Olivier Fortin is a harpsichordist in demand as a soloist and chamber musician, touring and recording throughout the world with groups such as Ensemble Masques, Capriccio Stravagante and Tafelmusik. He performs together with Skip Sempé and Pierre Hantaï in programmes of music for two and three harpsichords. Olivier Fortin is the founder and director of the Ensemble Masques. In 1997 he was awarded top prizes at the Montreal Bach Competition and the Bruges Festival. He taught harpsichord and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Musique de Québec, and currently teaches at the Tafelmusik Summer Institute in Toronto.