Renée Morisset | |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1928 |
Birth Place: | St-Damien-de-Bellechasse, near Quebec City, Quebec[1] |
Death Date: | , |
Death Place: | Quebec City[2] |
Instrument: | Piano |
Genre: | classical music |
Years Active: | 1952—2003 |
Renée Morisset, (June 13, 1928 - May 3, 2009) was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music.[3]
Morisset was a pupil of Georges-Émile Tanguay. In 1964, she and her husband were awarded the Prix Calixa-Lavallée. In 1981, she and her husband were made Members of the Order of Canada in recognition of having "contributed to" Canada's "musical life by attracting attention to the works of Canadian composers - works that were composed especially for them - and through their participation in various cultural organizations". In 1985, they were promoted to Officers. In 1994, they were made Knights of the National Order of Quebec.[4]