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Maximilien Brisson is a Canadian trombonist and conductor, specialist of historical trombones. After modern trombone studies, he specialized in Early Music at the Université de Montréal, McGill University, the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Catherine Motuz and Charles Toet.[1]. He has performed with such ensembles as the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Palatino, Collegium Vocale Gent and the Toronto Consort[1][2]. He is a member of I Fedeli and ¡Sacabuche![3] and a founding member of the Consort laurentien[1], which was a finalist at the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition at the National Centre for Early Music in 2019[4]. He teaches baroque trombone at the Institute for Early Music and performance practice of the University of the Arts Bremen[1].

As conductor, he founded Les Concerts de la Métropole in 2013[5]. He is currently director of the Viadana Collective, a Swiss-Canadian ensemble which brings together several figures of Early Music, including cornetto player Bruce Dickey, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, tenor Charles Daniels and trombonist Catherine Motuz[6][7].

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lecturers". Institute for Early Music and performance practice at the University of the Arts Bremen. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  2. ^ "A Tribute to Giovanni Gabrieli". Early Music Vancouver. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  3. ^ "Musicians Menu". ¡Sacabuche!.
  4. ^ Andrew Benson-Wilson (2019-07-17). "York Early Music International Young Artists Competition 2019". Andrew Benson-Wilson  : Early Music Reviews +.
  5. ^ Gingras, Claude (2013-05-05). "Incroyable Mahler!". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  6. ^ "The Viadana Collective | Freunde Alter Musik Basel". Freunde Alter Musik Basel. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  7. ^ Vickers, David (2024-08-09). "Viadana: Sacri Concentus". Gramophone. 102 (1243): 73–74.