Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde & Postscript

Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde is a versatile performer, researcher, and educator from Montreal. A prize-winner at international competitions, she performs across three continents in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings. Collaborating with renowned ensembles and historical musicians, she also gives lectures globally and explores historical performance practices through her video blog, Romantic Lab.

The core members of the Dutch ensemble Postscript are Aysha Wills (traverso), David Westcombe (traverso), Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde (cello) and Artem Belogurov (harpsichord). After winning the first prize at the international Brothers Graun Competition (DE) in 2018, Postscript performed a series of concerts in Germany. In June 2019 they recorded their first CD Introductio for the Dutch label TRPTK. The ensemble members share a passion for exploring new ways to approach old music, through the use of both historical research and experimentation.