Mumbai, Sept. 21, 2024 – This year, the Operalia Competition presented by Rolex took place from September 15 to 21 at The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, India. Here are the winners: First Prize Kathleen O’Mara, soprano, USA Le Bu, bass-baritone, China Second Prize Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan Angel Romero, tenor, USA Third Prize Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano, USA Meridian Prall, mezzo-soprano, USA Polina Shabunina, soprano, Russia Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia Birgit Nilsson Prize Kathleen O’Mara, soprano, USA Le Bu, bass-baritone, China The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer…
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Leeds, Sept. 21, 2024 – Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, 24, has tonight won the 21st edition of the Leeds International Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious prizes in the musical world. Performing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan at St George’s Hall in Bradford, Izik-Dzurko was chosen as the winner by the jury after a performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. In addition to the £30,000 cash prize and the Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal, Izik-Dzurko also receives a career-changing prize package which includes concerto engagements with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Wigmore…
Leeds, Sept. 18, 2024 – The Leeds International Piano Competition announced the five pianists who have progressed to the Concerto Finals of the 2024 Competition. These pianists now compete for one of the most prestigious prizes in music. The five pianists competing in the Concerto Finals are: Kai-Min Chang (Taiwan) Junyan Chen (China) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) Julian Trevelyan (United Kingdom) These competitors will perform concertos with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under their Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan on 20 and 21 September. For the first time, the Finals of the competition will relocate outside of Leeds…
The jury of the Voice 2025 edition of the CMIM will be composed of eminent members, including performers and influential figures from the world of opera and classical music, who will gather in Montreal for the next edition of the Competition. Chaired by world-renowned Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, this jury will have the challenging task of evaluating the competitors’ performances, rewarding both technical excellence and artistic interpretation. “The members of the jury for our Voice 2025 edition all have exceptional backgrounds. Their expertise and influence on the international music scene will make them first choice references for our competitors at the start of their…
Helsinki, 12 June 2024 – The winner of the 9th Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition is the Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu. “The standard of the competitors has been extremely high, and the audience fantastic”, says Soile Isokoski, the chair of the jury. The winner of the 2024 Mirjam Helin competition is the Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu, who received a prize of €50,000. The German soprano Kathrin Lorenzen placed second, receiving €40,000, and the South Korean tenor Junho Hwang placed third and received €30,000. The Polish soprano Justyna Khil (4th), the Armenian baritone Aksel Daveyan (5th), and the Croatian soprano Josipa…
After two days of amazing and very high calibre competition, pianist Henry From (20-years-old) was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Piano Competition
Congratulations are in order for Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik Dzurko, and all those who performed as part of the 2024 CMIM Piano Edition Finals last week. Pianist Shirley Wu shares her thoughts here.
Pianist Shirley Wu has been keeping up with this year’s CMIM Piano Edition, and shares her reflections on the semi-final performance. Finalists have been announced, and will perform on May 15th and 16th.
Following a highly intense Semifinal, the emotion was palpable as the six finalists of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) were revealed tonight at Salle Bourgie.
The 47th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (E-Gré) for the performance of Canadian and contemporary music is pleased to announce its 2024 prize winners.