CBC - Montreal violinist wins $15k Michael Measures Prize

Bénédicte Lauzière, a 21 year-old violinist from Montreal, is the first-ever winner of the Canada Council Michael Measures Prize. Launched in September 2010, the prize will provide Ms. Lauzière with $15,000 to help build her career. The Canada Council Michael Measures Prize recognizes promising young performers of classical music through a partnership with the NYOC.

Bénédicte Lauzière began learning the violin at the age of five and, by the time she was 10, she started studying at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with Helmut Lipsky. Ms Lauzière is currently pursuing a bachelor degree with Professor Jonathan Crow at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.