Marie-Ève Scarfone

A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and the Université de Montréal, Marie-Ève Scarfone enjoys a flourishing career as a pianist both in Canada and abroad. She has performed throughout North America as well as in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has been invited to numerous festivals, including Centro Histórico (Mexico), the Printemps musical de Silly (Belgium), the Flâneries musicales de Reims (France), the Concerts du jeudi du Louvre (Paris), The Song Continues (Carnegie Hall, New York), the Festival international du Domaine Forget, the Orford Festival, the OSM’s Virée classique, the Festival international de Lanaudière and the Société d’Art Vocal de Montréal, among many others.

Recently appointed Principal Coach at the Atelier lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal, Marie-Ève Scarfone is deeply devoted to the vocal arts. She has served as music director for various opera productions at the Wexford Festival Opera, the Opéra de Québec and the Opéra de Montréal. She is also a vocal coach at McGill University, in addition to working as répétiteur for the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and official pianist for the Concours musical international de Montréal.

Recipient of the Marilyn Horne Foundation Song Competition piano prize and the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award, she was repeatedly distinguished by the Opéra de Montréal during her training at the Atelier lyrique. Her recordings with various artists have been praised by international critics and received numerous award nominations. Her album with cellist Stéphane Tétreault was selected as one of the best recordings of the year by Gramophone magazine’s 2016 Critics’ Choice.