Duncan McDougall, Violin
Duncan McDougall is an 18-year-old violinist from Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. He was the recipient of the Mary Jean Potter Scholarship to attend The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, where he studied with Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom and Jonathan Crow. Duncan recently began his undergraduate degree in violin performance with Martin Beaver at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, California.
As a soloist, Duncan has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Canadian Sinfonietta, the Oakville Chamber Orchestra, the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, and the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. He has served as concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Morningside Music Bridge String Orchestra, and the Taylor Academy’s conductorless ensemble, the Academy Chamber Orchestra. In 2019, he had the opportunity to perform a solo recital at the Toronto Summer Music Festival as a part of their Shuffle Hour series.
A frequent award winner, most recently Duncan was chosen by CBC Music as one of Canada’s top 30 classical musicians under the age of 30. Duncan was a Grand Prize winner and the recipient of the Canimex Group Scholarship at the 2019 Canadian Music Competition, and a semifinalist at the 2019 OSM Manulife Competition, where he received the Orford Music Prize. Also in 2019, he was awarded the Geringas Memorial Scholarship and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Stingray Music Rising Star Award. In 2017, he was a winner of the TSYO Concerto Competition, performing as a soloist with the TSO.
As a chamber musician, Duncan’s string duo was a first prize winner at the 2019 Canadian Music Competition. He has performed in the 5 At The First Chamber Music Series, and with members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He attended the Szekely-Rolston Young Musician’s Program at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition, working with former Juilliard String Quartet member Joel Krosnick.
Duncan has attended summer programs such as Morningside Music Bridge, Orford Music, and the Domaine Forget International Music Academy. He has performed in master classes for Miriam Fried, Andres Cardenes, Ilya Kaler, Almita Vamos, Rachel Barton Pine, Ian Swensen, William van der Sloot, Nikki Chooi, and Martin Chalifour, among others. He currently plays on a 2018 Mark Schnurr violin. In his spare time, Duncan enjoys trail running, canoeing, camping, and downhill skiing.
Duncan McDougall, violon
Originaire d’Uxbridge (Ont.), Duncan McDougall est un violoniste âgé de 17 ans. Il a récemment participé à l’Académie des arts du spectacle pour jeunes talents Phil & Eli Taylor grâce à la bourse Mary Jean Potter. Il effectue actuellement un baccalauréat en interprétation du violon au Conservatoire Colburn de Los Angeles sous la direction de Martin Beaver.
McDougall s’est produit à titre de soliste avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Toronto (TSO), l’Orchestre philharmonique de Calgary, le Canadian Sinfonietta, l’Orchestre de chambre d’Oakville, l’Orchestre symphonique de Cathedral Bluffs et l’Orchestre philharmonique du grand Toronto. Il a par ailleurs été violon solo de l’Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Toronto (TSYO), de l’ensemble de cordes du festival Morningside Music Bridge et de l’ensemble de chambre sans chef d’orchestre de l’Académie Taylor. On a également pu le voir en récital au Festival de musique de Toronto (série Shuffle Hour) en 2019.
McDougall s’est récemment illustré au Concours de musique du Canada 2019 en remportant le Grand Prix et la bourse du groupe Canimex. Demi-finaliste au Concours OSM Manuvie 2019, il y a obtenu le prix Orford Musique. La même année, la bourse Geringas et le prix Stingray de l’Étoile montante du TSYO lui ont aussi été attribués. Lauréat du Concours de concerto de cet ensemble en 2017, il s’est alors produit comme soliste avec le TSO.
À titre de chambriste, McDougall a remporté le premier prix au Concours de musique du Canada 2019 pour un duo de cordes. On a pu le voir sur scène dans le cadre de la série de musique de chambre 5 at the First ainsi qu’avec des membres du TSO et de l’Orchestre du CNA. Duncan McDougall a participé au Programme des jeunes musiciens Szekely-Rolston à l’occasion du Concours international de quatuors à cordes de Banff 2016; il y a alors étudié auprès de Joel Krosnick, ancien membre du quatuor à cordes de l’École Juilliard.
