Julie Fauteux

Julie Fauteux, born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, joined the NAC Orchestra in 1999 as Associate Principal Horn. She studied at the Montreal Conservatory with James Somerville, where she finished with a "Premier Prix."

Immediately after her studies, at age 21, she was appointed Principal Horn of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia in Spain, and later the Principal Horn of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia, where she remained until coming to Ottawa in 1999.

Julie has performed with various orchestras as a soloist, including the Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke and the Real Filharmonía de Galicia. She won the first prize in the brass category at the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec music competition and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada for three years.

Julie's career highlights also include being invited in 1998 to play concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Mariss Jansons.

Aside from orchestral playing, Julie also enjoys chamber music and teaching. She teaches horn at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau and taught at the Academy of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia in Spain.

She was a faculty member at the Banff Centre in the summer of 2006. She also regularly takes part in Ottawa Chamberfest.