Justin Saulnier, Violin

Justin Saulnier is a 19-year-old violinist from Orléans, Ontario. He made his orchestral solo début at age 12 with the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra and has since performed with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain , Canada’s National Arts Center Orchestra, the McGill Symphony Orchestra , the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, and the Ottawa Youth Orchestra.

Having worked with prominent conductors including Yannick Nézet-Séguin , Tomáš Netopil, and Alexis Hauser. Mr. Saulnier has received many awards, notably the first prize in the Eckhardt-Gramatté competition and in the NACO Bursary Competition, second prize in the Concours OSM, the grand prize in the Orchestre Métropolitain OMNI Competition, the Concours et Festival de Lanaudière, the Nicole Sénécale Prize, the McGill Concerto Competition, and the OMFA’s provincial competition.

He was also a finalist at the London Classic Violin Competition. Mr. Saulnier has also enjoyed being concertmaster in the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra, and the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra, among others. He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree with full scholarship at McGill University with Andrew Wan. Mr. Saulnier plays on a 1680 Ruggeri from Cremona, and a Louis Gillet bow, generously loaned to him by the company Canimex Inc. from Drummondville.