# Alexandre Da Costa

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**Alexandre Da Costa** is a Canadian concert violinist and conductor from [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec).

He is the artistic director of the *Orchestre philharmonique du Québec*.

## Education

Da Costa has a bachelor's degree in performance (piano) from the Faculty of Music of the [Université de Montréal](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Montr%C3%A9al) and master's degree in violin.[1]

He also studied violin at the [Reina Sofía School of Music](/source/Reina_Sof%C3%ADa_School_of_Music).[1]

## Career

Da Costa is both a conductor and a virtuoso violinist who plays with a 1727 Stradivarius Di Barbaro violin using a Sartory bow.[1][2]

In 2010, he won the [Canada Council's](/source/Canada_Council) [Virginia Parker prize](/source/Virginia_Parker_Prize)[1] and has also won the Pablo Sarasate International Violin Competition.[3] In 2012, he won the [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2012) for the Classical album of the Year.[4]

In 2021, his contract as the artistic director of the *Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil* was renewed for ten years.[5]

## See also

- [Canadian classical music](/source/Canadian_classical_music)
- [List of Stradivarius instruments](/source/List_of_Stradivarius_instruments)

## References

1. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Aucun thème sélectionné- (15 June 2010). ["Alexandre Da Costa remporte le prix Virginia-Parker"](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/477076/alexandre-da-costa-v-parker) (in fr-ca). *Radio-Canada.ca*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. Nault, Sarah-Émilie (24 April 2022). [""Sans les artistes, on est dans la noirceur totale""](https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/04/24/sans-les-artistes-on-est-dans-la-noirceur-totale). *Le Journal de Montréal*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. Wild, Stephi. ["Hungarian State Folk Ensemble Presents LISZT MOSAICS"](https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Hungarian-State-Folk-Ensemble-Presents-LISZT-MOSAICS-20220429). *BroadwayWorld.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. ["'Amazing' Da Costa plays the seasons with Sinfonia Toronto"](https://saultstar.com/entertainment/local-arts/amazing-da-costa-plays-the-seasons-with-sinfonia-toronto). *saultstar*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

1. Lapointe, Josée (2021-02-06). ["Les grandes ambitions d'Alexandre Da Costa"](https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2021-02-06/les-grandes-ambitions-d-alexandre-da-costa.php) (in French). *La Presse*. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

## External links

- [Alexandre da Costa's Official Website](http://www.alexandredacosta.com/)
- [Orchestre Symphonique De Longueuil Official Website (English landing page)](https://osdl.ca/en/)

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