Music Director of Tafelmusik since 1981, violinist Jeanne Lamon has been praised by critics in Europe and North America for her strong musical leadership. In addition to performing with and directing Tafelmusik, Ms. Lamon regularly guest directs symphony orchestras in North America and abroad. Upcoming and recent engagements include the Detroit Symphony, l’Orchestre Métropolitaine du Grand Montréal, Les Violons du Roy, the Victoria Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia. She has won numerous awards for her work with Tafelmusik, including the Prix Alliance from the Alliance Française, the 1997 M. Joan Chalmers Award for Artistic Direction, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from York University, and the prestigious Molson Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts. In 2000, Jeanne Lamon was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her work with Tafelmusik. In 2003 she was named “Musician of the Year” by her peers at the Toronto Musicians’ Association, a prize previously awarded to Oscar Peterson and the Barenaked Ladies! Recent accolades include the Roy Thomson Hall Award of Recognition, and an honorary Doctorate from Mount Saint Vincent University. Ms. Lamon is passionate about teaching young professionals, which she does at the University of Toronto and at the Glenn Gould Professional School of the Royal Conservatory of Music.