Violin

April 22 — May 4, 2023
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The 21st edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal was dedicated to the violin. 24 young violinists selected from among the most promising talents of their generation came to us from April 22 to May 4, 2023 to enchant us.

Program

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Saturday April 22, 2023 — 2:00 PM

Mini Violini

Recital

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Sunday April 23, 2023 — 2:00 PM

Mini Violini

Concerti

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Tuesday April 25, 2023 — 2:00 PM

First Round

Session 1

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Tuesday April 25, 2023 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 2

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Wednesday April 26, 2023 — 2:00 PM

First Round

Session 3

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Wednesday April 26, 2023 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 4

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Thursday April 27, 2023 — 2:00 PM

First Round

Session 5

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Thursday April 27, 2023 — 7:30 PM

First Round

Session 6

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Saturday April 29, 2023 — 2:00 PM

Semifinal

Session 1

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Saturday April 29, 2023 — 7:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 2

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Sunday April 30, 2023 — 2:00 PM

Semifinal

Session 3

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Sunday April 30, 2023 — 7:30 PM

Semifinal

Session 4

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Wednesday May 3, 2023 — 7:30 PM

Final

Session 1

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Thursday May 4, 2023 — 7:30 PM

Final

Session 2

Concurrents

First Prize
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Ukraine

Dmytro Udovychenko

Special prizes
Engagements
Second Prize
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South Korea

SongHa Choi

Special prizes
Third Prize
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South Korea

SooBeen Lee

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Canada, China (Hong Kong SAR)

Aaron Chan

Special prizes
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United States of America

Yesong Sophie Lee

Special prizes
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United States of America

Nathan Meltzer

Grants
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Israel

Michael Shaham

Grants
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Kazakhstan

Ruslan Talas

Grants
David Bernat
United States of America

David Bernat

Claire Bourg 2
United States of America

Claire Bourg

Elli Choi
United States of America

Elli Choi

Gabrielle Despres 1
United States of America, Canada

Gabrielle Després

Leonard Fu 1
Germany

Leonard Fu

Yeyeong Jenny Jin 2
South Korea

Yeyeong Jenny Jin

Karls Lorenz
Sweden

Lorenz Karls

Bohdan Luts 2
Ukraine

Bohdan Luts

Georgii Moroz 3
Ukraine

Georgii Moroz

Kyumin Park 1
South Korea

Kyumin Park

Aoi Saito 3
Japan

Aoi Saito

Dongyoung Jake Shim 1
South Korea

Dongyoung Jake Shim

Karen Su 2
United States of America

Karen Su

Pauline van der Rest 2
Belgium

Pauline Van der Rest

Shihan Wang portrait
China

Shihan Wang

Zhixin Zhang 1
China

Zhixin Zhang

Prix

First Prize

Second Prize

  • Cash Prize Pierre Péladeau and Raymonde Chopin

    $15,000

    Offered by Québecor

Third Prize

Audience award ICI Musique

$5,000

Offered by ICI Musique

André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist

$5,000

Prix non décerné

Offered by Fondation Bourbeau

Award for the Best Interpretation of a Sonata in the Semi-final

$5,000

Offered by Louise Roy

Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award

$5,000

Offered by Bita et Paolo Cattelan

André Bachand Award for the Best performance of an imposed Canadian work

$2,500

Offered by Claudette Hould

Award for the Best performance of a work by J.S. Bach

$2,500

Offered by Andrew Wan, Concertmaster of the OSM

Award for the Best performance of a virtuosic work

$2,500

Offered by Famille Rouleau et Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation

John Newmark Prize for the Best Collaborative Pianist

$5,000

Offered by Lupien Family Foundation

Prix du Public

$5,000

Mini Violini

Offert par la Fondation de musique Wicha

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Jurys

Guests artists

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Guest conductor

Rafael Payare

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Official orchestra

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)

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Pianist

Carson Becke

Jinhee Park
Pianist

Jinhee Park

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Pianist

Philip Chiu

Francis Perron
Pianist

Francis Perron

Umi Garrett pianist Meltzer
Pianist

Umi Garrett

Nicolas Ellis
Guest Conductor

Nicolas Ellis

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Orchestra

Orchestre de l’Agora

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