Classical virtuoso "Poet of the piano" Jean Philippe Sylvestre in Concert

ABOUT

Qualified as a poet of the piano by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre was awarded the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize in 2008, the highest distinction given by the Canada Council for the Arts. First prize winner of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra competition and recipient of the people's choice award, he is also a laureate of the CBC National Competition for Young Performers, receiving the people's choice award, as well as the Concertino Praga International Competition. He has won first prize in the Canadian Music Competition three times and received the highest score in the competition on one of these occasions.

Mr. Sylvestre has performed on stages such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau in Paris, Salle Oriol Martorell in Barcelona, Sydney

recital hall in Australia, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, auditorium St-Pierre des Cuisines in Toulouse, Teatro Mayor in Bogotá, and Teatro Metropolitano in Medellín, Colombia. Additionally, he has performed at Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro and Teatro B32 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the National Arts Centre, Glenn Gould Studio, and the Maison Symphonique of Montreal in Canada. He has appeared with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jacques Lacombe, Christian Schulz, Richard Bradshaw, Boris Brott, Simon Streatfeild, Fabien Gabel, and Rolf Bertsch. He has recently released a CD as a soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra under the CHANDOS label, and his recordings have earned JUNO Award nominations and more.

Born in Ste-Julie, Québec, Canada, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre began his musical studies at the age of four. He received a diploma from the École de Musique Vincent-d'Indy and a bachelor's degree from the Université de Montréal with Marc Durand. He continued his musical studies under the guidance of John Perry and obtained an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. After perfecting his skills in Italy and Germany under the direction of Louis

Lortie, he continued his musical expertise with masters such as Michel Dalberto, Jacques Rouvier, Gerhard Oppitz, Jerome Lowenthal, Leon Fleisher, Mikhail Voskresensky, and Menahem Pressler.