Roger Lord

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Dr. Roger Lord is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and Professor of Piano at l'Université de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick.

The recipient of First Prizes in the Canadian Music Competition and the National Competitive Festival of Music, critics acknowledge "his skillful talent, his great subtlety... his genuine emotional generosity."

He has performed throughout Asia, Europe, South America as well as in Egypt, Mongolia and across North America as an orchestral soloist and recital performer. Lord is frequently seen and heard on CBC and its francophone counterpart, Radio-Canada.

In 2004, he released his debut CD, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Selected Works under the Société Nouvelle d'Enregistrement label and distributed by Distribution Plages. The album received awards in Canada and Europe for it's sales and quality including a nomination for an East Coast Music Award in 2005. also he had a concert in Libda hall in Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Libya March 09 2007 .

The Association of Professional Acadian Artists awarded him the Éloize Award for Most Successful Acadian Artist Abroad in 1999.

He has studied at l'Université de Moncton, McGill University, University of Montreal as well as in Paris and Strasbourg, France. He also attended special sessions at the Moscow Piano Institute in Russia at the Gnessin Music Academy.

His brother, Bernard Lord, is the former Premier of New Brunswick.