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.
Burlington East Presbyterian Church
505 Walkers Line
Burlington, On L7L 3E2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Jasmine Liu | Titles: Hope told a Flattering Tale by Henry Farmer Introduction and Polonaise (no. 12) by Carl Bohm | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Sonam Chantegreil | Titles: Polish Dance by Edmund Severn Sonata No 11 in G minor, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Henry Eccles | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Caleb Irgengioro-Wu | Titles: Souvenir de Sarasate by William Potstock Concerto in G Major, op. 27, 1st mvt. by Anton Stamitz | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Celine Jung | Titles: Sonata in D minor, Gigue by Francesco Maria Veracini Scotch Lullaby by Luigi von Kunits | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Amber Kim | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 12, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi Gigue, Sonata in D Minor, op 2 by Francesco Maria Veracini | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Yuzhuo Wang | Titles: Concerto No.4 in D Major, op. 15, 3rd mvt. by Friedrich Seitz Sonata in G Minor, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Henry Eccles | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Tae Hee Kim | Titles: Gigue from Sonata in D Minor, op. 2, no. 7 by Francesco Maria Veracini Introduction and Polonaise (no. 12) by Carl Bohm | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Brandon Wong | Titles: La Folia by Arcangelo Corelli Introduction and Polonaise (no. 12) by Carl Bohm | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Daniel Fei Yun Yan | Titles: Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, op.12, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Seitz Sonata in E Minor, K 304, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Theodora Chung | Titles: Sonata in E minor, K 304, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Chanson du matin, op. 15, no. 2 by Edward Elgar | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Anna Hien Pham | Titles: Sonata no. 2, 1st and 2nd mvts. by George Frideric Handel Concerto in G Minor, op. 12, no. 3, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Seitz | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Joy Shiyu He | Titles: Concerto in G Major, TWB 51:G9, 3rd and 4th mvts. by Georg Philipp Telemann Le Basque from Five Old French Dances, fourth movement by Marin Marais | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:James Zhao | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 12, no. 1, 3rd mvt. by A. Vivaldi Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) by Fritz Kreisler | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Roy Chang | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 12, no. 1, 1st mvt. by A.Vivaldi Sonata in D Minor, Gigue by F.M. Veracini | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Sarah Holland | Titles: Fantasia on Greeneleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams Allegro in G Major by Joseph Hector Fiocco | Home Festival:South Simcoe |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Carl Cosbey | Titles: Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughn Williams Liebeslied by Fritz Kreisler | Home Festival:Lakehead |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm until 4:00 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 7 Classical Upper Strings Playoffs will be held at Burlington East Presbyterian Church - 505 Walker's Line - from 4:30 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.