Piazzolla Tribute
ARTISTS
Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, cello
Christ Habib, guitar
Astor Piazzolla was born in 1921 in the Argentinian city of Mar del Plata. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of this famous composer, our guitar and cello duo will take you on a voyage through the sounds of the greatest inspirations of his youth. From Bach to Ginastera, from Bartók to the great jazz musician Ellington, we will explore the musical career and inner journey of the bandoneonist who became the greatest tango composer of the 20th century.
A first look at the repertoire*
A. PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)
Verano Porteño
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J.S. BACH (1685-1750)
Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028
III. Andante
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B. BARTOK (1881-1945)
Romanian Folk Dances
LISTEN
BIOGRAPHIES
Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, cello
Recipient of the 2018 Prix d’Europe, the 2021 Choquette-Symcox Prize, and the 2017 Peter Mendell Award, cellist Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy is ranked among the “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30” (CBC Music, 2018). He is a two-time First Prize winner at the Canadian Music Competition and performs as a soloist with several orchestras, such as the Orchestre symphonique de Laval and the Ensemble Volte. Dominique is an acclaimed and committed chamber musician and is the founding member of the Trio de l’Île and Quatuor Andara. He also joined the renowned Trio Hochelaga in 2018.
Dominique is also a composer and won Third Prize in the 2020 Home Sweet Home composition contest organized by the JM Canada Foundation. Two of his compositions have been performed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval under conductor Alain Trudel. He is a founding member of the BOA experience duo, an instrumental music project that only plays original compositions.
Dominique holds a master’s degree in performance from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music, which he obtained under Yegor Dyachkov. During his training, he attended several master classes, notably with Mischa Maisky, Alisa Weilerstein, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Hans Jorgen Jensen, Raphaël Wallfisch, Philippe Muller and Richard Aaron.
Dominique plays on a David Tecchler cello (1704) and a Pierre Simon bow (c. 1855), both courtesy of Canimex Inc. of Drummondville (QC), Canada.
Christ Habib, guitar
Christ Habib, guitar Christ Habib began learning classical guitar at the age of 6, and entered the Conservatoire de musique de Gatineau at the age of 10. He was featured in the 2020 edition of the CBC 30 under 30 Artist list and made his NAC Orchestra debut last October with world-renowned conductor Alexander Shelley, performing Canadian composer Jacques Hétu’s Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra Op.56. He was also recently recruited as a new member of the Canadian Guitar Quartet, one of the most prestigious guitar ensembles in the world.
During his musical career, he has had the opportunity to perfect his technique and art by taking part for many years in the Domaine Forget guitar workshop. He also took part in several master classes with internationally renowned artists including Pepe Romero, Judicael Perroy, Odair and Sergio Assad, Matteo Mela, Lorenzo Micheli, Ana Vidovic, Marcin Dylla and many others.
This passionate musician has had the chance to distinguish himself on many occasions, particularly through the numerous competitions he has won or been ranked as a finalist in, such as 2nd place in the Domaine Forget international classical guitar competition in 2016 and 2019, 1st place in both classical guitar and chamber music in guitar duo with Félix Dallaire at the Pierre-de-Saurel Music Competition in 2018, 3rd place at the Boston Guitar Academy International Competition in 2018, 1st place in classical guitar at the National Music Competition (FCMF) in Saskatoon in 2019 and more. Completing his academic career (2019), he was awarded the majority prize in chamber music as well as distinction for his final Master of Music recital with Patrick Roux at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau.
*JM Canada reserves the right to modify the repertoire without prior notice.
