Chantal Juillet, born December 19, 1960, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a Canadian classical violinist. She began studying the violin at age 6, giving her first public recital and debuting as a soloist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at age 13. At age 16, she gained international recognition after earning first prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York City. Her discography includes Ravel: 3 Sonates pour Violon, which won a Gramophone Award in 1997, and a 1996 world-premiere recording featuring violin concertos by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Kurt Weill, and Ernst Krenek. In 1991, Juillet founded the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, serving as its artistic director for 20 years. She was named a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2005 and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.
