Robert Uchida
Artistic advisor,
Chief of string
Robert Uchida, a Canadian violinist, has been acclaimed for his “exquisite tone, eloquence, and hypnotic intensity” (Strings magazine).
Robert joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as the concertmaster in 2013, after holding the same position in the Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra. He has also been invited to perform as the associate concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2005-2006 season. As a guest conductor, he has participated in projects with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Robert’s CD recordings include Tim Brady’s Requiem 21.5: Violin Concerto, released by Centredisques, which won the Classical Recording of the Year award from the ECMA (East Coast Music Association). He has also recorded Andrew Violette’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin with Innova Records.
As a passionate teacher, Robert is a professor at the University of Alberta and has taught at Acadia University, the Manhattan School of Music, and as part of the Young Artists Program at the National Arts Centre of Canada.
He performs on a rare 1770 Guadagnini violin, with Thomastik-Infeld Vision Solo Titanium strings from the Austrian manufacturer.
Martin Mangrum
(OSM), bassoon
Martin Mangrum studied bassoon with Stephen Maxym at the Juilliard School, where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Doctorate, before pursuing further studies with Mordechai Rechtman in Tel Aviv. Bassoonist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2000, he also serves on the faculty of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University. Before joining the OSM he was Associate Principal Bassoon with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona and Principal Bassoon with the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla.
Robin Doyon
(ESO), Trompette
A native of East Angus, Québec, Robin Doyon was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in September 2008. Since that appointment, he
has appeared as soloist with the ESO, as well as the Red Deer Symphony and the Alberta Baroque Ensemble.
He received his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Classical Interpretation at the University of Montréal with Jean-Luc Gagnon. He has studied with many masters of the trumpet, including Allen Vizzutti, Jens Lindemann, and
James Thompson. In 2002, he was Laureate of the National Music Festival, the Montréal Symphony Orchestra Competition, and the Radio-Canada Young Artists Competition.
Mr. Doyon has also been the recipient of numerous other prizes, including the 2007 prix avec Grande distinction from the Montréal Conservatory of Music. He has been a member of the Grand Ballet of Canada Orchestra, and is a regular performer with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and the Laval,
Longueuil, and the Metropolitan orchestras. He also performed with the Contemporary Ensemble of Montréal and the Contemporary Music Society of Québec. Robin currently teaches at the University of Alberta.
Chloé Dominguez
(OCM), Cellist
Chloé Dominguez is an exceptionally versatile cellist and passionate chamber musician. A regular participant of numerous international festivals such as the Festival International de Lanaudière, Festival of the Sound, and the Ottawa Chamberfest, she was a member of the Trio Hochelaga from 2014-2018.
Solo cellist of Orchestre Classique de Montréal, Chloé Dominguez is an ardent performer of contemporary music and, as soloist, has premiered many new works and has served as solo cello of Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal + for 15 years.
She has recorded on the ATMA, Analekta, Oxingale Records, and the Espace 21 labels. As a winner of the Instrument Bank Competition of the Canada Council for the Arts, she has been loaned the McConnell Nicolaus Gagliano cello. She has also won the Schulich School of Music’s 2009 Golden Violin award.
Chloé Dominguez completed a doctorate in music performance, where she now teaches chamber music and cello. As well, she taught at the Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy since 2016, at the Université du Québec à Montréal since 2019, and was a visiting professor at the Université de Montréal in 2022. She plays a 1745 Lorenzo Carcassi cello.