Encounter and discovery

Hear two great Quebec musicians in a wonderful repertoire for solo piano. You will hear Bach, Chopin and Scriabine among others.

Tristan Longval-Gagné
The Sherbrooke pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné is appreciated as a recitalist, chamber musician and educator. Tristan was educated at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University with Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, and Anton Kuerti, before perfecting at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under Julian Martin. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the first prize of the OSM Standard Life competition, the Prix d'Europe, the Canadian Music Competition and the Tremplin International.

Julien Gagné
Student of Richard Raymond at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Julien Gagné, 20, has distinguished himself in several national and provincial competitions. In 2022, he stood out in many competitions: he obtained a first place at Cégeps en Concert, a place in the final at the Festival-Concours de Musique Classique in Sorel-Tracy, the grand prize among the 15-year-olds18 years in the Classival competition and a first place in the 18-year-old pianists in the Canadian Music Competition. He also performed with the Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Sherbrooke in 2022 and with the Orchestre de l'Université de Sherbrooke in 2023.