Yesterday, at the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ 2020, the album Pulsations by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà won a Félix Award in the category ALBUM OF THE YEAR – CLASSICAL / ORCHESTRA & LARGE ENSEMBLE.
It is the 18th Félix Award for Album of the Year in Angèle Dubeau’s career, the most received by an artist in the history of the Félix Award!
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On November 6, 2019, Angèle Dubeau receives the Denise-Pelletier Award, the highest honour bestowed on one person for their outstanding contribution to the performing arts in Quebec, during the ceremony for the Prix du Québec 2019 at the Parliament Building in Quebec City.
In 2018, Angèle Dubeau also received the following honors:
As well, Angèle Dubeau is an Officer of the Order of Canada and Knight of the Ordre National du Québec.
This exceptional musician, one of our best soloists on the international stage, is also a citizen of great generosity. An indefatigable person, bursting with energy, Angèle Dubeau continues to have a prolific artistic output; world-renowned recordings, outstanding concerts, radio shows for the radio of Radio-Canada, movie productions, television series projects, in addition to being the artistic director of the Fête de la Musique de Tremblant and expert consultant for the Mazaam edutainment app. Her contribution to music in Canada for more than 40 years is exceptional.
Pulsations, the violinist’s new album, released in October 2019, has been selected as the album of the week by prestigious radio stations such as KDFC in San Francisco, Classic FM in London and is currently #1 on the classical chart of The New Classical 96.3 FM station in Toronto. The works from this album will be presented in concert at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City on November 9th and, again, at Salle Bourgie in Montreal on March 8th, 2020.
Angèle Dubeau is also one of the rare classical musicians in the world to have received Gold Records. In her career, she has sold more than 600,000 albums and her recordings have been streamed 80 million times, in a total of more than 100 countries.
With a career spanning over four decades and an impressive discography of more than forty albums, Angèle Dubeau continues to leave her mark in today’s music world. Her virtuosity brings her on the most prestigious stages and she continues to be awarded international prizes for her recordings and to receive honors for her career.
Pulsations, the violinist’s new album, brings together works that evoke strong images and possess a profound emotional intensity. In addition to the excellence of her playing, she has a flair for finding and recording the works of remarkable composers, thus placing her at the center of the post-minimalist movement, one of the most relevant musical genres of our time. The public’s increasing interest for some of these composers whose works are featured on Pulsations tells us that we are witnessing the emergence of a golden age for this contemporary music.
“A pulsation marks time, it infuses its rhythm in it and also evokes the heart. Just like those composers whose music calls out to me and who, with their unique signatures, mark time, our time; Olafur Arnalds, Jean-Michel Blais, Ludovico Einaudi, Alex Baranowski, Craig Armstrong, Peter Gregson, Yann Tiersen, Abel Korzeniowski, Johan Johannsson, Max Richter and Dalal.” — Angèle Dubeau, O.C., C.Q., O.M.
Once again, Angèle Dubeau is accompanied by the excellent musicians of her all-female string ensemble La Pietà, with whom she has been playing for over 20 years.
Her previous album, Ovation, released last year, was chosen as Album of the Week by important radio stations like Classic FM in London, KDFC in San Francisco and KUSC in Los Angeles. Angèle Dubeau is also one of the rare classical musicians in the world to have received Gold Records. In her career, she has sold more than 600,000 albums and her recordings have been streamed 80 million times, in a total of more than 100 countries.
Angèle Dubeau, accompanied by her ensemble La Pietà, returns to Montreal for two concerts at Salle Bourgie, on November 1st and 3rd, 2019, to present her new album Pulsations (available October 4th). On the program, there will be works by great post-minimalist composers such as Max Richter, Arnald Arnalds, Ludovico Einaudi, Johann Johannsson, Yann Tiersen and Jean-Michel Blais.
Get a 15% discount on ticket prices before July 15, 2019 by entering the promo code PULSATIONS during the purchasing process.
Don’t wait, there will only be a few Angèle Dubeau concerts taking place during this upcoming year. This great violinist will amaze you!
For those who could not attend to the world premiere of the film Angèle, Virtuoso at the International Festival of Films of Art last month, please note that this documentary which tells the life story of the great violinist Angèle Dubeau will be presented for free at the Cinéma du Musée, in Montreal on May 31 at 2:30 PM in the context of the Montreal International Musical Competition.
Angèle, Virtuoso tells the story of Canada’s pre-eminent violin virtuoso, Angèle Dubeau, exploring her expansive international career in classical music of over 40 years. The film explores the 4 seasons as a visual metaphor for life events and inspirational shifts of her unusual and meteoric ascension from rural Québec to Julliard, and ultimately the world stage.
Analekta, in collaboration with the International Festival of Films on Art (the FIFA) and ID Vision Films II, is proud to announce the world premiere of Angèle, Virtuoso as the closing film of Montreal’s FIFA on Saturday, March 30.
Angèle, Virtuoso tells the story of Canada’s pre-eminent violin virtuoso, Angèle Dubeau, exploring her expansive international career in classical music of over 40 years. The film explores the 4 seasons as a visual metaphor for life events and inspirational shifts of her unusual and meteoric ascension from rural Québec to Julliard, and ultimately the world stage.
Visually expansive nature and urban landscapes frame an intimate portrait of Angèle, not only as a highly accomplished violin virtuoso, but also as a conductor of her all-woman chamber orchestra. The documentary showcases collaborators, family as well as industry experts who provide a framework to understand her unique musical gifts and contribution to the music industry in Canada and abroad.
Visit the website of the International Festival of Films on Art to learn more about the documentary or buy your tickets.
Visit AngeleDoc.com to download the press kit (in French).
Watch the trailer:
Classic FM, the important classical radio station from London, has chosen Ovation by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà as its Album of the week!
Starting today, tracks from the album will be played every day on Classic FM, a station which has 5.6 million listeners every week, according to Radio Joint Audience Research in the UK. This news coincides with the recent release of the CD in the UK.
It was during the One Last Time tour in 2017, at the Palais Montcalm concerts in Quebec City, that Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà recorded the album Ovation.
This new album features musical works composed by the likes of Einaudi, Richter, Glass, Enescu and Saint-Saëns and which have been landmarks of the first 20 years of La Pietà’s career. The album also showcases a violinist at the top of her form and a concert where magic and perfection are in symbiosis.
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At the ADISQ First Gala held yesterday in Montreal, Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà‘s album Max Richter: Portrait won the award for Album of the Year in the category Classical / Large Ensemble. This is the 17th Classical Album of the Year award given to Angèle Dubeau since the creation of the ADISQ Gala in 1979. Congratulations!
Recorded in concert during the One Last Time tour, we hear a violinist at the top of her form and a concert where magic and perfection are in symbiosis.
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In December 2017, with two sold-out concerts at the Maison symphonique de Montréal, the One Last Time tour by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà came to an end. This tour of thirty-three concerts was, for the violinist, an opportunity to thank her Quebec fans for the support they had given her throughout her career.
It was on that tour, during the concerts at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, that Ovation was recorded. This new album features musical works composed by the likes of Einaudi, Richter, Glass, Enescu and Saint-Saëns and which have been landmarks of the first 20 years of La Pietà’s career. The album also showcases a violinist at the top of her form and a concert where magic and perfection are in symbiosis.
Ovation is not only the culminating moment of that tour, its release crowns a year in which Angèle Dubeau received several honors.
In February, she received the RIDEAU Homage Award from the Réseau indépendant des diffuseurs d’évènements artistiques unis to highlight her invaluable contribution for the promotion of classical music in Quebec.
In May, she received the prestigious Ordre of Montreal medal which recognizes and honors the men and women who have made a remarkable contribution to the development and influence of the city. This is the highest honor given by the city of Montreal.
Also in May, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec named her Compagne des arts et des lettres du Québec to highlight her remarkable contribution to the development and promotion of Quebec’s arts and literature.
In September, she received a nomination for a Félix award at the ADISQ gala in the category Album of the Year – Classical for her album Max Richter: Portrait and another nomination for her concert One last time in the category Show of the year – Interpreter.
Ovation eloquently demonstrates the audacious artistic journey of Angèle Dubeau, a musician who has always distinguished herself by the quality of her playing and her musical accomplishments.
We are proud to announce that Angèle Dubeau has been nominated in two categories for the 2018 ADISQ Gala.
The album Portrait: Max Richter is nominated in the category Album of the Year – Classical / Orchestra and Large Ensemble.
The concert Pour une dernière fois is nominated in the category Show of the Year – Performer.
For these two projects, Mrs Dubeau performed with her ensemble La Pietà.
The ADISQ (Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo) will announce the winners during the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ at the MTELUS in Montreal, on October 24 2018, and at the Gala de l’ADISQ, on Octobre 28 2018, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts in Montreal.
Our congratulations to Angèle Dubeau!
