And the laureates of the special awards are…
FROM MAY 7 TO 17
AND THE LAUREATES OF THE SPECIAL AWARDS ARE…
Montreal, Friday, May 17, 2013 – The Montreal International Musical Competition announces the names of the winners of the special awards and would like to congratulate all the participants in its 2013 violin edition:
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BEST PERFORMANCE |
RADIO-CANADA PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD | $5,000 |
WILDER & DAVIS AWARD For the best semi-final recital | $ 2,500 |
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| LUKE HSU United States |
STEPHEN WAARTS United States |
MARC BOUCHKOV Belgium |
| MIMC GRANT | $2,000 each: | ||
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| CHI LI Taiwan |
JI YOUNG LIM South Korea |
FÉDOR ROUDINE France |
| THE LAUREATES OF THE 3 MAIN PRIZES: | ||
| 1st PRIZE – $30,000 | 2nd PRIZE – $15,000 | 3rd PRIZE – $10,000 |
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| MARC BOUCHKOV BELGIUM |
STEPHEN WAARTS UNITED STATES |
ZEYU VICTOR LI CHINA |
Added to the First Prize is a “Sartory” model bow, offered by the Atelier Sandrine RAFFIN – Archetiers, valued at $3 700 CAD.
BROADCAST 
ESPACE MUSIQUE | 100.7 FM in Montréal
The semi-finals and the finals will be available for listening on demand for one year on espace.mu/cmim.
In addition to these live broadcasts, the final round will be heard internationally thanks to Radio de Radio-Canada’s partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
CBC RADIO 2 (93.5 FM in Montreal)
In Concert, Sunday, May 19, 11 a.m: Highlights from the competition
Host: Paolo Pietropaolo | Guest: Nathan Brock
NEXT EDITION: PIANO 2014 (MAY 26–JUNE 6)
The MIMC plays a key role in the finest tradition of classical concert music. The Competition seeks to discover and support young singers, violinists, and pianists who have distinguished themselves as masters of their art. Since the very first edition, dedicated to voice in 2002, nearly 2,000 candidates have applied to take part in the various editions, and, of these, more than 300 were given the opportunity to perform in Montreal, to the great delight of music lovers. The MIMC is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, and of the Alink-Argerich Foundation.
More details can be found at www.concoursmontreal.ca
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Source : Montreal International Musical Competition
Isabelle Ligot
Communications Manager
514 845-4108, poste 236
iligot@concoursmontreal.ca
Press relations :
Martin Boucher
514 464-6719
martin@bouchercommunications.com
