Alain Trudel was born on 13 June 1966 and is a Canadian conductor, trombonist and composer.
17 Facts About Alain Trudel
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Alain Trudel made his solo debut at the age of 18, with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
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Alain Trudel was the first Canadian to be a Yamaha international artist, and Yamaha has named a trombone mouthpiece in his honour.
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Alain Trudel served on the faculty of the Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec a Montreal from 1995 to 2008, teaching trombone and chamber music.
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From 2004 to 2012, Alain Trudel was conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.
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From 2006 to 2008, Alain Trudel was music director of the CBC Radio Orchestra, the final conductor to hold the post whilst the orchestra was under the auspices of the CBC.
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Alain Trudel was interim music advisor for the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra from 2007 to 2008.
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Alain Trudel suffered from a rare cancer in his late 30s that caused him to cease work temporarily.
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In 2006, Alain Trudel became music director of l'Orchestre Symphonique de Laval.
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Alain Trudel made his Opera de Montreal debut in 2009, with Die Zauberflote, as well as the 30th anniversary gala, which was released as a live CD and nominated for a L'ADISQ award.
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Alain Trudel has served as principal guest conductor of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, and principal youth and family conductor of the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa.
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Alain Trudel was principal guest conductor of the Victoria Symphony from 2009 to 2013.
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Alain Trudel was music director of Orchestra London Canada from 2011 to 2014, the final music director in the orchestra's history.
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In September 2012, Alain Trudel became the conductor of the orchestra and chamber orchestra of the University of Western Ontario.
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Alain Trudel is the recipient of numerous awards, among them the Virginia Parker Prize, Le grand prix du disque President de la Republique de l'Academie Charles Cros, and the Heinz Unger Prize for conducting.
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Alain Trudel has been named an Ambassador of Canadian Music by the Canadian Music Center.
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Alain Trudel was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2019.