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Following the competition Richard-Hamelin toured across Canada mainly performing works by Chopin.<ref>[http://seenandheard-international.com/2016/11/charles-richard-hamelin-brings-rare-strength-and-feeling-to-an-all-chopin-recital/ "Charles Richard-Hamelin Brings Rare Strength and Feeling to an All-Chopin Recital"]. ''Seen and Heard International'', 13/11/2016</ref> The Fryderyk Chopin Institute later released a two-disc album of his audition performances for the competition.<ref>[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/charles-richard-hamelin-chopin "Charles Richard-Hamelin: Chopin"]. ''Gramophone'', review.</ref> He also completed three concert tours in Japan.<ref>[https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/18310/charles-richard-hamelin-5-pieces-changed-my-life "Charles Richard-Hamelin: 5 pieces that changed my life"]. ''CBC Music'', By Robert Rowat</ref>
Following the competition Richard-Hamelin toured across Canada mainly performing works by Chopin.<ref>[http://seenandheard-international.com/2016/11/charles-richard-hamelin-brings-rare-strength-and-feeling-to-an-all-chopin-recital/ "Charles Richard-Hamelin Brings Rare Strength and Feeling to an All-Chopin Recital"]. ''Seen and Heard International'', 13/11/2016</ref> The Fryderyk Chopin Institute later released a two-disc album of his audition performances for the competition.<ref>[https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/charles-richard-hamelin-chopin "Charles Richard-Hamelin: Chopin"]. ''Gramophone'', review.</ref> He also completed three concert tours in Japan.<ref>[https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/18310/charles-richard-hamelin-5-pieces-changed-my-life "Charles Richard-Hamelin: 5 pieces that changed my life"]. ''CBC Music'', By Robert Rowat</ref>


In 2016 he was the receipient of the Choquette-Symcox Award conferred by JM Canada Foundation and Jeunesses Musicales Canada, was accompanied by a $5,000 excellence scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Choquette-Symcox Award|url=https://www.jmcanada.ca/en/artists/support-for-artists/choquette-symcox-award/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.jmcanada.ca|language=en}}</ref> and participated in a Jeunesses Musicales Canada tour in Quebec and Ontario<ref>{{Cite web|title=concerts|url=http://www.charlesrichardhamelin.com/concerts1-1|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Charles Richard-Hamelin|language=en-US}}</ref>.
In 2016 he was the receipient of the Choquette-Symcox Award conferred by JM Canada Foundation and Jeunesses Musicales Canada, was accompanied by a $5,000 excellence scholarship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Choquette-Symcox Award|url=https://www.jmcanada.ca/en/artists/support-for-artists/choquette-symcox-award/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.jmcanada.ca|language=en}}</ref> and participated in a Jeunesses Musicales Canada tour in Quebec and Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web|title=concerts|url=http://www.charlesrichardhamelin.com/concerts1-1|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Charles Richard-Hamelin|language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2018 Richard-Hamelin and Andrew Wan released an album, ''Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8'';<ref>[https://www.wrti.org/post/classical-album-week-coziest-beethoven-andrew-wan-and-charles-richard-hamelin "Classical Album of the Week: The Coziest Beethoven with Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin"]. WRTI 90.1 Radio. By Debra Lew Harder • Nov 26, 2018 </ref> in 2019 the album was nominated for a Juno Award as Classical album of the year.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. ''CBC Music'', January 29, 2019.</ref> In February 2019 he gave a solo performance at Koerner Hall in Toronto; the performance was recorded by CBC Radio 2.<ref name=terauds />
In 2018 Richard-Hamelin and Andrew Wan released an album, ''Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8'';<ref>[https://www.wrti.org/post/classical-album-week-coziest-beethoven-andrew-wan-and-charles-richard-hamelin "Classical Album of the Week: The Coziest Beethoven with Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin"]. WRTI 90.1 Radio. By Debra Lew Harder • Nov 26, 2018 </ref> in 2019 the album was nominated for a Juno Award as Classical album of the year.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"]. ''CBC Music'', January 29, 2019.</ref> In February 2019 he gave a solo performance at Koerner Hall in Toronto; the performance was recorded by CBC Radio 2.<ref name=terauds />

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Background information
BornLanaudière, Canada
Instrumentpiano
LabelsAnalekta
Websitewww.charlesrichardhamelin.com

Charles Richard-Hamelin (born 17 July 1989) is a Canadian concert pianist from Joliette, Quebec.[1][2]

Early life and education

Richard-Hamelin was born in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada,[3] and took his first piano lessons with his father.[1] He studied at McGill University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 2011. Richard-Hamelin completed his master's degree at Yale School of Music in 2013.[4]

Career

In 2014, he won second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and third prize at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. The following year, he participated in the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition (Warsaw, 2015), where he received the silver medal[5][6][7] and the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a Sonata.[8][9] He also received the most prize money in the Competition.[10][11]

Following the competition Richard-Hamelin toured across Canada mainly performing works by Chopin.[12] The Fryderyk Chopin Institute later released a two-disc album of his audition performances for the competition.[13] He also completed three concert tours in Japan.[14]

In 2016 he was the receipient of the Choquette-Symcox Award conferred by JM Canada Foundation and Jeunesses Musicales Canada, was accompanied by a $5,000 excellence scholarship.[15] and participated in a Jeunesses Musicales Canada tour in Quebec and Ontario.[16]

In 2018 Richard-Hamelin and Andrew Wan released an album, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8;[17] in 2019 the album was nominated for a Juno Award as Classical album of the year.[18] In February 2019 he gave a solo performance at Koerner Hall in Toronto; the performance was recorded by CBC Radio 2.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapturous Chopin with Charles Richard-Hamelin and I Musici de Montréal". Ottawa Sun, Natasha Gauthier, July 12, 2016
  2. ^ "Piano star Charles Richard-Hamelin brings chutzpah to Chopin". Georgia Straight, by Alexander Varty on November 2, 2016
  3. ^ a b "Quebec pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin charms Koerner Hall". By John Terauds, Toronto Star, Feb. 4, 2019
  4. ^ "Quebec pianist finishes second in Chopin competition". Montreal. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "South Korean Seong-Jin Cho wins Chopin piano competition". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Charles Richard-Hamelin wins silver at prestigious Chopin Competition". cbc.ca. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ^ Jagran Josh. Current Affairs October 2015 eBook: by Jagran Josh. Jagran Josh. p. 330. GGKEY:A5K6AXA9EC0.
  8. ^ "Near double-joy for Canada at the Chopin Competition". Slipped Disc. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Seong-Jin Cho wins the Chopin Competition". gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Chopin Competition 2015 – 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition - Main prizes". chopincompetition2015.com.
  11. ^ "Chopin Competition 2015 – 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition - Special prizes". chopincompetition2015.com.
  12. ^ "Charles Richard-Hamelin Brings Rare Strength and Feeling to an All-Chopin Recital". Seen and Heard International, 13/11/2016
  13. ^ "Charles Richard-Hamelin: Chopin". Gramophone, review.
  14. ^ "Charles Richard-Hamelin: 5 pieces that changed my life". CBC Music, By Robert Rowat
  15. ^ "Choquette-Symcox Award". www.jmcanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  16. ^ "concerts". Charles Richard-Hamelin. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  17. ^ "Classical Album of the Week: The Coziest Beethoven with Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin". WRTI 90.1 Radio. By Debra Lew Harder • Nov 26, 2018
  18. ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
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