she became the first recipient of the Muriel Sherrin Award which is presented by the Toronto Arts Council Foundation to artists and creators who have excelled at international initiatives in the fields of music or dance. In 1997, the Alliance Française of Toronto awarded Lamon its newly created Prix Alliance for her contributions to cultural exchanges and artistic ties between Canada and France. In September 1997, Lamon received the Joan Chalmers Award for Creativity and Excellence in the Arts for her artistic direction of Tafelmusik. In March 1999, the Canada Council for the Arts awarded her the 1998 Molson Prize in the Arts, recognizing her outstanding lifetime contribution to the cultural and intellectual life of Canada. Most recently, Lamon was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on July 13, 2000 in Ottawa. This award honours her for her distinguished work as a baroque violinist, concertmaster, chamber musician, teacher, and Music Director of Tafelmusik. In 2014, she was made a Member of the Order of Ontario. In October 2012, Lamon announced that after 33 years of directing Tafelmusik, she would be stepping down as full-time music director after the 2013/14 season after a career of recording, performing, and touring. On June 20, 2021, Lamon died from lung cancer in Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 71. She leaves Christina Mahler, her life partner of 43 years and a former cellist in Tafelmusik. (Lamon and Mahler had met in Amsterdam.) After Mahler had retired from Tafelmusik in 2019, the two had moved to Victoria, and both continued to give concerts as guest artists. References Sources Sony Classical biography Bach-cantatas.com website biography Tafelmusik website biography External links Interview with Jeanne Lamon, November 11, 1993 Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca published by Early Music Vancouver featuring Jeanne Lamon playing and being interviewed in July 2020 1949 births 2021 deaths Canadian classical violinists Brandeis University alumni Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music The Royal Conservatory of Music faculty Baroque-violin players Members of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Ontario Women conductors (music) Women classical violinists American performers of early music Women performers of early music Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment winners 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century women musicians 21st-century classical violinists 20th-century Canadian conductors (music) 20th-century Canadian women musicians 20th-century classical violinists American emigrants to Canada Canadian performers of