Lawrence Vine

Principal Horn with the National Arts Centre Orchestra from 2002 until 2024, Lawrence Vine previously served as Principal Horn with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.

A much sought-after chamber musician, Lawrence has performed with Andrew Dawes, Lynn Harrell, Joseph Kalichstein, Anton Kuerti, Malcolm Lowe, Gabriela Montero, Menahem Pressler, Pascal Rogé, David Shifrin, Joseph Silverstein, and Pinchas Zukerman. He regularly performed at home and on tour with the National Arts Centre Wind Quintet, a highly acclaimed ensemble that has recorded for the Naxos label.  

As a soloist, he appeared with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra. His festival credits included the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Cleveland’s Kent Blossom Music, Ottawa Chamberfest, and Ottawa’s Music and Beyond Festival.

An active teacher and clinician, Lawrence proudly taught the horn studio at the University of Ottawa’s School of Music. Previously, he taught at the University of Manitoba and has presented masterclasses at the Manhattan School of Music, Baltimore’s Peabody Institute, Chicago’s Roosevelt University, Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music, Wilfrid Laurier University, the Canadian International School of Hong Kong, and the Universities of Colorado, Toronto, British Columbia, Calgary, and Victoria. He also served on the faculties of the NAC Summer Music Institute and the NACO Mentorship Program.

The Globe and Mail has praised his “fine, burnished playing,” the Winnipeg Free Press commended his “delicate phrasing, rounded tone, and sense of poise,” the Ottawa Citizen enthused that his “playing was assured, and his clear sound was remarkably subtle,” and the Montreal Gazette described his playing as “radiant.”