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Alexandre Da Costa is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from
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,
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. He is the artistic director of the ''Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil''.


Education

Da Costa has a bachelor's degree in performance (piano) from the Faculty of Music of the
Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...
and master's degree in violin. He also studied violin at the
Reina Sofía School of Music The Reina Sofía School of Music (Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Spanish) is a private music school founded in Madrid, Spain, in 1991 by Paloma O'Shea. It belongs to the Albéniz Foundation, and it bears the name of its Honorary Pres ...
.


Career

Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow. In 2010, he won the Canada Council's
Virginia Parker prize The Virginia Parker Prize (originally known as the Virginia P. Moore Prize) is an annual award given to outstanding young classical musicians (singers, instrumentalists, or conductors) who have previously been recipients of Canada Council grants. Th ...
and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition. In 2012, he won the
Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
for the Classical album of the Year. In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the ''Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil'' was renewed for ten years.


See also

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Canadian classical music In Canada, classical music includes a range of musical styles rooted in the traditions of Western or European classical music that European settlers brought to the country from the 17th century and onwards. As well, it includes musical styles bro ...
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List of Stradivarius instruments This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari. Stradivarius instruments Violins This list has 282 entries. Early period: 1666–1699 Golden period: 1700–1725 Late period: 1726–17 ...


References


External links


Alexandre da Costa's Official Website

Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil Official Website (English landing page)
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