Olivier Bergeron & Alexey Shafirov Duo

Olivier Bergeron, whose career is rapidly taking off, distinguishes himself in opera, recital, and concert with his "impeccable diction," his "supple and resonant voice," and his "convincing performance" (Opera Canada). Trained at the Montreal Conservatory of Music and the École Normale de Musique de Paris, he made his professional debut in 2018 in Dido and Aeneas with Les Talens Lyriques, under the direction of Christophe Rousset. Since then, he has participated in numerous opera productions in Europe and North America, where a very promising future awaits him.The talented pianist Alexey Shafirov holds a Bachelor of Music degree in solo piano, from the Jerusalem Academy of Music, and a Master of Music degree from the Schulich School of Music/McGill University. He has won several competitions in Israel and Canada, notably as the 2024-2025 laureate of the Schulich School of Music's Romantic Contemporary Concerto Competition. Alexey performs as a vocal accompanist in festivals and opera productions, such as at the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria and the Lyric Opera Studio in Israel. He is currently participating in the prestigious McGill-UdeM Piano-Voice Accompaniment Residency.