François Lamontagne

François Lamontagne began his cello studies with David Ellis at the Saguenay Conservatory of Music, where he completed his collegiate studies. Since 2019, he has been studying interpretation at McGill University in Elizabeth Dolin's class, benefiting from a Student Excellence Award scholarship and the Frank Mills Prize. In 2022, he earned his bachelor's degree with outstanding achievement in cello performance and is currently pursuing his master's degree. François has distinguished himself in various competitions, including the Festival du Royaume and the Canadian Music Competition. He won the Young Soloists competition of the Youth Orchestra of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. In 2018, he received the Lieutenant Governor's Medal and the Governor General's Medal as part of his collegiate diploma from the conservatory. He is also a recipient of the ‘’Jeunesses Musicales du Canada’’ scholarship. In recent years, François has been a freelancer the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Orchestra, the Agora Orchestra, and the Estuary Symphonic Orchestra. Since 2022, he has formed the Stelios Quartet with his colleagues at McGill University.