Marie Lacasse began her musical studies at the piano, with her mother as a teacher. Soon after, she became intrigued by the violin and developed a genuine passion for the instrument! She joined the OSM in November 1997 and will always remember her first concert under the baton of Charles Dutoit.
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Marie Lacasse
Model of instrument: Giovanni Battista Gracino violin, 1695, and Arthur Vigneron bow, 1895, generously loaned by Canimex
Hometown: Repentigny
Academic institutions attended: Conservatoire de musique de Trois-Rivières, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, McGill University
Musical first love: Brahms’ Violin Concerto
Prizes and scholarships: Grand Prize winner of the OSM Competition, prize winner in the Concertino Praga International Competition and Governor General of Canada medal
Favourite composer: Brahms
Favourite works: The works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Handel
Other interests: Interior decoration, giving a second life to antiques, running
If you could play another instrument, you would choose …: Cello
If you hadn’t chosen to become a musician, you would be …: A lawyer or interior designer
Is there anything you would like to add? I have two children: Alexy and Claudio-Rose