Roger Lord

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, Roger Lord's "... skillful talent, his great subtlety... his genuine emotional generosity" are consistently recognized by critics.

Roger Lord 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 its sales and quality including a nomination for an East Coast Music Award in 2005.
*In early March 2007, Roger Lord performed at the Libda Hall, which is located in the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya.
*In July 2007, Roger Lord performed with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (or NBYO) in Beijing, China, as part of the Forbidden City Tour 2007.
*The Association of Professional Acadian Artists awarded Lord the Éloize Award for Most Successful Acadian Artist Abroad in 1999.
*Roger Lord has studied at Université de Moncton, McGill University, Université de Montréal 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.

Roger Lord's brother, Bernard Lord, is the former Premier and Progressive Conservative party leader of New Brunswick.