Lorraine Vaillancourt

Lorraine Vaillancourt, CQ (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian pianist and conductor living in Quebec.

In 1989, she founded the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the ensemble-in-residence at the faculty of music at the University of Montreal, which has received numerous awards.

She has also conducted various international ensembles including the Ensemble orchestral contemporain [fr] in Lyon, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, the Ensemble Sillages in Brest, the Orchestre de Cannes, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin and the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon.

[1][3] From 1998 to 2001, she was president of the Conseil québécois de la musique [fr].

She conducted Les Percussions de Strasbourg's recording of music by Hugues Dufourt, which received the Prix Charles-Cros.