Victor Fournelle-Blain
Course Instructor (Viola)
A versatile and much sought-after musician, Victor Fournelle-Blain is equally at home playing the violin or the viola in the capacity of soloist, chamber musician or orchestral player.聽 Currently Associate Principal Viola of the Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al, he first studied the violin at the Conservatoire de musique de Montr茅al under Johanne Arel. Subsequent studies under Ani Kavafian brought him to the Yale School of Music, after which he entered the class of Andr茅 Roy as a viola student at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Schulich School of Music. Winner of the 2012 Prix d鈥橢urope, of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 2014 Golden Violin Award, and second prize winner of the 2010 OSM Standard Life Competition, he has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Orchestre M茅tropolitain and the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil.聽 He is the violinist of the Grand-Duc Trio and performs regularly with renowned artists such as Charles Richard-Hamelin, Andrew Wan and Brian Manker. Victor Fournelle-Blain currently plays a violin made by Carlo Tononi and a viola by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, both generously loaned to him by Canimex.
Musicien polyvalent, le violoniste et altiste Victor Fournelle-Blain m猫ne une carri猫re active de soliste, chambriste et musicien d'orchestre. Alto associ茅 脿 l'Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al, il 茅tudie d'abord le violon au Conservatoire de musique de Montr茅al avec Johanne Arel, puis 脿 la Yale School of Music avec Ani Kavafian, avant de se perfectionner en alto aupr猫s d鈥橝ndr茅 Roy 脿 l'脡cole de musique Schulich de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区. Gagnant du Golden Violin Award 2014 de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, du Prix d'Europe 2012 ainsi que du deuxi猫me prix du Concours OSM Standard Life 2010, Victor Fournelle-Blain a 茅t茅 soliste invit茅 de divers orchestres dont l'Orchestre M茅tropolitain et l'Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil. Violoniste du Trio Grand-Duc, il collabore r茅guli猫rement avec des musiciens de renom tels que Charles Richard-Hamelin, Andrew Wan et Brian Manker. Victor Fournelle-Blain joue actuellement sur un violon de Carlo Tononi et un alto de Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume g茅n茅reusement pr锚t茅s par Canimex.聽