Award Winning Pianist Brings Stunning Virtuosity to Atlantic Canada!
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April 4, 2022
AWARD WINNING PIANIST BRINGS STUNNING VIRTUOSITY TO ATLANTIC CANADA!
K’JIUPUKTUK/HALIFAX, NS – Hot off of his two-month concert tour in Europe, Quebec-born pianist Jean-Luc Therrien is set to tour Atlantic Canada this April and May with Debut Atlantic. Named one of Canada’s 30 hot classical musicians under 30 for 2020 by CBC Music, Therrien was also recently selected for The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. With a program that explores Canadian composers alongside Debussy, Liszt, and Prokofiev, Therrien’s extensive touring experience translates easily from large venues to intimate, community settings.
Debut Atlantic is thrilled to be back to in-person performances and presenting high-calibre artists to audiences across Atlantic Canada. Jean-Luc Therrien will begin his tour in Wolfville, NS on Sunday, April 17th performing with Sunday Music in the Garden Room at 2:00pm. Therrien then travels to Annapolis Royal, NS on March 21st, where he will perform a noon-hour concert at King’s Theatre. From there, Therrien travels to Glen Haven, NS, where he will appear at Paul’s Hall on Saturday, April 23rd at 8:00pm. Jean-Luc will then fly to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL to perform at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre at 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 27th. Afterwards, Therrien will perform in Lunenburg, NS on Saturday, April 30th at 7:30pm with Musique Royale at the Central United Church. Therrien finishes his Debut Atlantic tour on Monday, May 2nd at 7:30 pm, where he will perform in Antigonish, NS with the Antigonish Performing Arts Series.
In addition to concert engagements, Jean-Luc Therrien will be working with young students through the Debut Goes to School! Program. This season, Debut Goes to School offers students throughout Atlantic Canada virtual and in-person access to outstanding classical and world musicians. Through this program, students are provided the opportunity to participate in interactive learning sessions and other events for various age groups and levels of ability.
Debut Atlantic wants to recognize the partners and sponsors that come together to bring these incredible artists to communities and venues of all sizes across our region. It would not be possible without the generous support of sustaining partners, including the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, and the Province of New Brunswick. Debut would also like to thank its educational partner, the Nova Scotia Department of Education; and its season partners, including the Halifax Regional Municipality, The Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, Support4Culture, the Craig Foundation, Pink Larkin, Halcraft Printers, Strategic Arts Management, and InnVest Hotels (Comfort Inn).
Please see the enclosed list of concert dates and artist biography, and come share in a unique performance, rich with passion and exploration.
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As one of Canada’s most prestigious classical music organizations, Debut Atlantic is committed to developing young artists and establishing new initiatives that enhance the cultural life of Atlantic Canada. Since 1979 it has treated Atlantic audiences to Canada’s most promising young musicians. Celebrating 42 years, Debut Atlantic has featured over 400 artists, gracing the stages of venues from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Full details on Debut Atlantic’s concert seasons and educational programs can be found at www.debutatlantic.ca.
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For further information, please contact:
Erin Sparks – Executive Director
Debut Atlantic
902-429-6812
erin@debutatlantic.ca
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Elizabeth Upson Perez – Program Officer
Debut Atlantic
902-429-6812
elizabeth@debutatlantic.ca
TOUR SCHEDULE—Jean-Luc Therrien
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
2:00pm, April 17, 2022
Sunday Music in the Garden Room
KC Irving Environmental Science Centre
Acadia University
artsacadia.acadiau.ca/Sunday_Music_in_the_Garden_Room.html
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
12:00pm, April 21, 2022
King’s Theatre
209 George St.
902-532-7704
Kingstheatre.ca
Glen Haven, Nova Scotia
8:00pm, April 23, 2022
Paul’s Hall
12286 Peggys Cove Rd.
paulshallmusic@gmail.com
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
7:30pm, April 27, 2022
Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre
15-21 Voisey Dr.
709-896-4027
obrienartscentre.ca
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
7:30pm, April 30, 2022
Musique Royale
Central United Church
136 Cumberland St.
musiqueroyale.com
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
7:30pm, May 2, 2022
Antigonish Performing Arts Series
Immaculata Hall, St. F.X. University
2360 Notre Dame Ave.
902-867-3909
people.stfx.ca/msteinit/schedule.htm
BIOGRAPHY—Jean-Luc Therrien
Named one of Canada’s 30 hot classical musicians under 30 for 2020 by CBC Music, Quebec born pianist Jean-Luc Therrien was also recently selected for The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. A prolific performer, he has toured across Quebec and the Maritimes as part of the Jeunesses Musicales Canada’s Emerging Artists Concerts series, and in 2016, he made his orchestral debut in Japan with the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto. In 2022, he will be performing as soloist with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto, and giving recitals as part of the Portland Piano International’s Rising Stars series (USA).
As a chamber musician, Jean-Luc has collaborated with several ensembles and musicians including the Quatuor Claudel-Canimex, Mai Tategami and Zlatomir Fung. In 2017, he formed the Duo J², with French violinist Jean-Samuel Bez, with whom he toured in Eastern Canada and Europe. Together, they also won the Chamber Music Grand Prize at the Luigi Zanuccoli International Competition in Italy. After recording their first album in 2021, they will be touring around Europe again in March 2022.
Over the years, Jean-Luc has also stood out in many competitions such as the Orford Music Award Contest, the Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition (winner), the Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize International Piano Competition in Italy (3rd prize and audience prize) and the CMC Stepping Stone (3rd prize), as well as being selected for the prestigious Honens International Piano Competition which will be held in 2022. He was also awarded several prizes like the Wilfrid-Pelletier Scholarship, the Governor General of Canada’s Academic Medal and a grant from the Canadian Council for the Arts for pursuing musical projects in Europe.
Jean-Luc is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de Trois-Rivières (Québec), the University Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria), the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). His main professors have included Denise Trudel, Cordelia Höfer-Teutsch, George Kern and Marietta Orlov. He has also played in many masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Leon Fleisher, András Schiff, Jacques Rouvier or Robert McDonald.