Flutist Lara Deutsch Wins $125,000 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer 2019-2020 Canada’S Biggest Classical Music Prize for Collaborative Emerging Artist
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FLUTIST LARA DEUTSCH WINS $125,000 MÉCÉNAT MUSICA PRIX GOYER 2019-2020 CANADA’S BIGGEST CLASSICAL MUSIC PRIZE FOR COLLABORATIVE EMERGING ARTIST FOR RELEASE: Montréal, Québec, Sept. 9th, 2019 Canadian flutist Lara Deutsch, praised as “an astonishing artist… who revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note” (Scott Tresham, Senior Producer – CBC Music), is the winner of the $125,000 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer 2019-2020 for Collaborative Emerging Artist. Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer is the biggest prize in Canada and one of the largest in the world for a collaborative emerging artist in classical music. Presented biennially, Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer honours Jean-Pierre Goyer and his contributions to music, arts and culture in Montréal, Québec and Canada, and as chairman of the Conseil des arts de Montréal and chairman of the Orchestre Métropolitain where he hired Yannick Nézet-Séguin as conductor at the age of 26 years old. The prize will be presented to Lara on Wednesday, Sept. 11th, 2019, at 6:00 pm, at the Mécénat Musica and Ensemble Vocal Arts-Québec iLove culture concert at Chapelle historique du Bon Pasteur. About Lara Deutsch Named one of the “Hot 30 Under 30 Canadian Classical Musicians” by CBC Music, flutist Lara Deutsch is a versatile soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician with a passion for connecting with audiences. A strong competitor, Lara was a first prize winner of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 2014 Manulife Competition, at which she was awarded a total of seven prizes, including the Stingray Music Audience Award. Additionally, she was the Grand Prize Winner of both the National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition (2014) and the Canadian Music Competition (2010), as well as a laureate of the Concours Prix d’Europe (2016). An avid chamber musician, Lara has taken part in festivals across Canada, the United States, and Europe, with recent highlights including recitals for CBC Radio’s CBC/McGill Series, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s Virée Classique, and the Music & Beyond Festival. Among her favourite collaborators are pianists Philip Chiu and Frédéric Lacroix, oboist Anna Petersen, and most prolifically, harpist Emily Belvedere, with whom she founded Duo Kalysta. Their debut album, Origins, was just released on Sept. 6th, 2019, on the Leaf Music label, to be followed by international touring in 2020. Collaborations by Lara Deutsch: Lara Deutsch – Fauré: Sicilienne Lara Deutsch – Maslanka: Quintet no.3 Lara Deutsch – Gaubert: Sonata no.1 For inquiries: Lara Deutsch Mécénat Musica [email protected] [email protected] (514) 512-9008 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer Collaborative Emerging Artist Mécénat Musica Ensemble Caprice / Matthias Maute Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer winners: $ 125,000 Lara Deutsch, flûte 2019-2020 Marc Djokic, violon 2017-2018 Philip Chiu, piano 2015 -2016 The Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer is the biggest prize in Canada and one of the largest in the world for a collaborative emerging artist in classical music. Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer honours Jean-Pierre Goyer and his contributions to music, arts and culture in Montréal, Québec and Canada. Mr. Goyer was Chairman of the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Chairman of the Orchestre Métropolitain where he hired Yannick Nézet-Séguin as emerging conductor at the age of 26 years old. The Prix Goyer value is $125,000: $50,000 in cash – being $5,000 from the $25,000 contribution from each Mécénat Caprice donor $50,000 from video: by way of production, distribution and marketing of 18 classical music videos $13,500 from Matthias Maute: by way of contribution of a new composition $11,500 from an anonymous family (entrepreneur): in the form of business coaching Selection criteria and eligibility: The Collaborative Emerging Artist Award is by invitation only as selected by judges, similar to the Gilmore Artist Award, following a confidential non- competitive selection process whereby “… six-member Artistic Advisory Committee appraises the nominees over a period of time and assesses their musicianship and performing abilities through numerous performances under varying conditions. Throughout the process, candidates for the Award are unaware they are under consideration”. Potential candidates are emerging artists aged under 33 1/3 as of December 30 of the year prior to selection. Each candidate must show a broad diversity of successful musical collaborations with other musicians and ensembles and have performed with Canadian and internationally established artists. Each candidate must have already been recognized as one of Canada’s most promising musicians by other music organizations such as Jeunesses Musicales Canada, Prix d’Europe, Montreal International Music Competition, OSM Manulife Competition, Canadian Music Competition, Sylva Gelber Awards, Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition, “Révélations de l’année de Radio-Canada”, CBC’s 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30, or Canada Council for the Arts. Lara Deutsch Flutist biography Named one of CBC Music’s “Hot 30 Under 30 Canadian Classical Musicians”, flutist Lara Deutsch is a versatile soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician with a passion for connecting with audiences. A strong competitor, Lara was a first prize winner of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 2014 Manulife Competition, at which she was awarded a total of seven prizes, including the Stingray Music Audience Award. She was the Grand Prize Winner of both the National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition (2014) and the Canadian Music Competition (2010), as well as a laureate of the Concours Prix d’Europe (2016). Lara is currently based in the Ottawa-Montreal area, where she performs regularly with the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC), the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, of which she acted as Assistant Principal Flute & Piccolo for the 2016-17 season, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Banff Festival Orchestra, and the Orchestre de la Francophonie, among others. Lara has also appeared as a soloist with numerous ensembles, notably with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the McGill Symphony Orchestra, and the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Lara has taken part in festivals across Canada, the United States, and Europe, with recent highlights including recitals for CBC Radio’s CBC/McGill Series, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s Virée Classique, Ottawa’s Music & Beyond Festival, and the Allegra Chamber Music series, of which she was named Artist in Residence for the 2019-2020 season. She was the first flutist featured in a series of over 20 videos produced by Mécénat Musica Vidéo, which showcase a selection of her chamber music projects. Among her favourite collaborators are pianists Philip Chiu and Frédéric Lacroix, oboist Anna Petersen, guitarist Adam Cicchillitti, and most prolifically, harpist Emily Belvedere, with whom she founded Duo Kalysta. Their debut album, Origins, was just released on the Leaf Music label in September 2019, to be followed by international touring in 2020. Whenever possible, Lara performs for young audiences through educational outreach concerts, both as a member of the NAC’s Ayorama Wind Quintet and in collaboration with the SOMA String Quartet. She is similarly dedicated to sharing her transformative experiences through performance psychology training, having hosted workshops for performers of all levels at universities in Quebec and Ontario. Lara has been supported by Mécénat Musica, the Canada Council for the Arts and FACTOR in her ongoing projects and has received years of guidance from her principal teachers and mentors: Denis Bluteau, Tim Hutchins, Camille Churchfield, Cathy Baerg, and Jean-François Ménard. She is represented by Latitude 45 Arts. Lara Deutsch Collaborative Emerging Artist Flutist Lara Deutsch is a Collaborative Emerging Artist. The cultural music video channel Mécénat Musica produced over 375 videos filmed in locations across 10 provinces in Canada in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. Over 25 Mécénat Musica music videos feature Lara Deutsch and her collaborations that have reached viewers worldwide in 150+ countries! Lara has collaborated with emerging artists and internationally renowned artists: Artist Instrument Videos/Festivals/Performances with Lara Deutsch on flute Emily Belvedere Harp Duo Kalysta Fauré – Sicilienne Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Debussy – Clair de Lune Hovhaness – Garden of Adonis: VI. Allegretto Piazzolla – Histoire du tango: I. Bordel 1900 Piazzolla – Histoire du tango: III. Nightclub 1960 Saint-Saëns – Fantaisie Op. 124 Ravel – Pièce en forme de habanera Rota – Sonata for Flute and Harp : III. Allegro festoso Concerts by the Canal Happy Hour Concerts (Jeunesses Musicales Canada) Festival Pontiac Enchanté Philip Chiu Piano Prokofiev – Sonata Op. 94: IV. Allegro con brio Gaubert – Sonata No.1: II. Lent Jolivet – Chant de Linos CBC/McGill Recital Series Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Manulife Competition Frédéric Lacroix Piano National Arts Centre Beethoven Festival Dominion Chalmers Recital Series Music & Beyond National Arts Centre Bursary Competition Antoine Bareil Violin Allegra Chamber Music Series Yolanda Bruno Violin Music & Beyond Nikki Chooi Violin Orchestre symphonique de Montréal: Virée classique Marc Djokic Violin Music & Beyond Amy Hillis Violin Educational outreach with SOMA