Rennie Regehr
Rennie Regehr
Conductor Rennie Regehr quickly established himself as one of Canada’s leading violists after beginning his professional career with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. His career has taken him throughout Canada and abroad as chamber musician, and soloist. Highlights of his performance collaborations include artists such as Leon Fleisher, James Campbell, Andrew Dawes, Desmond Hoebig, and the Shanghai String Quartet. Mr. Regehr’s performances have been broadcast on the CBC Radio networks and National Public Radio in the US. In 1992 Mr. Regehr became the Dean of the Glenn Gould School, a position he held until 2006. In addition to performing and teaching Mr. Regehr is an active conductor. He led the Royal Conservatory orchestra on a 3-week, 11-concert tour of China in 2004, and has returned on numerous occasions to conduct the Zhejiang Symphony in Hangzhou. He is the principal guest conductor of the University of Ottawa Orchestra and also conducts the chamber orchestra for the uOttawa Opera Company’s performances. Rennie Regehr was honoured by the Canadian Viola Society (CVS) with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
