Violin

May 22 — June 2, 2016
Ayana Tsuji First prize

24 violinists, 16 women and 8 men from 13 countries with an average age of 23, have been selected to participate in the 15th Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM).

Program

CMIM 10
Monday May 23, 2016 — 2:30 PM

First Round

Session 1

CMIM 18
Monday May 23, 2016 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 2

CMIM 30
Tuesday May 24, 2016 — 2:30 PM

First Round

Session 3

CMIM 40 1
Tuesday May 24, 2016 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 4

CMIM 52 1
Wednesday May 25, 2016 — 2:30 PM

First Round

Session 5

CMIM 55
Wednesday May 25, 2016 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 6

CMIM 8
Friday May 27, 2016 — 2:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 1

CMIM 33
Friday May 27, 2016 — 7:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 2

CMIM 41
Saturday May 28, 2016 — 2:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 3

CMIM 49
Saturday May 28, 2016 — 7:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 4

Minami Yoshida 3rd Prize
Monday May 30, 2016 — 7:30 PM

Final

Session 1

CMIM Finals 64
Tuesday May 31, 2016 — 7:30 PM

Final

Session 2

CMIM Gala 89
Thursday June 2, 2016 — 7:30 PM

Gala Concert

Session 1

Concurrents

First Prize
Ayana Tsuji First prize
Japan

Ayana Tsuji

Special prizes
Second Prize
Bomsori Kim 2nd prize and Peoples Choice Award 77
South Korea

Bomsori Kim

Special prizes
Third Prize
Minami Yoshida 3rd Prize
Japan

Minami Yoshida

Finalist Petteri Iivonen
Finlandia

Petteri Iivonen

Grants
CMIM Finals 28
France, Russia

Fedor Rudin

Grants
CMIM Finals 15
South Korea

Ji Won Song

Grants
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Italy

Laura Bortolotto

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Latvia

Elina Buksha

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United States of America

Daniel Cho

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France

Clemence De Forceville

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France

Anna Göckel

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Romania

Ioana Cristina Goicea

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United States of America

Sirena Huang

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South Korea

Gyehee Kim

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South Korea

Woo Hyung Kim

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South Korea

Anna Lee

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United States of America, South Korea

Christine Lim

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Taïwan, United States of America

Richard Lin

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Japan

Rika Masato

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Germany

Albrecht Menzel

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Russia

Diana Pasko

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United States of America, South Korea

Elly Suh

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Japan

Mai Suzuki

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China

Xiao Wang

Prix

First Prize

Second Prize

  • Cash Prize

    $15,000

    Offered by Canimex

Third Prize

André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals

$4,000

Offered by Jean-Claude et Raymond Bachand

Award for the best semifinal recital

$2,500

Offered by Wilder & Davis

Award for the best performance of a Sonata in the semifinal round

$2,000

Offered by Tourisme Montréal

Bach Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach in the quarter-final round

$1,000

Offered by Festival Bach Montréal

Paganini Award for the best performance of a Caprice by Paganini in the quarter-final round

$1,000

Offered by E. Noël Spinelli, C.M., C.Q.

Radio-Canada People’s Choice Award

$5,000

Jurys

Guests artists

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Guest conductor

Giancarlo Guerrero

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Official orchestra

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)

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Pianist

Louise-Andrée Baril

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Pianist

Philip Chiu

Jean desmarais
Pianist

Jean Desmarais

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Pianist

Janelle Fung

Francis Perron
Pianist

Francis Perron

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