the National Order of Quebec
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Musicians from Montreal
Category:20th-century Canadian pianists
Category:Women classical pianists