Adjudicators

Recognized for her playing that is “infused with a stirring energy and liveliness” (Benjamin Goron, La Scena musicale) and characterized by “full-blooded richness and poetry” (Laurence Vittes, Gramophone), pianist Jeanne Amièle is enjoying a flourishing career on the Canadian music scene. She regularly performs in recital and has also been a guest soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Alexander Prior, I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni, and the Trois-Rivières Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jacques Lacombe as part of the OSTR competition. In 2021, she produced her first solo album, devoted to the music of Clara and Robert Schumann, thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Holder of a Doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of Montreal, Jeanne Amièle trained with pianist and pedagogue Jean Saulnier as well as with Professor Dominique Weber at the Haute école de musique de Genève. She distinguished herself in many national competitions during her training, including the Canadian Music Competition, the OSM Manuvie Competition, the Shean Piano Competition, the Stepping Stone, and the Prix d'Europe competition. Since 2021, she teaches piano at the Conservatoire de musique de Trois-Rivières.

Pierre-Richard Aubin was unanimously awarded First Prize in piano performance at the Saguenay Music Conservatory in Quebec, Canada where he studied with Suzanne Goyette. He continued his studies at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatorium where he worked with Jan Huizing, and Jan Vijn. He then completed a master's degree in piano performance at Montreal University, under the direction of Nathalie Pepin. Thanks to a grant from the Quebec Government Culture and Communications Ministry, he studied with pianist Menahem Pressler during a stay in Bloomington, Indiana.

Pierre-Richard Aubin has been awarded first place in the national finals of the CMC Music Competition, a scholarship from the Montreal University Graduate Studies Federation, and the Canada General Governor Medal.

Mr. Aubin regularly performs as a soloist and collaborative pianist. He took part in a concert tour with JM Canada, and regularly performs at the Domaine Forget International Music Festival. He has been guest soloist with Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Symphony Orchestra, Estuary Symphony Orchestra and Gatineau Symphony Orchestra. He has also been heard on CBC radio for live performance broadcasts. Mr. Aubin has recorded for television, cinema, and on disc under the ATMA label.

Pierre-Richard Aubin has been a collaborative pianist at the Montreal University, McGill University, Saguenay Music Conservatory and at the Rimouski Conservatory. He also worked for several years at Camp Musical des Laurentides, as well as Camp musical du Saguenay-Lac-Jean. Since 2010, Mr. Aubin has served as collaborative pianist at Domaine Forget Summer Academy. He currently holds a position of Professor of Piano and Collaborative Pianist at the Gatineau conservatory of music.

Praised by The New York Times for performances that are “thrilling [and] triumphant” and by The Cleveland Classical Review for his “astonishingly confident technique,” pianist Henry Kramer has established himself as a musician of rare sensitivity, admired for interpretive depth, imaginative programming, and a distinctive artistic voice. He emerged on the international stage as Second Prize winner of the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2019, among the most prestigious honors bestowed on young American instrumentalists.

Kramer has since performed widely as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has appeared with orchestras including the Belgian National Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and Bilkent Symphony. His concerto collaborations have placed him on stage with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Stéphane Denève, Gerard Schwarz, Hans Graf, and Yan Pascal Tortelier. Equally at home in recital, he has been heard in many of the world’s leading venues, among them Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, where he was presented as winner of Juilliard’s prestigious William Petschek Award. Additional recital and chamber appearances include Toronto’s Koerner Hall, the Vancouver Chamber Music Society, Ravinia, Newport Classical, Bargemusic, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., The Seattle Series, Montréal’s Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur, and solo recitals at Domaine Forget.

The 2025–26 season features debuts with the Baton Rouge Symphony in Ravel’s Concerto in G, Montréal’s Salle Bourgie, and at New Jersey’s Parlance Chamber Concerts. He also returns to the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in Mendelssohn’s Concerto No. 1, The Seattle Series, and Rembrandt Chamber Musicians. Festival highlights include appearances at Ravinia, Rockport, Lakes Area, and regular invitations to the Portland, Geneva, and Kingston Chamber Music Festivals.

Chamber music forms an essential part of Kramer’s career. He has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, La Jolla Music Society, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and Mainly Mozart. His collaborations include violinist Blake Pouliot—his duo partner, with whom he made his Carnegie Hall debut in the 2024–25 season—alongside violinist Stella Chen, flutist Emmanuel Pahud, violinist Miriam Fried, and the Calidore Quartet. These partnerships reflect a wide-ranging chamber career that complements his solo work and has led to many acclaimed performances.

Kramer’s recording projects include an album of Schubert works with Stella Chen, praised for the lyricism and intimacy of its interpretations. Earlier releases on Champs Hill and Cedille Records also document his versatility across repertoire and his ability to bring clarity and depth to collaborative projects.

Born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Kramer began piano at the relatively late age of eleven after being captivated by a friend’s improvisations on film music. Within weeks, he was playing Mozart and Chopin, and shortly thereafter was winning attention for his remarkable musical instinct. His path led him to formal studies at the Juilliard School, where he worked with Julian Martin and Robert McDonald, followed by the Yale School of Music under Boris Berman, where he received his Doctor of Musical Arts.

In addition to his international career, Kramer is committed to teaching and mentoring young pianists. He is on the faculty of the Université de Montréal’s Faculté de musique. He is also a Steinway Artist.

Glen Montgomery has lived a most eclectic musical life starting as a child playing the clarinet, shifting focus to being a pianist in his early teens, then branching out as a composer and conductor. 

As a performer, Glen has played throughout the world, from Iceland to Australia and Russia to Great Britain to America. With a vast concerto repertoire: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Gershwin, Prokofieff, Hindemith, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and more, Montgomery has played with major orchestras internationally. As accompanist and chamber musician Mr. Montgomery’s associations have been with the finest artists: James Campbell, Joel Quarrington, Nina Beilina, Lynn Harrell, Paul Brodie, Stewart Grant, Carol Neblett, Blaine Hendsbee, Denis Brott, John de Lancie, Beverley Johnson and countless more. 

Teaching has been a primary focus for Glen Montgomery since the age of 15. Many of his students have become exceptional musicians and of equal pride others have become successful doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, teachers and community leaders. Winners of National and International Competitions, Montgomery’s most recognized students include Magdalena von Eccher, Stephen Nguyen, Sarah Hagen and Jan Lisiecki. 

Glen lives outside Charlottetown, PEI with his wife, Magdalena and their 3 year old son, Maximilian, where he continues to teach, perform and compose. Works for piano, choir and chamber music by Glen have been performed at major festivals such as the Festival of the Sound, Toronto and Ottawa Chamber Music festivals. 

Glen’s remarkable teachers have included Pierrette Lepage, John duVal, Gyorgy Sebok and Guido Agosti.