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.
Brant Hills Presbyterian Church
2138 Brant Street
Burlington, On L7P 3W5
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Sophie Ryan | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 26 , 1st and 2nd mvts. by Max Bruch Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BMV 1005, 3rd mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:9:25 AM | Name:Caden Healey | Titles: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, Sarabanda by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in F Major (“Spring”), op. 24 BAR l, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:9:40 AM | Name:Brittany Wang | Titles: Ciaccona in G Minor by Tomaso Antonio Vitali Symphonie espagnole, op. 21, 2nd & 3rd mvts. by Édouard Lalo | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Iris Fu | Titles: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001, 1st mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, op. 26, 2nd & 3rd mvts. by Max Bruch | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Nicole Liu | Titles: Romanian Folk Dances, 6 by Béla Bartók Sonata in F Major ("Spring"), op. 24, no. 5, Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:Chatham |
Time:11:05 AM | Name:Avielle Spector-Bloch | Titles: Concerto in G Major, K. 216, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hoe-down by Aaron Copland | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Aftab Jamal | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 26, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Max Bruch Nigun, from Baal Shem by Ernest Bloch | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Cruz Pham | Titles: Légende, op. 17 by Henryk Wieniawski Sonata No. 5 in F Major, op. 24, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:50 PM | Name:Chenyu Guo | Titles: Praeludium and Allegro (in the Style of Pugnani) by Fritz Kreisler Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K 216 , 1st & 2nd mvts. by W.A. Mozart | Home Festival:North York Live |
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 10 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.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to Burlington East Presbyterian Church.