Julie-Anne Derome
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Julie-Anne Derome is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist who was born in Montreal, Canada.

Early life and education

Julie-Anne Derome started playing the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 at the age of three. She has studied with Taras Gabora and Sonia Jelinkova at the Montreal Conservatoire, Christopher Rowland at the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK and Mitchell Stern at the Hartt School in the USA.

Awards and recognition

  • Virginia Parker Prize 2003
  • Loan of a Pressenda violin from the Canada Council for the Arts instrument bank from 2003-2006
  • Loan of a Rocca violin from the Canada Council for the Arts instrument bank from 2000-2003
  • Loan of a Amati violin from the Royal Northern College of Music from 1992-1995
  • Prix opus in 2001 with Trio Fibonacci (shining abroad )
  • Mendelssohn Trust Award, UK, in 1995
  • Special prize for "Anthèmes" by Pierre Boulez
    Pierre Boulez
    Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...

     at the Yehudi Menuhin
    Yehudi Menuhin
    Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...

     competition, Paris, France in 1991

Career

Julie-Anne Derome prioritizes a scintillating technique, a rigorous bow and original poetic colours.

Julie-Anne Derome gave the world première of the revised version of the Berg Violin Concerto with the symphony orchestra of the RNCM in 1992, which triggered her passion for 20th century music. She regularly premieres concertos by Canadian composers and solo works with ensembles.

In 1998 Julie-Anne founded the Trio Fibonacci. The group plays music for piano trio of all eras, being particularly recognised for its brilliant performances of contemporary repertoire. The group has played on all continents with the exception of Oceania and premiered over fifty works by Canadian and International composers such as Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel was a German-Argentine composer. He was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance .-Biography:...

, Enno Poppe
Enno Poppe
Enno Poppe is a German composer and conductor of classical music and an academic teacher.-Professional career:...

, Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy is an English composer and pianist. His music is characterised by the range of extremes often found in his work; opposing binary structures are found commonly, often seen as juxtaposing textures, register and tempi...

, Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin , is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works have been performed worldwide....

 and Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey is the name of:*Jonathan Harvey , British composer*Jonathan Harvey , U.S. Representative from New Hampshire*Jonathan Harvey , British playwright...

.

Partial discography

  • CD of New Canadian piano trios (Centrediscs Label), 2009
  • Trio of composer Benoît Mernier, (Cypres label), 2006
  • British music (NMC label, London, Angleterre), 2005
  • Monographic CD dedicated to composer Denis Bosse (Cypres label), 2004
  • CD dedicated to composer Harry Crowl (Rio Arte label, Brazil), 2003
  • Jonathan Harvey (Atma label), 2001
  • Anthology of Rio de Janeiro composers (Rio Arte label, Brazil), 2000
  • Volando by Isabelle Panneton with SMCQ Ensemble (Atma label, 1999)
  • Nouvelle musique montréalaise vol. 2 – (SNE label), 1999
  • Corale by Luciano Berio with SMCQ Ensemble (Analekta label), 1997
  • « Solo » - Contemporary works for solo violin with world premiere recording of Anthèmes de Pierre Boulez (Atma label), 1996

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