Louise Bessette

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Louise Bessette
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Background information
Born (1959-06-20) June 20, 1959 (age 65)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Instrument Piano
Website www.louisebessette.com

Louise Bessette, CM OQ (born June 20, 1959) is a Canadian pianist. Born in Montreal, she trained at the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec a Montreal (CMQM). [1]

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Awards

In 2001, she was made a member of the Order of Canada in recognition for "her great talent and contribution to contemporary music". [2] In 2005, she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. [3] In 2014 she was awarded an Opus Award for Performer of the Year. [1] In 2019 she received the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards. [1] [4] In 2024, she was made knight of the Order of Montreal. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Award Recipients - Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA)". ggpaa.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ↑ Order of Canada citation
  3. ↑ "Louise Bessette citation". National Order of Quebec (in French).
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Susan (2019-03-01). "Pianist Louise Bessette honoured with lifetime artistic achievement award | Montreal Gazette". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Louise Bessette". 3 May 2024.


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