Duo Caron

Duo Caron
Josee Caron and Carmen Picard at Bandeen Hall - Bishop's University in 2022
Background information
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
OccupationsPianists, transcriber, arranger, record producer
Years active1990 (1990)–present
Labels
MembersJosee Caron
Carmen Picard
Past membersMartin Caron
WebsiteDuo Caron

Duo Caron is a classical music group who transcribe and perform orchestral works for various piano formations.

History

Born in Rimouski, Quebec, sibling pianists Josee and Martin Caron began their careers in Montreal. They started collaborating under the name Duo Caron in 1990.

In 1994, because of their transcriptions, the duo received an internship grant from Quebec-Wallonia-Brussels Agency for Youth (AQWBJ) for a promotional tour in Belgium, which was met with rave reviews.

In 2012, after the recording of Mendelssohn, Martin Caron left the group to focus exclusively on composition and teaching[citation needed].

Since 2020, the duo has consisted of Carmen Picard and Josee Caron. They released an album in 2023, met with positive reviews.

Premieres

Alan Belkin's Petite Suite for two pianos, commissioned by the Duo Caron, was premiered by Duo Caron in Montreal's Claude-Champagne Concert Hall.

In 1998, the Quebec International Duo-Piano Festival commissioned Martin Caron for a George Gershwin transcription for two pianos, eight hands. "Strike up the Band" premiered at the Gala Concert, pour terminer l'événement de façon spectaculaire,

Released in 2009, the recording British Music for Piano Four Hands includes two new arrangements by Martin Caron of Paul McCartney's works, which L'Avantage positively reviewed.

Their recordings have been broadcast on CBC, SRC, "Radio Classique" CJPX, CKUA Radio Network Edmonton, and RTBF Radio "Musiq'3" Belgium.

Transcriptions by Josee Caron

For Piano Duet

Transcriptions by Martin Caron

For Two Pianos‚ Four Hands

For Piano Duet

For Four Pianos‚ Sixteen Hands

For Two Pianos‚ Eight Hands

Arrangements by Martin Caron

For Piano Duet

Discography

Footnotes

Citations

  1. ↑ Music in Rimouski, entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia / The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
  2. ↑ Jean-Pierre Thiollet, « 88 notes pour piano solo, Solo de duo », Neva Editions, 2015, p.98. ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
  3. ↑ AQWBJ Duo Caron (French language). Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. ↑ « Review | Duo Caron: Suites modernes pour quatre mains (Espace 21, 2023) » Review from The Music Scene, April-May 2, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ Nina Veronica Schumann, Two-piano performance: its classification, history, and challenges, with a compilation of a detailed catalogue of works , In two volumes , Thesis - Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town, March 2005, (346 p.), p.147. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Alan Belkin's Worklist
  7. ↑ « Festival international de Duo-Piano du Québec » Article from Voir, August 5, 1998. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ « British Music for Piano, Four Hands - Duo Caron » entry in AllMusic.
  9. ↑ « Josée et Martin Caron jouent McCartney »[link removed] Review from L'Avantage online, October 13, 2009, Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today
  10. ↑ "Radio-Classique Montréal 99,5 cjpx-fm - Radio-Classique Québec 92,7 cjsq-fm". www.radioclassique.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  11. ↑ "Support CKUA Radio". CKUA. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  12. ↑ "Musiq3 - La radio de la musique classique, des concerts, de l'opéra et du jazz - RTBF Actus". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  13. ↑ "Société nouvelle d'enregistrement". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  14. 1 2 3 "Home - XXI-21.com". www.xxi-21.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  15. ↑ "XXI-21 Productions Inc. Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 2025-10-21.

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