Alexandre da Costa

Alexandre da Costa is among the few virtuosos to possess launched his profession playing two tools: the violin and piano. He ultimately decided to concentrate mainly within the violin, attaining great achievement with it as both a soloist and recitalist in an enormous selection of repertory that consumes functions by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Paganini, Brahms, Bruch, Vieuxtemps, Bartók, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Cup, and countless others. He in addition has delved into crossover fare, with renditions of music by Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney. He provides performed at lots of the world’s leading concert locations, including Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Musikverein in Vienna, and Poly Theatre in Beijing. Da Costa offers performed on radio broadcasts from the BBC, WDR (Germany), CBC, and additional international systems. He offers appeared with main orchestras of London, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Montreal, Buffalo, while others. Da Costa also shows violin in the Gatineau Conservatory in Ottawa. He offers documented for Disques XXI-21, ATMA Classique, Warner Classics, and Guild. Alexandre da Costa was created in Montreal, Canada, in 1979. He was a kid prodigy, providing his 1st general public concerts at nine on both violin and piano. In 1998 he gained a master’s level in violin in the Quebec Conservatory, where he also captured 1st reward in violin efficiency. That same yr he received a bachelor’s level in piano through the College or university of Montreal. Da Costa after that traveled to European countries and concertized as both a violinist and pianist. His debut Compact disc was released over the Amberola label in 1998, and highlighted da Costa executing piano functions by Schumann and Pierre Potential Dubois, and violin functions by Saint-Säens, Sarasate, and Vittorio Monti. Da Costa also continuing his education, learning violin from 1998-2001 on the Madrid-based Escuela Better de Música Reina Sofia with Zakhar Bron, whom he considers his coach. Da Costa captured initial prize on the 1999 Sarasate International Competition. In 2002 the Disques XXI-21 label released his documenting, Hendrix, McCartney & Ysaye, wherein da Costa once again performed on both violin and piano, this time around in an assortment of rock and roll, jazz, and traditional designs. That same calendar year the Canada Council for the Arts provided da Costa using the esteemed Sylva Gelber Base Award. In 2003, after spending five years in European countries, da Costa made a decision to divide his time taken between Canada and European countries. He gained the DRUM Bank or investment company Competition that calendar year and was honored with the Canada Council for The Arts usage of the 1689 Baumgartner Stradivarius violin for 3 years. Da Costa’s 2006 Disques XXI-21 Compact disc of concertos by Portuguese composers Luis Freitas Branco and Joly Braga Santos received a Juno Prize nomination. In ’09 2009 da Costa co-founded the chamber orchestra Outfit Camerata Orford, with whom he provides performed on the Orford Celebration. This year 2010 the Canada Council for The Arts bestowed da Costa with another honor when he was called receiver of the Virginia Parker Award. Da Costa drew worldwide compliment for his 2011 Warner Classics saving of Fireplace and Bloodstream and additional functions by Michael Daugherty.