David Bergeron

 Originally from Montreal, pianist David Bergeron has established himself in British Columbia over a decade ago. Currently, he is the Program Manager for the Vancouver International Song Institute (VISI), teaches piano privately and is pursuing a career as a collaborative artist and pianist. In 2008-09, he was the Artistic Director of the inaugural season of the Dodson Music Series. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2008, he served as a teaching assistant at the University of British Columbia.

A returning guest artist at VISI, David has also performed at the Montreal New Music Summer Series, and as a soloist with the McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble under the direction of Denys Bouliane. In 2005, for the celebrations of Saskatchewan’s Centennial, he performed a solo recital at the refurbished Mae Wilson Theatre in Moose Jaw as part of the Amazing Accomplishments Series at the Prairie Art Festival.

David holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of British Columbia, where he benefited from the extraordinary mentorship of Professor Rena Sharon. His focus on contemporary music written in Québec culminated in a dissertation and lecture-recital on Claude Vivier’s virtuosic tour de force Shiraz for piano solo.

While at McGill University (Masters of Music), he studied with Tom Plaunt, Michael McMahon and Jan Simons. Thanks to a scholarship from the Austrian Society, Dr. Bergeron studied in Vienna with Rudolf Kehrer during the summer of 1999. Other influential teachers include Ronan O’Hara, and during his participation at VISI’s initial session, Margo Garrett and Graham Johnson.