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:Alexa Wong | Titles: Sonatina in G Major, op. 100, 1st mvt. by Antonín Dvořák Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Cara Huang | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, 1st mvt. by Anatoli Komarowski Die Biene, op. 13, no. 9 by François Schubert | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Tongze Pei | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 1st mvt. by J.S. Bach Csárdás by Vittorio Monti | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Lotus Lorberg | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 12 by Jean-Baptiste Accolay Allegro Brilliante, op. 19 by Williem ten Have | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Kateri Gardzinski | Titles: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 1st mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach Hopak by Modest Mussorgsky | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Samuel Wang | Titles: Csárdás by Vittorio Monti Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV 1004, IV. Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Sarah Lian | Titles: Salut d'amour, op. 12 by Edward Elgar Csárdás by Monti Vittorio | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Jennifer Hu | Titles: Concerto in A Minor, op. 12 by Jean Baptiste Accolay Sonata No. 5 in A Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by George Frideric Handel | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Tanisha Mazumdar | Titles: Concertino in G Major, No 24, 1st mvt. by Oskar Rieding Sonata No 4 in D Major, HWV 371, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Gerge Frideric Handel | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Kelly Zheng | Titles: Concerto No.1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, 1st mvt.: Allegro moderato by Johann Sebastian Bach Allegro brillant, op. 19 by William ten Have | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:1:15 PM | Name:Ignatius Gardzinski | Titles: Sonata in E Minor, 3rd and 4th mvts. by Francesco Maria Veracini Sicilienne, op. 78 by Gabriel Faure | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Nozomi Cosbey | Titles: Concerto in G Major, Hob VIIa:4, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn Spanische Tänze, op. 23, Playera (no. 1) by Pablo de Sarasate | Home Festival:Lakehead |
Time:1:45 PM | Name:Amelia Ting | Titles: Concerto in A minor, op. 12 by Jean-Baptiste Accolay Six Suites for Solo Violoncello, Suite No 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, 1st and 7th mvts. by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Elisabeth Eckert | Titles: Concerto no. 3 in C Minor, op. 12, 1st mvt. by Frederich Seitz Suite no. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Prelude and Gigue by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Guelph |
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 8 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.