Ensemble Callinos

Biography

Antoine Rivard-Landry, piano

Appreciated for his expressivity, on-stage charisma and confidence, Antoine Rivard-Landry is a French-Canadian pianist leading an active career as a soloist and chamber musician in Montreal, Quebec and abroad. Antoine studied at the Juilliard School in the studio of Robert McDonald, at the Université de Montréal with Jean Saulnier and finally at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique de Montréal under the tutelage of Richard Raymond. Now done with his studies, he frequently attends masterclass in North America and Europe learning with artists such as Iddo Bar-Shai, Marc-André Hamelin, Hung Kian Chen, Oxana Yablonskaya and Jura Margulis.

Edyelwys Silva, flute

Originally from Brazil, Edyelwys Da Silva is a flautist and teacher based in Montreal. He completed a doctorate and a master's degree in performance at the University of Montreal, after earning his bachelor's degree in Brazil. Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous international festivals in South America, North America, and Europe. He has received several awards and scholarships, including First Prize for Young Soloist from the UFRN Orchestra and the Eléazar de Carvalho Festival, as well as the Christian Lardé and Marie-Claire Jamet Scholarship (Canada, 2017) and three excellence scholarships from the University of Montreal. As a teacher, he has taught at the LUMI School and the University of Montreal, as well as in the music programs of the Partageons l'espoir Association and Unisson - EL SISTEMA (Montreal). He also taught flute at Cégep de Sherbrooke and directed the Music for All program at the Vincent-d'Indy School of Music, where he coordinated the teaching and activities of over 800 students annually. Currently, he is an educational advisor and flute teacher at the Vincent-d'Indy School of Music. He is also a founding member and flautist of Ensemble Callinos, with which he participated in the Debut Atlantic 2025-2026 and Jeunesses Musicales Canada 2025-2026 tours. As a facilitator for Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC), he leads the workshops "Music in the Body," "Get Your Percussionists Ready," and "Why I Love Music."

Thomas Chartré, cello

An internationally renowned cellist, Thomas Chartré is distinguished by the depth and sensitivity of his playing. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In Canada, he has been a frequent guest of the Orchestre de la Francophonie and has participated in festivals such as the Elora Festival and the Festival Concerts aux Îles du Bic. Principal cellist of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in 2017-2018, he performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony before a choir of 10,000 singers at Suntory 10,000 Freude, one of the world's largest classical music events. In 2019, he performed Dvořák's Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall with the New York Sinfonietta. His artistic excellence has been recognized with numerous awards, including first prize at the Canadian Music Competition, the loan of the prestigious "Gand Père" cello from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank, and the Sylva Gelber Prize. In 2016, CBC named him one of the "30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30." A dedicated chamber musician and member of Ensemble Callinos and the Chartré-Salov Duo, he has toured with Debut Atlantic and Jeunesses Musicales Canada in the Maritime provinces, Ontario, and Quebec. Trained by masters such as Michel Strauss, Roland Pidoux, Paul Katz, and Yegor Dyachkov, he holds two master's degrees from the New England Conservatory and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, as well as a doctorate from the University of Montreal. He plays a Joannes Baptista Ceruti cello from 1815 and a Marcel Fétique bow, generously on loan from Canimex.