Jeunesses Musicales Ontario is proud to present violinist Jinjoo Cho and pianis Louise-Andrée Baril with their concert as part of the Desjardins Concerts 2008-2009. The programme includes works by Bach, Prokofiev and Vaughan Williams.

JINJOO CHO, VIOLIN
Violinist Jinjoo Cho won the First Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award at the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition, and the gold medal at the 2005 Stulberg International String Competition. She has appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kalamazoo Symphony, CityMusic Cleveland, and the Aspen Concert Orchestra. She has worked with world renowned artists such as Robert McDuffie, Peter Oundjian, Muhai Tang, and Kent Nagano. Ms. Cho appeared on a national radio broadcast of From the Top in a program later designated best of the year. Ms. Cho has given recitals in Seoul, Cleveland, Montreal, and New York, and she served as a musician-in-residence at the Kentucky Center for Performing Arts. Ms. Cho made her European debut in the Herkulessaal in Munich last season. During the 2007-2008 seasons, Ms. Cho had performed in subscription concerts with the Quebec Symphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, I Musici de Montréal, and CityMusic Cleveland.

Ms. Cho, a dedicated orchestral and chamber musician, was a member of the Woˇ-Mén String Quartet. The group was coached by Peter Salaff, Donald Weilerstein, Arnold Steinhardt and the Cavani, Pacifica, and Takács String Quartets. Her duo with cellist Joshua Roman regularly performs in Cleveland, Seattle, and Spokane.

Ms. Cho, a native of Seoul, South Korea, attended the Yewon Art School. She has been attending the Aspen Music Festival and School and was a member of the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music from 2002 onward, in both venues as a student of Paul Kantor. She attended the Curtis Institute of Music, studying there with Joseph Silverstein and Pamela Frank, and is currently enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she is working as a student of Paul Kantor.

LOUISE-ANDRÉE BARIL, PIANO
A native of Cornwall, pianist Louise-Andrée Baril is one of Canada’s most accomplished musicians. An arranger, soloist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and rehearsal pianist, she has collaborated with major ensembles and conductors in Canada and abroad. She is regularly invited to collaborate in major international competitions. She appears on over forty recordings and is regularly heard on Radio-Canada’s airwaves. Passionate about opera, her repertoire includes over one hundred operatic works. She is especially dedicated to French vocal music.

Louise-Andrée takes a great interest in emerging artists and has established several opera workshops and projects for young artists, such as the Université de Montréal’s opera workshop and the Orford Arts Centre opera. A much sought-after teacher, she works with several music institutions in Quebec, Ontario, and the United States. Since 2007, Louise-Andrée Baril has been an artistic advisor at Jeunesses Musicales of Canada, for the movement’s opera productions in particular.