Charles Richard-Hamelin

Charles Richard-Hamelin (born 17 July 1989) is a Canadian concert pianist.

Born in Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada, Richard-Hamelin was a student of McGill University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 2011. Richard-Hamelin concluded his master's at Yale School of Music in 2013.[1]

After reaching the final stage in important piano competitions held in Montreal and Seoul, he had a distinguished participation at the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition (Warsaw, 2015), where he received the second prize[2][3] and the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a Sonata.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Quebec pianist finishes second in Chopin competition". Montreal. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "South Korean Seong-Jin Cho wins Chopin piano competition". BBC News. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Charles Richard-Hamelin wins silver at prestigious Chopin Competition". cbc.ca. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Near double-joy for Canada at the Chopin Competition". Slipped Disc. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Seong-Jin Cho wins the Chopin Competition". gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2015.


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