Stéphane Tétreault Explained

Stéphane Tétreault
Birth Date:	10 April 1993
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre:	Classical
Occupation:	Cellist
Instrument:	Cello
Years Active:	2010 – present

Stéphane Tétreault (born 10 April 1993) is a Canadian cellist. He first made international headlines as the recipient of Bernard Greenhouse's cello,^{[1] [2]} the 1707 "Countess of Stainlein Ex-Paganini" Stradivarius, loaned to him by Mrs. Jacqueline Desmarais and following her death, by her daughter Mrs. Sophie Desmarais.

Critics

Stéphane Tétreault has been praised by the world's leading music critics: "Tétreault’s disc charmed me from the off; this is just pure, lyrical, unadulterated playing of the highest order, with a maturity that belies his 22 years... I can’t wait to hear more from him." (Charlotte Gardner, Gramophone),^[3] "His vibrato and tone are varied, his bowing techniques immaculate and his awareness of harmony and consequent shading omnipresent." (Joanne Talbot, The Strad),^[4] "The solo playing is astonishingly mature not merely in its technical attributes but also in its warmth, brilliance and subtlety of colour and inflection." (Geoffrey Norris, Gramophone).^[5]

Awards and recognition

• 2022 - Prix Opus - Performer of the Year - CQM - Conseil québécois de la musique^[6]
• 2019 - Virginia Parker Prize (Canada Council for the Arts)^[7]
• 2018 - Maureen Forrester Next Generation Award from Stratford Summer Music Festival^[8]
• 2015 - Career Development Award from the Women's Musical Club of Toronto^[9]
• 2014 - Fernand-Lindsay Career Development Award from the Fondation Père Lindsay^[10]
• 2014 - Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award^[11]
• 2013 - Choquette-Symcox Award conferred by JM Canada Foundation and Jeunesses Musicales Canada^[12]
• 2012 - Révélation Radio-Canada in Classical Music^[13]
• 2012 - Hnatyshyn Foundation Award^[14]
• 2007 - First Prize Winner – Montreal Symphony Orchestra OSM/Standard Life Competition^[15]

Recordings

• 2024 - Claude Debussy: Images retrouvées - Works for Cello and Piano from composer Claude Debussy - Piano and arrangements Olivier Hébert-Bouchard - ATMA Classique
• 2023 - Claude Debussy: Images oubliées - Works for Cello and Piano from composer Claude Debussy - Piano and arrangements Olivier Hébert-Bouchard - ATMA Classique
• 2022 - Suite Tango - Works for Cello and Bandoneon from composer and bandoneonist Denis Plante; Inspired by the unaccompanied cello suites by J. S. Bach - ATMA Classique
• 2022 - Transfiguration - Works for Cello and Harp from Marjan Mozetich; Caroline Lizotte, Alexandre Grogg, Kelly-Marie Murphy and François Vallières; Valérie Milot - ATMA Classique
• 2017 - Trio for Violin, Cello and Harp - Henriette Renié, Jacques Ibert, Halvorsen and Schubert; Valérie Milot, Antoine Bareil; Groupe Analekta
• 2015 - Work for Cello and Piano - Haydn, Schubert, Brahms; Marie-Ève Scarfone; Groupe Analekta
• 2014 - Bookburners - Work for Cello and Turntable; Nicole Lizée; DJ P-Love (Paolo Kapunan); Bande à part (Radio-Canada); Centrediscs
• 2013 - Par Amour Pour Philou - Improvisation nocturne pour Philou; François Dompierre; Justin Time Records
• 2012 - Saint-Saëns & Tchaikovsky - Concertos for Cello and Orchestra; Orchestre symphonique de Québec; Fabien Gabel; Groupe Analekta

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Greco . Vanessa . Montreal musician lent famous 'Stradivari' cello . 4 June 2024 . CTV News . 24 January 2012.
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/arts/music/stradivari-cello-sells-for-more-than-6-million.html
3. https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/schubert-brahms-piano-duos-cello-sonatas
4. https://www.thestrad.com/saint-saens-cello-concerto-no1-op-33-allegro-appassionato-op43-the-swan-tchaikovsky-rococo-variations-op33-pezzo-capriccioso-op62/4699.article
5. https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/saint-sa%C3%ABns-tchaikovsky-works-for-cello-orchestra
6. Web site: SiestaLOL . 2022-08-04 . Stéphane Tétreault Prairie Debut 2023-24 Classical Concerts . 2023-12-26 . Prairie Debut . en-CA.
7. Web site: SiestaLOL . 2023-08-16 . Stéphane Tétreault 2023-24 Season Concert . 2023-12-26 . High River Gift of Music . en-CA.
8. Web site: 2023 Orford Music Festival : Les Violons du Roy with Tétreault & From . 2023-12-26 . Orford Musique . en-CA.
9. Web site: STÉPHANE TÉTREAULT Biography . December 25, 2023.
10. Web site: Stéphane Tétreault . 2023-12-26 . Fondation Père Lindsay . fr-CA.
11. Web site: STÉPHANE TÉTREAULT Biography . December 25, 2023.
12. Web site: Prix Choquette-Symcox. 2021-06-02. www.jmcanada.ca. fr.
13. Web site: CELLO RECITAL . December 25, 2023.
14. Web site: STÉPHANE TÉTREAULT Biography . December 25, 2023.
15. Web site: Debut Atlantic » Stéphane Tétreault & Marie-Ève Scarfone . December 25, 2023 . en-US.