| Alexandre Da Costa | |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | Violinist, conductor, artistic director |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Associated Acts: | Wonny Song |
| Website: | http://www.alexandredacosta.com/ |
Alexandre Da Costa is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from Montreal, Quebec.
He is the artistic director of the Orchestre philharmonique du Québec.
Da Costa has a bachelor's degree in performance (piano) from the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal and master's degree in violin.[1]
He also studied violin at the Reina Sofía School of Music.
Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow.[2]
In 2010, he won the Canada Council's Virginia Parker prize and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition.[3] In 2012, he won the Juno Award for the Classical album of the Year.[4]
In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil was renewed for ten years.[5]