Canadian violist Maxime Despax is an engaged chamber and orchestral musician. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto where he also completed a Master's degree in Viola Performance under the tutelage of Teng Li. Originally from Gatineau, Quebec, he has studied at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau and the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with Emmanuel Beaudet and Jocelyne Bastien. Maxime has performed alongside many distinguished musicians such as the New Orford String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, Rob Kapilow, Krisztina Szabó, Philip Chiu, Alex Kerr, and Yehonatan Berick. He has also performed as a soloist with the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau, as well as the Indiana University Summer String Academy Chamber
Orchestra.
An avid chamber musician, Maxime is an active member of the Quatuor Despax, a family string quartet that tours extensively throughout Canada, as well as internationally in France, Italy, and Colombia. Furthermore, Maxime is a founding member of the Interro String Quartet, which is based in Toronto and performs in the Greater Toronto Area.
Also an active orchestral musician, Maxime is a member of the Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau and has played regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, and the National Ballet of Canada.
St. George's Anglican Church
4691 Palladium Way
Burlington, On L7M 0W9
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Yuna Noh | Titles: Concerto No. 8 in E Minor, op. 13, 1st mvt. by Pierre Rode Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Taye Koreeda-Wu | Titles: Concerto No. 9 In A Minor, op.104, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Charles Auguste de Beriot Malagueńa by Pablo de Sarasate | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Austin Liu | Titles: Romance in F Major, op. 50 by Ludwig van Beethoven Partita No. 3 in E Major, Gavotte en rondeau by J.S. Bach | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:James Ryan | Titles: Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, op. 104, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Charles-Auguste de Beriot Kol Nidre, op. 47 by Max Bruch | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Millie Osborne | Titles: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (L'estate) by Antonio Vivaldi Mélodie, op. 42, no. 3 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Alessia Dudley | Titles: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, Allemande by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, op. 104, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Charles-Auguste de Bériot | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Vera Golubitsky | Titles: Concerto no. 23 in G Major, 1st mvt. by Giovanni Battista Viotti Mélodie, op. 42, no. 3 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Sofia Torunski | Titles: Concerto No. IX in A Minor, op. 104, 2nd and 3rd movements by Charles de Beriot Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006, Gavotte en Rondeau by J.S. Bach | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm until 3:45 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Level 9 Classical Upper Strings Playoffs will be held at Salvation Army (2090 Prospect St., Burlington) - from 4:15 pm to approximately 5:30 pm.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to Salvation Army.