Symphonic Concerts Featuring Solo Violinist 1 Alexandre Da Costa

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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SOLO VIOLINIST

ALEXANDRE DA COSTA

A SONY CLASSICAL RECORDING ARTIST

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Alexandre Da Costa is currently one of the top and most sought after violinists and soloists in the world. “When I play,

my instrument He’s appeared as guest soloist and conductor in becomes the more than 2000 concerts across four continents and extension of over 30 countries in the world’s most prestigious my soul” venues with the most renowned orchestras and conductors.

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Quotes ……………………………………. 4 Rare violins experience …………….…… 20

Biography ………………………………… 6 Concerts and tours …………………….… 22

Recordings …………………………….……… 8 Proposed concerts ………………………….. 24

Orchestral engagements …………….….. 12 Artistic direction ……………………………… 36

Chamber music engagements …………. 14 Masterclasses and workshops ………….… 38

Venues and broadcasters …………….…… 16 Maegis Arts …………………………….…...… 42

Playing Stradivarius violins …………….…… 18 Contact us ……………………….……….....… 44

3 Quotes “It is with lots of enthusiasm that I recommend a great artist that I appreciate and strongly support, violinist Alexandre Da Costa.”

Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos  Musical America Artist of the Year 2010

“I was delighted: what a violinist, beauty of sound, fastest fingers I have heard yet, the good taste to play different styles and great humor. Chapeau!”

Leon Spierer  Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster 1963-1993

"He has a virtuoso technique and a huge sound, plus passion, commitment and musicality in equal measure. This is a major talent.”

Hugh Wolff  Music Director, Belgium National Orchestra

“His aplomb, musical generosity and virtuosity make of him a musician that fulfils the public!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin  Music Director, Metropolitan Opera, Music Director, The Philadelphia Orchestra

"…the Beethoven Violin Concerto by Alexandre Da Costa, it’s just amazing and very special.”

Anne Midgette  The Washington Post, USA

"Prodigious technique, beautiful sound and above all a direct, expressive and very varied musicality; we are in front of one of the great violinists of today.”

Ramon Avello  El Comercio Digital, Spain

“I was instantly intrigued by his talent and his inspired violin playing in combination with his impressive appearance on stage. He struck me as a dedicated, extremely experienced, focused and serious artist.”

Alexandre Da Costa, solo violinist Stefan Dohr  Solo Horn of the Berliner Philharmoniker

4 As one of the most successful students of violin Maestro Zakhar Bron, Alexandre Da Costa is, along with fellow ex-students of Zakhar Bron such as Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin, a representative figure of the Great Russian school of violin, in direct line with David and Igor Oistrakh.

David Oistrakh Igor Oistrakh Zakhar Bron Alexandre Da Costa

“Alexandre Da Costa belongs to the most talented interpreters of his generation. His playing is characterized by its uniqueness and pronounced individuality.”

Prof. Zakhar Bron. Cologne Musikhochschule, Germany MAEGi S ARTS Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, Spain

Alexandre Da Costa

Biography

Sony Classical artist and winner of the 2012 Juno Award, Alexandre Da Costa was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He showed an uncommon interest for both the violin and piano at a very early age. By the age of nine, he had the astonishing ability to perform his first concerts with stunning virtuosity on both instruments, which brought him recognition as a musical prodigy. His chosen professional career as a violinist began very early and, after encouragement from Charles Dutoit, he was soon performing regularly as soloist with orchestra as well as in recital.

At age 18, he obtained a Master’s Degree in violin and a First Prize from the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec. Concurrently, he also obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Interpretation from the University of Montreal. Subsequently, encouraged to choose one instrument, he studied in Madrid at the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia with a legendary violin teacher who became his mentor, Zakhar Bron (whose previous students famously include the likes of Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin). He later pursued post-graduate studies at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst of Vienna, Austria, with G. Schulz, C. Altenburger and R. Honeck, and is currently completing a research PhD. Among the many other prizes that followed were the Sylva Gelber Foundation Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, and in 2003 the Council’s Musical Instrument Bank decided to go further and award him the “1689 Baumgartner Stradivarius”. In 2010, he received the prestigious Virginia-Parker Prize, one of Canada’s highest cultural distinctions.

Winner of many national and international first prizes, including the International Violin Competition Pablo Sarasate, Alexandre Da Costa has given close to two thousand concerts and recitals throughout the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. He has performed in the major halls of Vienna (Musikverein), Berlin (Philharmonie), New York (Carnegie Hall), Beijing (Poly-Theater) and beyond. He has played

and recorded as guest soloist with more than 100 different seller status, and was converted into a multimedia concert orchestras including London’s Royal Philharmonic, the Vienna, booked around the world. Berlin, Montreal and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, the Dresden, Bergen, Buffalo and Prague Philharmonic Orchestras, the BBC Alexandre Da Costa is Music Director of both the Acacia Concert Orchestra, the National Radio & Television Symphony of Ensemble (Canada) and the Indian Ocean Ensemble (Australia). Spain, the YOA Orchestra of the Americas and many more. He also regularly performs as guest soloist and conductor (Play & Conductors he has played under include Rafael Frühbeck de Conduct) with ensembles such as the Queen Sofia Chamber Burgos, Leonard Slatkin, Lorin Maazel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Tugan Orchestra, the “Virtuosos de Venezuela” Symphony and the Sokhiev, Vasily Petrenko, Matthias Bamert, John Axelrod, Johannes Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker). Wildner and Peter Oundjian. His live performance broadcasts have aired on BBC, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), CBC, NPR, ORF and In addition to his soloist activities, Alexandre Da Costa is Associate many others. Da Costa has given world premieres of works by Elliott Professor and Head of Strings at the Edith Cowan University and Carter, Michael Daugherty, Lorenzo Palomo, Jean Lesage and regularly gives masterclasses at various universities and Airat Ichmouratov. Alexandre Da Costa is also active as a conservatories around the world. Institutions he visited include the chamber musician and recently has recorded the complete Sydney Conservatorium, the University of Toronto and the Superior Brahms sonatas, alongside pianist Wonny Song. Da Costa has Conservatories of Montreal, Madrid and Shanghai. He also served performed alongside acclaimed chamber musicians such as as benchmarking consultant for the Hong Kong Academy for Menahem Pressler, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Matt Haimowitz and Performing Arts, and guest speaker for TEDx. As Concertmaster, Hélène Mercier. he regularly leads orchestras such as the Wiener Symphoniker, the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse and the Singapore As a recording artist, he has recorded 25 albums with various labels Symphony, under conductors such as Philippe Jordan, Tugan such as, Sony Classical, Warner Classics, JVC/Victor, Naxos, Acacia Sokhiev, Günter Herbig and Lorin Maazel. He currently holds the Classics/Universal, ATMA, XXI-21 and Octave/Universal, among position of Artistic Director of the Laurentians Classical Festival of them the world premiere recordings of the Violin Concertos by Canada and Artistic Director at Acacia Classics Productions. Portuguese composers Luis de Freitas Branco and Armando José Alexandre Da Costa plays a Stradivarius of 1701 on long-term Fernandes. In 2012, he won the JUNO award for “Classical Album loan by the “Château du Lac Sacacomie”. of the Year” for his recording of the concertos by American composer Michael Daugherty, with the Montreal Symphony under Pedro Halffter for Warner Classics. The Washington Post selected his recording of the Beethoven concerto with Klezmer cadenzas by A. Ichmouratov as CD of the Year. He now records for Spectra and Sony Classical. His latest release Stradivarius at the Opera, MAEGi S recorded with the Vienna Symphony, quickly attained the best- ARTS

Recordings STRADIVARIUS AT THE OPERA WIENER SYMPHONIKER (VIENNA SYMPHONY) Audio  Video CONDUCTOR/SOLOIST: ALEXANDRE DA COSTA SONY CLASSICAL

STRADIVARIUS AT THE OPERA WIENER SYMPHONIKER (VIENNA SYMPHONY) CONDUCTOR/SOLOIST: ALEXANDRE DA COSTA SPECTRA MUSIC

L. V. BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO - SYMPHONY NO.7 TAIPEI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DIR.: JOHANNES WILDNER WARNER CLASSICS WASHINGTON POST CD OF THE YEAR 2013

MICHAEL DAUGHERTY - FIRE & BLOOD / LADDER TO THE MOON MONTREAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DIR.: PEDRO HALFFTER WARNER CLASSICS 2012 JUNO AWARD WINNER CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

C. ST-SAËNS VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.3 - INTRODUCTION & RONDO CAPRICCIOSO OVIEDO FILARMONIA DIR.: MARZIO CONTI WARNER CLASSICS

8 ÉDOUARD LALO MOZART FREITAS BRANCO VIOLIN SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE DUOS FOR VIOLIN & VIOLA CONCERTO NATIONAL RADIO & TV VIOLA: CHRISTIAN FROHN EXTREMADURA SYMPHONY SYMPHONY OF SPAIN XXI-21 RECORDS ORCHESTRA DIR.: CARLOS KALMAR DIR.: JESUS AMIGO WARNER CLASSICS XXI-21 RECORDS / VMS

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY WILLIAMS - SCHINDLER’S LIST / VIOLIN CONCERTO - AIR OF BLOCH - HEBRAIC SUITE, LENSKY CONCERTO GROSSO JALISCO PHILHARMONIC BIEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DIR.: MARCO PARISOTTO DIR.: THOMAS RÖSNER SONY CLASSICAL ATMA CLASSIQUE

VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS J. BRAHMS / COMPLETE WORKS WIENER CONCERT-VEREIN FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (VIENNA SYMPHONY’S J. LESAGE, LES HEURES NOCTURNES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA) (WORLD PREMIERE) DIR.: CHRISTIAN SCHULZ ALEXANDRE DA COSTA, VIOLIN XXI-21 RECORDS WONNY SONG, PIANO ACACIA CLASSICS

FRITZ KREISLER - VALSES ET MAX BRUCH - CONCERTO NO.1 / MINIATURES KOL NIDREI ENSEMBLE CANIMEX BIEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - DIR.: JEAN-FRANÇOIS RIVEST SWITZERLAND DISQUES OCTAVE / DIR.: THOMAS RÖSNER UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP GUILD MUSIC TO LISTEN TO EXCERPTS OF ALEXANDRE DA COSTA’S AUDIO RECORDINGS, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.ALEXANDREDACOSTA.COM

FERNANDES - VIOLIN P. SARASATE / M. DE FALLA CONCERTO / FREITAS BRANCO - DANZAS ESPAÑOLAS SECOND SYMPHONY PIANO: JUAN CARLOS EXTREMADURA SYMPHONY GARVAYO ORCHESTRA JVC - VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT DIR.: JESUS AMIGO JAPAN ATMA CLASSIQUE MAEGi S ARTS

https://youtu.be/-cBbRA1UqfA Der Stehgeiger - The Standing Violinist Alexandre Da Costa, Violin Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) Producer: Sébastien Ventura

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https://youtu.be/-cBbRA1UqfA https://youtu.be/63HdGrMIHuI https://youtu.be/CDY_8x0G0Q8 https://youtu.be/hQz8CcvnVgE Der Stehgeiger - The Standing Violinist Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (video) Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, 4th movement Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for violin and orchestra Alexandre Da Costa, Violin & Wiener Alexandre Da Costa & National Radio & Alexandre Da Costa & National Radio & (World Premiere Recording) Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) Television Symphony of Spain Television Symphony of Spain Bruch Kol Nidrei, World Premiere Recording Producer: Sébastien Ventura Carlos Kalmar, Conductor Carlos Kalmar, Conductor Alexandre Da Costa & Bieler Symphoniker Warner Classics Warner Classics Thomas Rösner, Conductor. Guild Music

https://youtu.be/VshMr1cHzQQ https://youtu.be/ttVlcBio2iQ https://youtu.be/6yJt6uustIs https://youtu.be/Ldo0RZZGAAY Stradivarius at the Opera St-Saens concerto no.3 Daugherty Fire & Blood, 1st movement: Pablo Sarasate: Gypsy Airs for violin and Alexandre Da Costa & Wiener Symphoniker/ Alexandre Da Costa & Oviedo Filarmonia, Volcano orchestra Vienna Symphony Orchestra Marzio Conti, Conductor Alexandre Da Costa & Orchestre Symphonique Alexandre Da Costa & Canimex String Ensemble Sony Classical Warner Classics de Montréal ; Pedro Halffter, Conductor Jean-François Rivest, Conductor Warner Classics (JUNO award winner)

https://youtu.be/ZEW3vBonIuc https://youtu.be/GLkOkxXqL-U https://youtu.be/SWeIyZqRpVk https://youtu.be/mgTqtK3rp7U Alexandre Da Costa & the YOA Orchestra Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, 1st movement Daugherty Fire & Blood, 2nd movement: Associate Professor Alexandre Da Costa of the Americas Alexandre Da Costa & National Radio & River Rouge Head of Strings – Edith Cowan University Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Television Symphony of Spain Alexandre Da Costa & Orchestre Symphonique Western Australian Academy of the Performing Comments by Leon Spierer, Berlin Carlos Kalmar, Conductor de Montréal ; Pedro Halffter, Conductor Arts (WAAPA) Philharmonic Concertmaster 1963-1993 Warner Classics Warner Classics (JUNO award winner)

https://youtu.be/xcdovNei5SQ https://youtu.be/U9t4DH3_vQI https://youtu.be/uzuzcmdVKIU ViolinXtreme Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, 3rd movement Daugherty Fire & Blood, 3rd movement: Alexandre Da Costa & National Radio & Assembly Line Television Symphony of Spain Alexandre Da Costa & Orchestre Symphonique Carlos Kalmar, Conductor de Montréal ; Pedro Halffter, Conductor MAEG S Warner Classics Warner Classics (JUNO award winner) i

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11 Orchestral engagements as guest soloist, conductor and concertmaster Orchestras  Conductors

Vienna Symphony London Royal Philharmonic Montreal Symphony Berlin Symphony BBC Concert Orchestra Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Prague Philharmonic National Arts Center Orchestra Toronto Symphony Dresden Philharmonic Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg Hamburg Symphony Bergen Philharmonic Buffalo Philharmonic National Radio & Television Symphony of Spain Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt Euskadiko Orkestra Halle Staatskapelle Virginia Symphony San Antonio Symphony Orquesta Y Coro De La Comunidad De Madrid Queen Sofia Royal Chamber Orchestra Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa West Australian Symphony Orchestra Singapore Symphony Taipei Symphony Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra Iceland National Symphony National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina Partial list of orchestras Basque National Orchestra Gran Canarias Philharmonic

Yehudi Menuhin Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Lorin Maazel Leonard Slatkin Yannick Nézet-Séguin Jesus Lopez Cobos JoAnn Falletta Hugh Wolff Carlos Miguel Prieto John Axelrod Max Valdes Vasily Petrenko Tugan Sokhiev Peter Oundjian Günter Herbig Johannes Wildner Pedro Halffter Günter Neuhold Lior Shambadal Alondra de la Parra Marko Letonja Howard Griffiths Asher Fisch Josep Caballé-Domenech Adrian Leaper Miguel Harth-Bedoya Jun Märkl Alexander Shelley

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13 Chamber music engagements Chamber music events / organizers  Partners

Vienna Konzerthaus Mozart Festival Music Toronto OSM Classical Spree Festival Montreal Pro Musica Chamber Series Valencia Palau’s Chamber Music Series Domaine Forget International Festival Lanaudière International Festival Festival Classique des Hautes-Laurentides Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern IMPULS-Festival Paris Les Amis de Bizet Festival Bilbao Symphony Chamber Music Series Royal Symphony of Seville Chamber Music Series Winnipeg Virtuosi Concerts Montreal Fine Arts Museum Bourgie Hall Gala Concerts London (UK) St-John’s Smith Square Concerts Ottawa Chamber Players of Canada Series Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Chamber Music Series San Antonio Symphony Chamber Music Series Ottawa Music & Beyond Festival Australia’s Music Viva Perth International Jazz Festival Canberra International Music Festival Melbourne Recital Center Partial list of events / organizers

1 Menahem Pressler 2 Elisabeth Leonskaja 3 Matt Haimowitz 4 Hélène Mercier 5 Asier Polo 6 Danny Driver 7 Lukáš Vondráček 8 Pablo Sainz Villegas

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https://youtu.be/dFIXlfr73bY J. Brahms, Sonata no.3 for violin and piano (1st & 4th movements) Alexandre Da Costa, violin & 5 6 7 8 Wonny Song, piano Acacia Classics Partial list of chamber music partners

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15 Venues & Broadcasters

New York Carnegie Hall Vienna Musikverein Vienna Konzerthaus Berlin Philharmonie Madrid National Auditorium Hamburg Musikhalle Montreal Maison Symphonique Toronto Roy Thomson Hall Ottawa National Arts Centre Beijing Poly Theater Forbidden City Concert Hall Shanghai Grand Theatre Shenzhen Grand Theatre Shenzhen Citizen Centre Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Tokyo Concert Hall Shinjuku Bunka Center Hyogo Performing Arts Center Singapore Esplanade Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall Frankfurt C.P.E. Bach Halle Reykjavík Harpa Concert Hall Toulouse Halle aux Grains Melbourne Recital Centre Partial list of venues

BBC CBC Radio-Canada Radio Canada International Radio Classique TV5 Monde SRF ORF Medici.tv DRS2 RNE TV Asahi Norway NRK RTVE NPR WDR ABC

Partial list of broadcasters

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17 Playing Stradivarius violins Current & past long-term loans

Alexandre Da Costa plays the 1701 “Ferraresi” Stradivarius violin on long-term loan by the “Château du Lac Sacacomie”

1701 « Ferraresi » Stradivarius violin Courtesy of the “Château du Lac Sacacomie”

1689 « Baumgartner » Stradivarius violin 1667 Stradivarius « Jenkins » violin 1727 Stradivarius « Di Barbaro » violin Courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts Courtesy of Canimex Courtesy of Canimex (2003-2006) (2006-2008) (2009-2016) MAEGi S ARTS

19 Rare violins experience

Since 1998, Alexandre Da Costa has played numerous rare and valuable violins on short and long-term loans. Having also been appointed Musical Development Director of Canimex, Canada’s largest private collection of rare stringed instruments, for nearly a decade and evaluated during his tenure hundreds of famous and valuable rare violins made between the 16th and 19th century, he is now generally considered one of the few experts in this narrow field.

Rare violins Da Costa had the privilege of playing include those from makers such as Stradivari, Guarneri “Del Gesù”, Guadagnini, Montagnana, Amati, Gagliano, Vuillaume, Lupot, Rogeri, Goffriller, Tononi and many more.

Since 2017, Alexandre Da Costa is Head of Evaluations & Portfolio for Maegis Arts Rare Violins, a business unit of Maegis Arts that is engaged in the organization of rare violins private sales. It also offers collection building and development services to private, corporate and institutional investors seeking to diversify their holdings with rare violins offering medium and long-term capital appreciation opportunities.

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21 CONCERTS & TOURS

22 Concerts and tours featuring …

Symphony orchestras (40-100 musicians) with Alexandre Da Costa as guest soloist

Chamber orchestras (10-40 musicians) with Alexandre Da Costa as guest soloist, or guest soloist & conductor (Play & Conduct)

Chamber ensembles (4-10 musicians) with Alexandre Da Costa as guest soloist, or guest soloist & conductor (Play & Conduct)

Violin and piano recitals with Alexandre Da Costa and guest pianist

Solo violin recitals with Alexandre Da Costa MAEGi S ARTS

23 Proposed concerts & reference video/audio links

Symphonic concerts featuring solo violinist 1 Alexandre Da Costa

10 to 100 musicians

Da Costa’s repertoire includes concertos by:

Bach Dvorak Mendelssohn Barber Fernandes Mozart Bartók Glass Paganini Beethoven Haydn Palomo Berg Janacek Prokofiev Bloch Kabalevsky Saint-Saëns Brahms Khatchaturian Shostakovich Bruch Korngold Sibelius Freitas Branco Lalo Tchaikovsky Daugherty Martinu Vivaldi

Since Charles Dutoit discovered him at age 14, Alexandre Da Costa has given nearly 2000 concerts as guest soloist with some of the most prestigious orchestras on the globe. He has worked with iconic figures such as the late Menuhin, Maazel and Fruhbeck de Burgos, and young superstars such as Nézet- Séguin, Petrenko and de la Parra. His list of repertoire covers all the basic concertos, numerous rare works as well as new music. He is considered as an expert for some of the most https://youtu.be/ZEW3vBonIuc important milestones of the violin repertoire, thanks to his 150+ Alexandre Da Costa & the YOA Orchestra of the Americas performances of the Tchaikovsky concerto, 100+ Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor performances of the Bruch, Beethoven and Sibelius concertos, Comments by Leon Spierer, Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster 1963-1993 and his unique angle in the Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, which he performed all over the world. Da Costa is a true soloist, capable of maintaining a real soloist schedule, with hundreds of concerts per year, dozens of concertos, and orchestras on four continents. Although Da Costa is always enlarging his https://youtu.be/63HdGrMIHuI reach by programming “play & conduct” concerts, chamber Lalo Symphonie Espagnole music collaborations, recitals and other special projects, Alexandre Da Costa & National Radio & Television Symphony of Spain Alexandre will always consider his work as guest soloist as his Carlos Kalmar, Conductor Warner Classics main and natural environment.

World Premieres

Premiering new works means a lot to Alexandre. Over the years, he has been given the opportunity and privilege to premiere works by Elliott Carter (US), Michael Daugherty (US), https://youtu.be/ttVlcBio2iQ St-Saens concerto no.3 Lorenzo Palomo (Spain), Jean Lesage (Canada), Airat Alexandre Da Costa & Oviedo Filarmonia, Ichmouratov (Russia), Frédéric Chiasson (Canada) and Paul Marzio Conti, Conductor Sarcich (Australia). Warner Classics

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Play & Conduct Symphonic concerts 2 featuring conductor, leader and solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa

10 to 100 musicians

Examples of programs:

Wagner Tannhäuser Ouverture Beethoven Violin Concerto Mozart Symphony no.40

Sibelius Finlandia Bruch Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony no.1

Beethoven Egmont Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 “Turkish” Mendelssohn Symphony No.4

Having worked with some of the greatest artists such as Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Yehudi Menuhin, Lorin Maazel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Menahem Pressler and many more, Alexandre Da Costa has been developing his art at the highest level of music making alongside those legendary musicians. Such musical opportunities have allowed him to evolve organically through the different steps and leading roles in classical music as he gave thousands of concerts as guest soloist, leader, concertmaster, Stehgeiger and conductor, with some of the best orchestras in the world.

Alexandre is now offering unique symphonic concert programs, combining all three roles of conductor, soloist and leader. The repertoire he offers ranges from full symphony orchestra works such as Wagner & Sibelius Overtures and Brahms & Beethoven Symphonies, to Violin concertos by Bruch, Mozart & Beethoven. In a single concert, the audience can experience the orchestra led by Da Costa from the conductor’s podium, the soloist spot and the concertmaster chair.

▪ Soloist/Conductor (Play & Conduct) – Concertos ▪ Stehgeiger (Leader & Conductor) – Concertos & Symphonic works ▪ Conductor – Symphonic works

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Stradivarius 3 at the Opera “The show” featuring solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa

Available in versions for:

Solo Violin & Symphony Orchestra (play & conduct) Solo Violin & Symphony Orchestra (guest soloist) Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (play & conduct) Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (guest soloist) Solo Violin & String Ensemble Solo Violin & String Quartet

4 to 100 musicians 90 minutes

Pure Magic… that’s what you’ll feel with Stradivarius at the Opera.

Bizet’s Carmen, Wagner’s Valkyria, Romeo and Juliet, the Knight of the Rose, and many more. Wonderful opera fantasies and airs for violin and orchestra, or violin and string ensemble. You will be deeply touched, https://youtu.be/02IOvL3IPNs inspired and enchanted. Stradivarius at the Opera Montreal Place des Arts - Promo Teaser Stradivarius at the Opera is a concert that appeals to a broader audience, pleasing the ear of both experts and music lovers. Embarking on a massive international tour, Da Costa’s goal is to heighten public interest toward classical music, and inspire more people to some of the most profound and magnificent repertoire https://youtu.be/b7sZAP6olnw Stradivarius at the Opera ever written. Montreal Place des Arts - Live Excerpts

Recorded at the Vienna Konzerthaus with the Vienna Symphony, one of the most famous orchestras in Europe, the album was released internationally under Sony Classical and Spectra. The recording captured the sound crafted by Da Costa and the Vienna Symphony, and their desire to respect the deepest musical traditions of Central Europe’s premier art form.

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The 8 Seasons 4 Vivaldi 4 Seasons & Piazzola 4 Seasons featuring solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa

Available in versions for:

Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (play & conduct) Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (guest soloist) Solo Violin & String Ensemble (play & conduct) Solo Violin & String Ensemble (guest soloist)

10 to 40 musicians 90 minutes

Alexandre Da Costa presents the most famous violin VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS concertos ever composed: the Vivaldi Four Seasons. Da WIENER CONCERT-VEREIN (VIENNA SYMPHONY’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA) Costa's version, which he had recorded with the Vienna DIR.: CHRISTIAN SCHULZ Symphony in 2005, has been hailed one of the most interesting XXI-21 RECORDS and refreshing currently available on the music scene.

Da Costa, one of the very few solo violinists considered as a Latin music expert, pairs the Vivaldi Seasons with Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a cross-over piece that mixes the Argentinian tango master's vision with the famous baroque masterworks. Piazzolla's unique cycle will seduce all audiences and conclude this incredible program with fireworks!

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons La primavera (Spring) L'estate (Summer) L'autunno (Autumn) L'inverno (Winter)

Ástor Piazzolla - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer) Otoño Porteño (Buenos Aires Autumn) Alexandre Da Costa & Wiener Concert-Verein Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires Spring) XXI-21 Records Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires Winter) www.alexandredacosta.com/vivaldi-summer

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Join Alexandre Da Costa in a world where Violin treme extreme violin virtuosity and musical fireworks meet sensitivity and power of attraction.

5 Violin and Authentic Rock Star of the violin, Alexandre Da Costa is a true Alpha male of the fiddle! Heroism, Piano Recital magic and fire… you will feel the power of Alexandre and his violin.

2 musicians Listen to famous Tangos, Gypsy pieces and other 90 minutes well-known works on the high wire being delivered to you faultlessly by Alexandre.

ViolinXtreme is a very exciting concept to Example of program: introduce your audiences to classical music.

T. Vitali Chaconne S. Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet Suite B. Bartok Romanian Folk Dances N. Paganini La Campanella J. Williams Schindler’s List Suite

P. Sarasate Gypsy Airs M. Falla La Vida Breve V. Monti Czardas https://youtu.be/xcdovNei5SQ ViolinXtreme

32 Waltzes, Polkas & Marches from Vienna 6 featuring solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa

Available in versions for:

4 to 100 musicians 90 minutes

Alexandre Da Costa invites you to Vienna to a unique concert program that includes most of the favorite Viennese repertoire by Strauss, Lehar and Kreisler, such as the Blue Danube and Emperor Waltzes, the Tritsch Tratsch Polka and the Radetzky March: A concert full of grace that will charm any audience. While living in Vienna, Alexandre recorded several albums with the best Viennese musicians and orchestras as guest soloist and leader. He is recognized as being heavily influenced by the Austrian way of making music. A recent collaboration with the world-famous Canadian Army 22nd Regiment Symphonic Band gave birth to a recording and touring project that wishes to offer a new version of the Viennese repertoire, one that bridges the Austrian sound and aesthetic to the military musical tradition.

Strauss: Waltz from the «Knight of the Rose» www.alexandredacosta.com/waltzes

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After living in Spain for more than a decade, Da España Costa felt the need to share his deep appreciation and knowledge of the Spanish 7 culture, particularly through the music of Albéniz, Falla, Granados and Sarasate, and the poetry of García Lorca. Together with Poet and Author Richard Desjardins, and guitarist Alexandre Éthier, Alexandre Da Costa co-produced a highly The Bullfighter’s Prayer successful concert with embedded narration, plunging the audience in a world of flamenco, (English version) bull fighting, romance and pride. It was presented all over Canada in nearly 50 « sold- Soleil d’Espagne out » major halls, venues and festivals. (French version)

for Solo Violin, Guitar & Narrator

https://youtu.be/umMWvxmJjXg Soleil d’Espagne : Vie et Poésie de Lorca Alexandre Da Costa, violin, Richard Desjardins, narration & Alexandre Éthier, guitar

The Devil’s Trill featuring solo violinist 8 Alexandre Da Costa

Available in versions for: Solo Violin Solo Violin & Electroacoustic DJ Solo Violin & Organ Solo Violin & String Ensemble Solo Violin & Symphony Orchestra (play & conduct) Solo Violin & Symphony Orchestra (guest soloist) Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (play & conduct) 1 to 100 musicians Solo Violin & Chamber Orchestra (guest soloist) 90 minutes

Some of the most hypnotizing masterpieces ever written for the violin belong to the Baroque Era . Bach, Tartini and Vitali wrote some of the most famous works (Chaconnes, The Devil’s Trill, etc.). Alexandre Da Costa commissioned composers Frédéric Chiasson (Canada), Leonard Madden (Australia), Bobby Cyr (Canada) and Paul Sarcich (Australia/UK) to write extended & accompanied versions of this repertoire and program. These works have been premiered in Australia and Canada, and are received with rave reviews whenever performed.

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35 Artistic Direction

In addition to his activities as a performer, Alexandre Da Costa has been an active arts administrator, notably as artistic director of the Laurentians Classical Festival, one of the 5 most important classical music festivals in Canada (La Presse), with a history of nearly 20 years. Since 2013, he is responsible for inviting artists from all over the world for an annual celebration of Chamber Music and Symphonic concerts.

Da Costa is also the founder and artistic director of Acacia Classics, a JUNO-winning recording label and production company. Since its foundation in 2011, Acacia Classics has released dozens of Albums presenting artists and orchestras from America, Europe and Asia, and produced hundreds of concerts throughout North America.

Alexandre Da Costa also serves as an esteemed artistic consultant and spokesperson for entities such as Montreal’s Arsenal, the Orchestre de la Francophonie, the Acacia Ensemble and the Indian Ocean Ensemble.

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37 MASTERCLASSES

& WORKSHOPS WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SOLO VIOLINIST AND PROFESSOR ALEXANDRE DA COSTA

The Edith Cowan University and Maegis Arts proudly offer young violin virtuosos, professional violinists and violin educators an incomparable and inspiring opportunity to work intensively with a master performer and teacher.

. Masterclasses A. Da Costa + students - Public or private . Workshops A. Da Costa + students - Public or private . Private Coaching A. Da Costa + student(s) - Private . Audition Training A. Da Costa + student(s) - Public or private

In 2014, Alexandre Da Costa was appointed as Head of Strings at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University, one of the world's most prestigious performing arts institutions. His nomination in the position placed him among the youngest Associate Professors and Department Heads in Australia’s modern history.

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39 Masterclasses, workshops & conferences given across the globe

AMERICAS

CANADA UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MCGILL UNIVERSITY SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE DE MONTREAL CONSERVATOIRE DE MUSIQUE DE QUEBEC DOMAINE FORGET INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ORCHESTRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE ACADEMY ORFORD ARTS CENTER ACADEMY QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

USA YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE AMERICAS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO UNIVERSITY OF SYRACUSE SETNOR SCHOOL OF MUSIC MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF PUERTO RICO SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, TEXAS UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

LATIN AMERICA UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA, MEXICO RAFAEL URDANETA UNIVERSITY, VENEZUELA NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ACADEMY, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

EUROPE

SPAIN MADRID ROYAL CONSERVATORY SUPERIOR CONSERVATORY OF ARAGON MUSIKENE NATIONAL BASQUE CONSERVATORY NATIONAL SUPERIOR CONSERVATORY OF MALAGA

PORTUGAL

LISBON METROPOLITAN MUSIC CONSERVATORY

ITALY LUIGI BOCCHERINI MUSIC INSTITUTE OF LUCCA

ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA TEDX TALKS

GREATER CHINA REGION https://youtu.be/mgTqtK3rp7U Associate Professor HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS Alexandre Da Costa SINGAPORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (SOTA) Head of Strings - ECU/WAAPA CHINA HONG KONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA TAIPEI SYMPHONY ACADEMY

SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

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41 Maegis Arts

Created in 2006, Maegis Arts is a dynamic division of Maegis Group. It was originally established for the purpose of producing international orchestral concert tours in China featuring solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa. Over a period of ten years, it co-produced a number of concert tours across China (totaling about 40 concerts) featuring solo violinist Alexandre Da Costa alongside different international orchestras.

In 2016, it was revamped to encompass a much wider range of products and services, as well as a much wider geographic area. It now aims to become a major provider of international cultural productions, advanced music education services, as well as rare violins in Asia. To that purpose, it was reorganized into three business units to better focus on The International Cultural Productions specific product offerings and market business unit aims at developing the segments, namely: an International Cultural sales of a broad scope of classical and contemporary music concerts Productions business unit, an Advanced Music and tours, international cultural public Education Services business unit, and a Rare events, as well as the licensing Violins business unit. of international TV content.

The Advanced Music Education Services business unit aims at developing the sales of music education related activities such as conferences, workshops and masterclasses.

The Rare Violins business unit aims at developing the sales of famous and valuable rare violins made between the 16th and 19th century.

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For information about organizing concerts & tours and/or conferences, workshops & masterclasses, please contact: [email protected]

For more information about Alexandre Da Costa, please visit: www.alexandredacosta.com