Celebrating Excellence: Schulich Alumni and Faculty Honoured at 2025 Prix Opus and Grammy Awards
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the 28th Annual Prix Opus and 67th Grammy Awards were held. Congratulations to all the nominees!
The Prix Opus was created in 1996 by the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM) to highlight the excellence, vitality, and diversity of Québec’s thriving music scene and to celebrate artists within the community. The awards highlight outstanding achievements in concert music, compositions, productions, and recordings.
The Grammy Awards honours outstanding achievements in the music industry, recognizing artists, producers, and professionals across various music genres. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry worldwide.
For a complete list of nominees and prize winners visit Prix Opus and Grammy Awards.
Read below for a snapshot of Schulich faculty and alumni who were among the incredible prize-winners:
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Prix Opus
Composer of the year
Prof. Marianne Trudel, piano (BMus. ‘01)
Performer of the Year
collective9 - Andrea Stewart, cello (MMus'09, ArtDip'11, DMus'15); TJ Skinner, violin (MMus'15, DMus'20); Thibault Bertin-Maghit, bass; Chloé Chabanole, violin; Scott Chancey, viola; Jérémie Cloutier, cello; John Corban, violin; Xavier Lepage-Brault, viola; and Robert Margaryan, violin
This award is accompanied by $5,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts.
Concert of the year – Classical, Romantic and Post-Romantic music
Aida en clôture de saison Orchestre Métropolitain - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, chef (DMus ‘17, h.c.); Angel Blue, soprano; Sarah Dufresne, soprano (MMus'19, GrDip'20); Matthew Cairns, tenor; SeokJong Baek, tenor; Ambrogio Maestri, baritone; Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass; Morris Robinson, bass; Choeur Métropolitain
Concert of the year – Modern and Contemporary music
Deux The Molinari Quartet - Olga Ranzenhofer, violin; Antoine Bareil, violin; Frédéric Lambert, viola (BMus'04, MMus'06, DMus'11); and Pierre-Alain Bouvrette, cello
Musical event of the year
Basileus, Temps fort, Forestarem, Ensemble Horizon, Growler Choir, and Sixtrum Percussion – Charles Chiovato-Rambaldo (BMus’22 MMus’24); Prof. Fabrice Marandola; Huizi Wang (DMus’24); Prof. João Catalão; Prof. Kristie Ibrahim (MMus'05); and Philip Hornsey, percussion
Album of the year – Modern and Contemporary Music
Confluence, David Therrien Brongo, percussion (MMus’23)
Album of the year - Jazz Music
Time Poem: La joie de l’éphémère Trio Marianne Trudel - Prof. Marianne Trudel, piano and composition; Prof. John Hollenbeck, drum; and Prof. Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass (MMus’13)
Album of the year - Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music
Calcutta 1789: At the crossroads of Europe and India Notturna - Christopher Palameta, conductor (BMus'01, ArtDip'01, ArtDip'03); Prof. Shawn Mativetsky, tabla; and Prof. Dorian Bandy, violin and viola
Prix Opus Montréal – Inclusion and diversity
Songs of the Drowning Roozbeh Tabandeh, Chants Libres and Ensemble Paramirabo - Jeffrey Stonehouse, flute (MMus’11); Viviane Gosselin, cello; Gwénaëlle Ratouit, clarinet; Hubert Brizard, violin; Pamela Reimer, piano; and Krystina Marcoux, percussion (MMus’13)
This prize is accompanied by $10,000 from the Conseil des art de Montreal.
Grammy Awards
Best Opera Recording
Saariaho: Adriana Mater San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, soprano; Axelle Fanyo, soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Christopher Purves, bass-baritone; Jason O’Connell, producer (MMus'06); Timo Kurkikangas, sound design