A creative and innovative harpist, Antoine Malette-Chénier plays a repertoire ranging from the Renaissance and the Baroque, on period instruments, to contemporary music. Described as a "brilliant soloist", he is principal harp with the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières. A musician sought after for his versatility, he has performed in Canada and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician and continuo player with a number of ensembles, including the Orchestre Métropolitain, Les Violons du Roy and Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. He is the recipient of the 2014 Michael Measures Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts and 1st Prize at the 2013 OSM Competition. A graduate of the Yale School of Music, McGill University and the Université de Montréal, Antoine also holds a master's degree in historical harps from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon.
His first solo album Consolations, released by ATMA Classique, is available everywhere.
