Alexandre Da Costa | |
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Background information | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Violinist, conductor, artistic director |
Instrument(s) | Violin |
Website | http://www.alexandredacosta.com/ |
Alexandre Da Costa is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from Montreal, Quebec.
He is the artistic director of the Orchestre philharmonique du Québec.
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. [1]
He also studied violin at the Reina Sofía School of Music. [1]
Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow. [1] [2]
In 2010, he won the Canada Council's Virginia Parker prize [1] and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition. [3] In 2012, he won the Juno Award for the Classical album of the Year. [4]
In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil was renewed for ten years. [5]