Guillaume Sutre

Guillaume Sutre, a French violinist from Douai, won several prestigious competitions at the age of 18, including the A. Curci and ARD international competitions. Passionate about chamber music, he founded the Trio Wanderer in 1987 before becoming the first violin of the Ysaÿe Quartet for nearly 20 years. He has recorded for Sony Classical, Decca, and Harmonia Mundi, later establishing the Ysaÿe Records and Sonarti labels. As an internationally acclaimed performer, he collaborates with renowned partners and explores the violin-harp repertoire with his wife, Kyunghee Kim-Sutre. An Associate Professor at the University of Montreal, he has also taught in Paris, UCLA, Tianjin Juilliard School, and regularly participates in academies like Orford Music, Musique à Flaine, and Music in PyeongChang.

During your stay at Orford Music, you will create unforgettable memories while evolving into the artist you aspire to be. Orford Music’s master classes are unique opportunities to work on your goals with the mentors of your choice.

The master classes include the following:

• Master classes, individual lessons or technical courses lasting 2.5 hours per week
• Opportunity to perform in student concerts
• Access to a collaborative pianist
• Networking activities with faculty members and the student community
• Accommodation in double occupancy and three meals per day.
• Practice studios equipped with pianos (available from 7AM to 12AM)
• Housekeeping, laundry facilities, parking, and free Wi-Fi
• Free tickets for concerts at Salle Gilles-Lefebvre (subject to availability)
• Opportunity to discover the beautiful landscapes of Parc national du Mont-Orford, the majestic Lake Memphremagog, and the tourist activities of the city of Magog
• Rehearsal studios equipped with pianos (available from 6AM to 11PM)