On June 1, 2021, the 10th edition of the Future Stars’ Grand Premiere raised a net amount of $544,000, an exceptional sum for an event held online due to the pandemic.
Under the artistic direction of the Quebec harpist Valérie Milot, the event introduced spectators to extremely talented young artists from disciplines as diverse as slam, circus, dance and music.
Artists
Rhodnie Désir – Choreography and dance
Cyril Fonseca – Tuba
Alina Ichmouratov – Slam
Sarah Oulousian – Piano
Antino Pansa – Circus Arts
Thomas Shahbaghyan – Violin
Stéphane Tétreault – Cello (special guest)
Organizing committee
Co-chairs
Sylvie Chagnon - Lallemand Sandra Chartrand - Fondation Sandra et Alain Bouchard Jacques Marchand - LCI Éducation
Members
Marc Blondeau / Frédérique Cardinal - Fondation de la Place des Arts / Johanne Champoux / Nancy Cleman - Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, S.E.N.C.R.L. / Amélie Fortier-Cyr - L'Oréal Canada / Normand Laprise, C.M., C.Q. - Restaurant Toqué! / Catherine Samson - Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec / Barbara Seal, C.M. / Louise Sicuro, C.M., C.Q. - Culture pour tous
Sarah Oulousian (piano)
Photo credit: Ladislas Kadyszewski
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2020 Edition
The Fondation raised over $275,000 this year, an exceptional result in the current context which was achieved thanks to the support of its most loyal partners and donors. Despite the cancellation of the Future Stars’ Grand Premiere 2020, many of them showed their trust in the Fondation by contributing to its mission of accessibility.
The Fondation and the co-chairs of the event’s organizing committee, Mrs. Sylvie Chagnon, Lallemand, Mrs. Sandra Chartrand, Fondation Sandra et Alain Bouchard, and Mr. Jacques Marchand, LCI Education Network, sincerely thank them for their unwavering commitment and their great generosity.
Major Benefactors
Banque Nationale
Lallemand
Larente Baksh & Associés
LCI Education Network
Québecor
Discovery Benefactor
Caisse de dépôt et placements du Québec
Associate Benefactors
Mrs. Sophie Desmarais
Perseus
Stingray
Contributor Benefactors
Anonyme
Canderel Inc.
Capinabel
KPMG
Metro inc.
SAQ
Spesinvest inc.
Collaborator Benefactors
BC2 Groupe Conseil inc.
Héroux-Devtek Inc.
Mrs. Suzanne Legge
Mr. Raymond Royer
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Benefactors
Mrs. Louise Poissant
Bio-K+ International
Galerie Alan Klinkhoff inc.
Groupe Leclair
J. Sonic Services Inc.
Mirabaud Canada inc.
Olymel S.E.C./L.P
Mr. Guy Savard
Mrs. Johanne Champoux
Mrs. Joanne Chevrier
Mr. Patrick Dupuis
Mrs. Louise Sicuro
2019 Edition
The ninth 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.
Artists
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
Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal
Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Montréal
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.
Crédit photo : Andrée Lanthier
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.
Crédit photo : Andrée Lanthier
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.
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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.
Artists
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
Cain Lamarre
Canderel
Capinabel
Claridge
COGECO
Collège LaSalle
Devencore
EY
Fednav Limited
Fonds de solidarité FTQGroupe Park Avenue
PARTE
NAIRES ET BIENFAITEURS CONTRIBUTEURS
KPMG
Mrs. Claire & Mr. Peter KruytMacogep
Metro inc.
Mrs. Joanne Pelletier & Mr. André B. Charon
Perseus Capital inc.
Provencher_Roy
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
Mrs. Julia & Mr. Stephen Reitman
The Rossy Family Foundation
COLLABORATOR PARTNERS AND BENEFACTORS
Bouclair inc.
Patrick Dupuis, GPC, FCSI, Financière Banque Nationale
Fondation de Claire et Jean-Pierre Léger
Mrs. Suzanne Legge & Mr. Jeffrey Orr
Mouvement Desjardins
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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.
Artists
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
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.
Artists
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
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