Canadian violinist Guillaume Tardif pursues an active career as a performer and pedagogue. He regularly travels on recital tours and appears as soloist with orchestras in prominent venues in Asia, Europe, South and North America – most recently at Carnegie-Weill Hall in Paganini’s 24 Caprices. He...
Canadian violinist Guillaume Tardif pursues an active career as a performer and pedagogue. He regularly travels on recital tours and appears as soloist with orchestras in prominent venues in Asia, Europe, South and North America – most recently at Carnegie-Weill Hall in Paganini’s 24 Caprices. He has been a guest concertmaster for a number of ensembles and performed in company of many distinguished musicians.
He holds degrees from the Eastman School (DMA) and the Conservatoire du Quebec (Premier Prix) and earned awards at the Canadian Music Competition. Guillaume Tardif currently is Associate Professor of Violin and Area Coordinator for Strings and Chamber Music at the Department of Music, University of Alberta.
Apart from performance activities, his research interests include string literature and pedagogy, culture, creativity, and management. He is often involved as an adjudicator for competitions and music foundations, and leads the Enterprise string quartet concerts in Edmonton and the Alberta String Association. Various granting agencies have supported his research initiatives.