Future Stars’ Grand Premiere
2019 Edition
The nith edition of the event which took place on June 2, 2029, enabled us to raised a net amount of $575,000 thanks to the generosity of our partners and donors of the Future Stars Grand Premiere and to the important gift of our Ambassador Partner.
More than 1,000 people—including 500 teenagers and newcomers, invited free of charge as part of the Community component of the event—were seduced by the outstanding performances of young and talented artists under the artistic direction of Alexandre Da Costa, staged by Joël Legendre.
The artists of the 2019 edition are:
Daniel Arthur – Piano
Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy – Cello
Maxime Bidégaré – Electric bass – Rock Group
Marhorie Bourque – Violin – String Quintet
Raphaël Bouchard – Dance
Matys Colpron-Bergsma – Drums – Rock Group
Vanessa Croome – Singing
Alice Déry – Singing
Audréanne Filion – Cello – String Quintet
Étienne Fournier – Electric guitar – Rock Group
Alexandra Gagné-Lavoie – Drama
Émilou Johnson – Double bass – String Quintet
La Bronze – Singing
Félix Lahaye – Drama
Thierry Lavoie-Ladouceur – Viola – String Quintet
Thomas Le Duc-Moreau – Conductor
Thomas Reddy – Keyboard – Rock Group
Catherine Toupin – Dance
Abby Walsh – Violin – String Quintet
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Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal
Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal
For more photos of the event, check our Facebook photo album.
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The organizing committee of the Future Stars' Grand Premiere.
In usual order (at the front) the copresidents : Sandra Chartrand, Fondation Sandra et Alain Bouchard; Jacques Marchand, LCI Education Network; Sylvie Chagnon, Lallemand; (at the back) Louise Sicuro, Culture pour tous; Normand Laprise, Restaurant Toqué!; Catherine Samson, Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec; Amélie Fortier-Cyr, L’Oréal; Barbara Seal; Frédérique Cardinal, Fondation de la Place des Arts.
Nadine Proulx, acting chair of the board, Fondation Place des Arts; Michèle Boisvert, official delegate of Quebec in Paris; and from Place des Arts, Jean Laurin, chair of the board, and Marie-Josée Desrochers, CEO.
The artistic director of the event, Alexandre Da Costa, with the Petits chanteurs du Mont-Royal and the String quartet made up of Abby Walsh, Marhorie Bourque, Thierry Lavoie-Ladouceur, Audréanne Filion and Émilou Johnson.
2018 Edition
The eighth edition of the Future Stars’ Grand Premiere took place on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Théâtre Maisonneuve. We are proud to announce that it raised a net profit of $600,000 and we sincerely thank our partners and donors for their support.
Close to 1,000 people attended the event, 400 of whom were teenagers and new comers to Montreal who were invited free of charge. Under the artistic direction of Mr. Philippe Fehmiu, radio presenter at ICI Musique, many talented young artists presented us brilliant performances for our greatest enjoyment, including:
Asymmetry – Urban Dance
Geneviève Dompierre Smith – Soprano
Juliette Duguay – Harp
Marie-Andrée Gill – Poetry
King Abid - DJ and percussion
Zhan Hong Xiao – Piano
George Hua – Piano
Tess McQuade – Jazz song
Benjamin Morency – Flute
William Ouellet Quartet– Jazz
Abby Walsh – Violin
For more photos of the event, check our Facebook photo album.
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2017 Edition
The seventh edition of the Future Stars’ Grand Premiere was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, and raised over $630,000 net for the Fondation de la Place des Arts, a record amount.
Under the artistic direction of Maestro Alain Trudel, principal conductor and artistic director for the Orchestre symphonique de Laval, many talented artists performed and prestigious Montreal artistic institutions were represented:
Cas Public – Dance
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal – Brass
Lorraine Desmarais – Piano jazz
David Fleury – Guitar and voice
Jazz Band Saint-Luc – Jazz
Nathan Keoughan – Baritone
Alec Michaud-Cheney – Horn
Orchestre Symphonique Joseph-François-Perreault – Orchestra
Renaud Paradis – Drama
Blake Pouliot – Violin
Miriam Roberts – Violin
Chelsea Rus – Soprano
Event photo album Facebook.
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2016 Edition
The sixth edition of the Future Stars’ Grand Premiere raised over $550,000 net for the Fondation de la Place des Arts, a record amount. The benefit show, under the artistic direction of internationally renowned artist Angèle Dubeau, showcased a number of rising stars, including:
- The Next Generation Leahy – dance, violin and piano
- Kerson Leong – violin
- Olivier Mallette – drums
- Valérie Milot – harp
- Leonid Nediak – piano
- QW4RTZ – vocal quartet
- Groupe RUBBERBANDance – dance
- Félix de St-Hilaire - guitar and vocals
Event photo album Facebook.
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From left to right: between the two Co-Chairs of the Honorary Committee, Marc Blondeau, President and CEO of Place des Arts, and Jean Laurin, President and CEO of NKF Devencore and Chair of of the Board of Directors of Place des Arts, are Clothilde Cardinal, Director of Programming at Place des Arts, Angèle Dubeau, Artistic and Creative Director of the show, Sylvie Chagnon, Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee, and Frédérique Cardinal, Executive Director of the Fondation de la Place des Arts.
Crédit photo : MILK Images