Louise-Andrée Baril

Originally from Cornwall, Ontario, Louise-Andrée Baril earned her master’s degree in performance from the University of Montreal. She also studied in London with Maria Curcio and participated in several chamber music performance workshops with Menahem Pressler. A prizewinner at the Montreal Matinees Symphonic Competition and the Canadian Music Competition, she also won first prize at the Young Pianists Competition in New York in 1977, followed by a recital at Carnegie Hall. Louise-Andrée Baril enjoys a distinguished career as a chamber musician. She performs extensively in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, and Europe, and has recorded numerous albums. She is a member of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec and the La Pietà Chamber Orchestra, and regularly performs with several Canadian ensembles. She received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts in 1993 to specialize in vocal coaching. Since then, she has been very active in this field. Often a rehearsal pianist at the Montreal Opera, she is a professor at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, where she also directs the opera studio.