Unveiling of the 2024 recipients of the Order of Montreal
Louise Bessette, concert pianist and teacher at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal / Véronique Lacroix, conductor and founder of the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal
CMC Presents: Louise Bessette
Sunday, October 23 Doors: 2:30 p.m. | Concert: 3 p.m. | Reception to follow Join us via the livestream here. CMC Presents acclaimed pianist Louise Bessette An exhilarating and elegant concert pianist, Louise Bessette is recognized internationally as one of today's preeminent interpreters of the music of our time. She has recorded most of [...]
Beyond acceptance: Pianist Louise Bessette invites audience to open hearts to living composers
"When Louise Bessette takes her place among the recipients of the 2019 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, it will be to accept her Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for excellence in classical music. And perhaps unofficially, Bessette will also be lauded for her skills in diplomatic relations between Canada’s living composers and their audiences worldwide. “I [...]
