Élisabeth Pion

A curious and innovative artist, pianist Élisabeth Pion leads an imaginative career as a soloist, chamber musician, and artistic collaborator. Recent highlights include the release of her debut recording on the ATMA Classique label; her performances with the Orchestre Métropolitain and Kensho Watanabe in a concert series spotlighting Garūta’s Piano Concerto; and her 3rd Prize at the 2023 Rio Piano Festival for her interpretation of Rachmaninov’s Third Concerto with the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra under Roberto Tibiriçá.

Élisabeth is a frequent guest with orchestras such as the Toledo Symphony (Ohio), the Victoria Symphony, the Orchestre classique de Montréal, and Arion Baroque Orchestra, and she has collaborated with prominent conductors including Alain Trudel, Mathieu Lussier, Gordon Gerrard, Geneviève Leclair, and Jacques Lacombe.

She has appeared in recital in several major halls, including Wigmore Hall and Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall). Her performances are regularly broadcast on CBC Radio, Radio Classique, and BBC Radio 3.

Élisabeth is an alumna of the Imogen Cooper Music Trust and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied with Ronan O’Hora and was named a Junior Fellow for 2022–2023, following Artist Diploma and Artist Master’s degrees awarded with highest distinction. She is the 2022 recipient of the Choquette-Symcox Prize from the Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation and was recently named Radio-Canada Classical Revelation for 2024–2025.

She continues her artistic development with Benedetto Lupo and benefits from the mentorship of Gabriela Montero. Her vivid interests in literature, writing, composition, repertoire research, and tai chi nourish her musical practice. She is also the co-founder and co–artistic director of the Unisson Festival with cellist Agnès Langlois, a festival inspired by Marina Abramović’s The Artist is Present.