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CMIM 2022: a Very Human Adventure

By Justin Bernard on 6 April 2022 Music Competition, Opera

While its 2021 piano edition, won by South Korean Su Yeon Kim, certainly prevailed during the pandemic, it was only able to do so by pre-recording performance rounds in 16 cities throughout the world. This year, for the vocal edition, the Montreal International Music Competition (i.e. CMIM: Concours musical international de Montréal) can finally welcome back candidates on site, as well as live audiences to its halls. General and Artistic Director Christiane LeBlanc looks upon this reunion with great happiness. For her, the past two years have been synonymous with pitfalls, but also with extraordinary lessons for the future. …

Newswire: Honens Reinstates Russian Competitors

By Newswire on 18 March 2022 Arts Industry, Music Competition, Newswire

17 March 2022 – The Honens International Piano Competition unconditionally condemns the invasion of Ukraine and the human rights violations perpetrated by the Russian government, aided by Belarus. We stand with the people of Ukraine in defence of their freedom. Last week, the Board of Directors made the difficult decision to revoke invitations to Russian competitors to the 2022 event. This decision was made following lengthy and in-depth discussions about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Since that decision, we have seen and heard so much. Alongside the horrific images from across Ukraine, we’ve seen thousands of Russian citizens arrested…

Prix D’Europe 2022: Promoting Music For Over A Century

By Andréanne Venne on 3 February 2022 Music Competition

Born Emma Lajeunesse, Quebec’s first diva rose to fame under the name of Emma Albani, one she borrowed from the state capital of New York. The local clergy of that city viewed her much more favourably than the one of her native province, who thwarted her dream of going to Europe, deeming it too dangerous for pure souls to work in theatres abroad. But her story reveals the level of indifference towards the arts of that time, when artists were denied access to wider recognition. In 1911, the Liberal government of Quebec premier Lomer Gouin created the Concours Prix…

Bruce Liu: Chopin (Deutsche Grammophon, 2021)

By Justin Bernard on 14 December 2021 CD and Book Reviews, Classical Music, Music Competition, Piano, Romantic

Bruce Liu: Chopin Bruce Liu, piano Deutsche Grammophon, 2021 Following his resounding victory at the 18th Chopin Competition last October, Montreal pianist Bruce Liu received honors from the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. It has released a live recording of some of its performances from the Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw (Poland). The opportunity to live or relive this event that marked musical life on a planetary scale, in a world still struggling with the pandemic. It all begins with the Andante Spianato in G major in an interpretation full of grace and elegance. Bruce Liu creates a feeling of comfort…

Rose Naggar-Tremblay, mezzo-soprano

Montreal Mezzo-soprano Rose Naggar-Tremblay Wins 82nd MSO Competition

By Justin Bernard on 27 November 2021 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Music Competition, Opera

Montreal, November 27, 2021 ▪ The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is thrilled to announce the name of the 2021 OSM Competition’s Grand Prize winner: mezzo-soprano Rose Naggar-Tremblay. This 82nd edition dedicated to the voice was held in an entirely online format from November 13 to 27, bringing together Canada’s most talented young artists, and representing tomorrow’s rising generation of professional musical performers. In the comfort of their homes, surrounded by their loved ones, contestants were informed this afternoon of the results of the Competition during a ceremony hosted by ICI Musique radio personality Marie-Christine Trottier and OSM Assistant Bass, Eric…

This Fall’s Competition Winners

By Andréanne Venne on 16 November 2021 Music Competition

Azrieli Music Prizes Winner of the 2022 Commission prize is Canadian-Iranian composer and pianist Iman Habibi. A founding member of the Piano Pinnacle piano duo, he has been commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and has collaborated with the Vancouver and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras and the JACK, Chiara, Del Sol and Calidore String Quartets. Other recent awards include numerous SOCAN Foundation prizes, the Brehm Prize for Choral Composition (2016) and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the British Columbia Arts Council. www.imanhabibi.com. Aharon Harlap,…

The Azrieli Foundation Announces 2022 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

By Newswire on 4 November 2021 Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral, Vocal

Montréal, QC, Canada, November 4, 2021 – The Azrieli Foundation proudly announces the three laureates of their 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) – the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music to Iman Habibi, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music to Aharon Harlap and the second edition of the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music to Rita Ueda. Established in 2014, the biennial Azrieli Music Prizes advance the Azrieli Foundation’s commitment to discovering, elevating and amplifying artistic voices that exhibit excellence and embodies its belief in music as a vital human endeavour that allows us to express our creativity; to expand our worldview; and…

Finalists of the Concours OSM

By Newswire on 1 November 2021 Music Competition, Newswire, Vocal

Montreal, Nov. 1st 2021 – The OSM has announced the 8 finalists of the OSM Competition 2021 out of their 15 semi-finalists. Their semi-final recitals are still available. Click on the photo of the candidate of your choice to access their video. The videos of the finals will be available online on November 25, 2021 at concoursosm.ca. Finalists FINALIST Geoffrey Schellenberg Baritone FINALIST Carole-Anne Roussel Soprano FINALIST Rose Naggar-Tremblay Mezzo-Soprano FINALIST Simone McIntosh Mezzo Soprano FINALIST Martina Myskohlid Mezzo-Soprano FINALIST Alex Hetherington Mezzo-Soprano FINALIST Joel Balzun Baritone FINALIST Sophie Naubert Soprano

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Cellist Bryan Cheng wins the 2nd Prize and Audience Prize at Geneva International Music Competition

By Newswire on 28 October 2021 Music Competition, Newswire, Strings

The 24-year-old canadian cellist Bryan Cheng has been awarded 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize at the Geneva 2021 International Music Competition (Concours de Genève) in Switzerland! Selected from 250 initial applicants, he is also the only Canadian to have reached the finals of this prestigious cello competition, performing the Cello Concerto in E minor of E. Elgar with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and conductor Georg Fritzsch. Congratulations! The first cellist to win Grand Prize at the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Competition, the first-ever Canadian laureate at the prestigious International Paulo Cello Competition and also winner of the inaugural Bader and Overton Canadian Cello…

First Prize Winners Operalia 2021 Photo: P.Rychkov

Russian mezzo Victoria Karkacheva and Peruvian tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas Win Operalia 2021

By Victor Rodriguez on 25 October 2021 Music Competition, Opera, Vocal

Author : (Newswire)

We are proud to announce the Winners of Operalia 2021 right on time to celebrate the 2021 World Opera Day! First Prize Victoria Karkacheva, mezzo-soprano, Russia Ivan Ayon-Rivas, tenor, Peru Second Prize Mané Galoyan, soprano, Armenia Bekhzod Davronov, tenor, Uzbekistan Jonah Hoskins, tenor, USA Third Prize Emily Pogorelc, soprano, USA Dmitry Cheblykov, baritone, Russia Jusung Park, bass-baritone, South Korea Birgit Nilsson Prize Victoria Karkacheva, mezzo-soprano, Russia The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela Mané Galoyan, soprano, Armenia The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela Ivan Ayon-Rivas, tenor, Peru Rolex Prize of the Audience Mané Galoyan, soprano, Armenia Ivan Ayon-Rivas, tenor,…

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