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== Career ==
== Career ==
Throughout his career, Lortie has collaborated with conductors including [[Thomas Adès]], [[Andrey Boreyko|Andrei Boreyko]], [[Riccardo Chailly|Ricardo Chailly]], [[Michael Christie (conductor)|Michael Christie]], [[Thomas Dausgaard]], [[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Andrew Davis]], [[Augustin Dumay]], [[Charles Dutoit]], [[Mark Elder]], [[Thierry Fischer]], [[Edward Gardner (conductor)|Edward Gardner]], [[Paavo Järvi|Paavo Jarvi]], [[Grant Llewellyn]], [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin|Yannick Nézet Séguin]], [[Thomas Søndergård|Thomas Sondergard]], [[Robert Spano]] and many more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.victoriarowsell.co.uk/artists/louis-lortie/ |title=Louis Lortie – pianist |website=victoriarowsell.co.uk |language=en-GB |access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref>
Throughout his career, Lortie has collaborated with conductors including [[Thomas Adès]], [[Andrey Boreyko|Andrei Boreyko]], [[Riccardo Chailly|Ricardo Chailly]], [[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Andrew Davis]], [[Charles Dutoit]], [[Mark Elder]], [[Edward Gardner (conductor)|Edward Gardner]], [[Paavo Järvi|Paavo Jarvi]], [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin|Yannick Nézet Séguin]], and many more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.victoriarowsell.co.uk/artists/louis-lortie/ |title=Louis Lortie – pianist |website=victoriarowsell.co.uk |language=en-GB |access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref>


He has also appeared as a soloist with the [[BBC Philharmonic]], [[Cleveland Orchestra]], [[Orchestre National de France]], [[Calgary Symphony Orchestra|Calgary Symphony]], [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra|Toronto Symphony]], [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra|Atlanta Symphony]], [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra|Vancouver Symphony]], [[Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra|Milwaukee Symphony]], [[Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra|Netherlands Radio Orchestra]], the [[Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra|Warsaw Philharmonic]], the [[BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra|BBC Scottish]], [[Gewandhaus|Gewandhaus Leipzig]], [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra|Concertgebouw Orchestra]], [[Dallas Symphony Orchestra|Dallas Symphony]], [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra|Baltimore Symphony]], [[Seattle Symphony|Seattle Symphony Orchestra]], [[Dresden Philharmonic]], [[National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)|Taiwan National Symphony]], [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony]], [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]], [[Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra|Bournemouth Symphony]], [[Beethoven Orchester Bonn|Bonn Beethoven Orchestra]], [[Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra|Hong Kong Philharmonic]], [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra|Rotterdam Philharmonic]], [[Montreal Symphony Orchestra|Montreal Symphony]], [[Orchestre Symphonique de Québec|Quebec Symphony]], [[Prague Philharmonia]], [[Bern Symphony Orchestra]], [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]].<ref name="LouisLortie.com" />
He has also appeared as a soloist with the [[BBC Philharmonic]], [[Cleveland Orchestra]], [[Orchestre National de France]], [[Calgary Symphony Orchestra|Calgary Symphony]], [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra|Toronto Symphony]], [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra|Atlanta Symphony]], [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra|Vancouver Symphony]], [[Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra|Milwaukee Symphony]], [[Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra|Netherlands Radio Orchestra]], the [[Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra|Warsaw Philharmonic]], the [[BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra|BBC Scottish]], [[Gewandhaus|Gewandhaus Leipzig]], [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra|Concertgebouw Orchestra]], [[Dallas Symphony Orchestra|Dallas Symphony]], [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra|Baltimore Symphony]], [[Seattle Symphony|Seattle Symphony Orchestra]], [[Dresden Philharmonic]], [[National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)|Taiwan National Symphony]], [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra|Chicago Symphony]], [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]], [[Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra|Bournemouth Symphony]], [[Beethoven Orchester Bonn|Bonn Beethoven Orchestra]], [[Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra|Hong Kong Philharmonic]], [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra|Rotterdam Philharmonic]], [[Montreal Symphony Orchestra|Montreal Symphony]], [[Orchestre Symphonique de Québec|Quebec Symphony]], [[Prague Philharmonia]], [[Bern Symphony Orchestra]], [[Detroit Symphony Orchestra]], and the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]].<ref name="LouisLortie.com" />

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Louis Lortie

Louis Lortie, OC, CQ (born 27 April 1959) is a Canadian (Québécois) pianist.[1]

Education

Born in Montreal, Lortie[2] made his debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the age of thirteen and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra three years later. Soon after he toured the People’s Republic of China and Japan.

Lortie's major piano instructors were Yvonne Hubert and Marc Durand in Québec, Dieter Weber in Austria and Menahem Pressler and Leon Fleisher in the US.[3]

Career

Throughout his career, Lortie has collaborated with conductors including Thomas Adès, Andrei Boreyko, Ricardo Chailly, Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Mark Elder, Edward Gardner, Paavo Jarvi, Yannick Nézet Séguin, and many more.[4]

He has also appeared as a soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Calgary Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Netherlands Radio Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic, Taiwan National Symphony, Chicago Symphony, BBC Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Bonn Beethoven Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Quebec Symphony, Prague Philharmonia, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.[1]

Lortie is Master in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel (Waterloo, Belgium).[5] Lortie is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of the LacMus International Festival on Lake Como.[6]

Selected recordings

  • Camille Saint-Saëns, Complete piano concertos n°1, n°2, n°3, n°4, n¨5, Allegro appassionato Op.70 & Rapsodie d'Auvergne Op.73, Louis Lortie, piano, BBC Philarmonic, conductor, Edward Gardner . 2 CD Chandos 2018-2019
  • Frédéric Chopin, "The Complete Études, Op. 10, Op. 25, Trois Nouvelles Études," Louis Lortie, piano. CD Chandos 8482

Awards

Lortie won First Prize in the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 1984. In the same year, he won the fourth place prize at the Leeds Competition.[1] He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, and was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec as well as receiving an honorary doctorate from Université Laval.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Louis Lortie". LouisLortie.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 88 notes pour piano solo, Neva Editions, 2015, "Solo nec plus ultra", p. 52.ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
  3. ^ "Louis Lortie". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Louis Lortie – pianist". victoriarowsell.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Soloists 17/18 | Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth". musicchapel.org. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "The Artists of LacMus Festival 2017". LacMus Festival. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

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