Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 OSM Standard Life Competition, announced early last week. The grand prize winner was Alberta pianist Jan Lisiecki; other first prize winners included pianist Tristan Longval and percussionist Benjamin Duinker.
Congratulations also to Bernard Labadie, winner of this year’s Prix d’excellence des arts et de la culture, presented by the Fondation de l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec. The award was presented by provincial minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, and during the ceremony, Maestro Labadie was cited for his exceptional contribution to the city’s and the province’s musical landscape since he founded Les Violons du Roy over twenty-five years ago.
