Winner of the Joseph
Rouleau Award at the 2003 Montreal International Musical
Competition, Jean-Sébastien Roy began studying violin at
a very early age with Father Roland Brunelle, later
pursuing his musical training with Johanne Arel and
Raymond Dessaints at the Conservatoire de musique de
Montréal. He has won numerous first prizes and bursaries
from a variety of competitions, among them the Canadian
Music Competition, the Orchestre symphonique de
Trois-Rivières, the Festival de musique du Royaume in
Chicoutimi and the Université de Montréal’s concerto
competition. In 2004, he was a laureate of the OSM
Standard Life Competition. Jean-Sébastien Roy obtained a
Master’s degree in performance from the Université de
Montréal in 2004 and is currently studying with Paul
Kantor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He was one
of 18 candidates selected to take part in the Michael
Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand in
June 2005.
Canada
Born august 23, 1980
SEMI-FINALS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata No. 1 for solo violin, in G
minor
BWV 1001
CÉSAR FRANCK Sonata in A major
SCOTT GOOD And dreams rush forth to greet the distance
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso,
Op. 28
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI Caprice Op. 1 No. 11 in C major
