Setting the record straight

They co-launched the Canton International Summer Music Academy in 2005 in Guangzhou, with Juillet and Dutoit serving as the music director and chamber music director of the event, which was one of the first large international professional music summer camps held in China. Between 2005 and 2007, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra organized the Canton International Summer Music Academy, inviting distinguished artists from world-renowned orchestras to be tutors, attracting young musicians from all over Asia.

"Nineteen years ago, when we met Yu Long, that day was my birthday, which I will never forget," says Juillet. "Back in 2005, when we held auditions for the summer camp, many young musicians had difficulty finding music for them. It was like a seed planted in my heart to provide young people with access to music scores.

"The best part of music is chamber music, since being a soloist is about practicing alone and requires much solitude, and being in an orchestra can bring a feeling of being lost," says the violinist.

Juillet adds that the scores donated to the Chantal Juillet & Charles Dutoit Chamber Music Library have been used during her career of more than 25 years.

The violinist joined the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1985, and was appointed co-concertmaster of that orchestra in 1990. She has performed worldwide with international orchestras.