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André (Marcel) Mignault, cellist, teacher (born 22 December 1931 in Montreal, QC; died 12 September 2018 in Laval, QC.) Premier prix cello (Conservatoire de musique du Québec) 1952, premier prix cello (Paris Conservatory) 1955.
Education and Career
After taking theory lessons from his father, Alfred Mignault, André studied cello 1946-52 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec (CMM) with Jean Belland and 1952-5 in Paris at the Conservatoire with André Navarra. He was a member 1955-7 of the Ensemble Jean-Philippe-Rameau with Jean-Paul Jeannotte and others and a member 1958-72 of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO); he played in recitals and on CBC radio and TV. He was appointed to the staff of the Conservatoire de Hull in 1968 and also taught 1970-5 at the University of Montreal. During the summers of 1977 and 1978 he gave courses at École de musique de Charlevoix, Que. He has made recordings of Scarlatti and Rameau cantatas with Jeannotte, and he and Bruno Laplante made an LP of works by Massenet.
