{"id":40273,"date":"2025-07-08T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?page_id=40273"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:54:27","slug":"juries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/juries\/","title":{"rendered":"Juries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Concours 2026 &#8211; Juries<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40889\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jury_top2026_bandeau-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jury_top2026_bandeau-scaled.jpg 2560w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jury_top2026_bandeau-768x224.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jury_top2026_bandeau-1536x448.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jury_top2026_bandeau-2048x597.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The 2026 international jury is chaired by violinist Lucie Robert. It brings together leading and influential figures from the international violin community: <strong>Ju-Young Baek<\/strong>, <strong>Glenn Dicterow<\/strong>, <strong>Simin Ganatra<\/strong>, <strong>Yuzuko Horigome<\/strong>, <strong>R\u00e9gis Pasquier<\/strong>, <strong>Barry Shiffman<\/strong> and <strong>Pavel Vernikov<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The members of the jury for the edition of the Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al bring invaluable expertise to the Montreal competition. Many competitors come to Montreal in order to be heard by this jury, and to benefit from the valuable advice of these distinguished individuals once their participation is over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">From the balcony of Bourgie Hall and of Maison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al, the jury attentively listens to all the rounds of the competition, determining the laureates and special prize winners who will share prizes and grants with a value of more than $150,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/lucie-robert-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-38382\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LucieRobert2025_400Fr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LucieRobert2025_400Fr.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LucieRobert2025_400Fr-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/lucie-robert-2\/\"><strong style=\"font-style: normal; font-size: 16px;\">Lucie Robert<\/strong><\/a><br style=\"font-size: 16px;\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">President of the Jury<br \/><strong>Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al &#8211; 2026<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 18px;\">* * *\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div  id=\"jtg-40664\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-columns\" data-config=\"{&quot;tabletHeight&quot;:800,&quot;mobileHeight&quot;:800,&quot;desktopHeight&quot;:800,&quot;enableTwitter&quot;:false,&quot;enableWhatsapp&quot;:false,&quot;enableFacebook&quot;:false,&quot;enablePinterest&quot;:false,&quot;enableLinkedin&quot;:false,&quot;enableEmail&quot;:false,&quot;randomFactor&quot;:0,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:12,&quot;gutter&quot;:20,&quot;mobileGutter&quot;:10,&quot;tabletGutter&quot;:15,&quot;desktopGutter&quot;:20,&quot;enableResponsive&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tabletColumns&quot;:2,&quot;mobileColumns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:0,&quot;lightboxOpts&quot;:{&quot;animated&quot;:true,&quot;Thumbs&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;modern&quot;,&quot;showOnStart&quot;:true,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;},&quot;Toolbar&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:{&quot;right&quot;:[&quot;close&quot;],&quot;left&quot;:[&quot;infobar&quot;]},&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;Carousel&quot;:{&quot;Panzoom&quot;:{&quot;touch&quot;:false},&quot;infinite&quot;:false,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;},&quot;keyboard&quot;:{&quot;Escape&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Delete&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;Backspace&quot;:&quot;close&quot;,&quot;PageUp&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;PageDown&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowUp&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;,&quot;ArrowDown&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowRight&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;ArrowLeft&quot;:&quot;prev&quot;},&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;backdropClick&quot;:false,&quot;l10n&quot;:{&quot;CLOSE&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;,&quot;NEXT&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;PREV&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;Error&quot;:&quot;The requested content cannot be loaded. 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href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/ju-young-baek\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40682\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;Ju-Young&lt;br \/&gt;Baek&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Ju-Young-Baek_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>Ju-Young<br \/>Baek<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40680\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/glenn-dicterow\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40680\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;Glenn&lt;br \/&gt;Dicterow&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Glenn-Dicterow_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>Glenn<br \/>Dicterow<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40686\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/simin-ganatra\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40686\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;Simin&lt;br \/&gt;Ganatra&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Simin-Ganatra_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>Simin<br \/>Ganatra<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40690\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/yuzuko-horigome\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40690\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;strong&gt;Yuzuko&lt;br \/&gt;Horigome&lt;\/strong&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Yuzoko-Horigome_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><strong>Yuzuko<br \/>Horigome<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40684\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/regis-pasquier\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40684\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;R\u00e9gis&lt;br \/&gt;Pasquier&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Pasquier-Regis_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>R\u00e9gis<br \/>Pasquier<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40678\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/barry-shiffman-2\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40678\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;Barry&lt;br \/&gt;Shiffman&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400.jpg 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Violon2026_jury_Barry-Shiffman_400x400-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>Barry<br \/>Shiffman<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"modula-item modula-simple-link modula-simple-link effect-tilt_7 jtg-filter-all jtg-filter-\" >\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"modula-item-content\">\n\n\t\t<a data-image-id=\"40716\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/jury\/pavel-vernikov-2\/\" class=\"modula-simple-link modula-simple-link\" data-thumb=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366.jpg\" class=\"tile-inner modula-item-link\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pic wp-image-40716\"  data-valign=\"middle\" data-halign=\"center\" alt=\"\" data-full=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366.jpg\" title=\"Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366\" crop=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366.jpg\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;b&gt;Pavel&lt;br \/&gt;Vernikov&lt;\/b&gt;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366.jpg 366w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Violon2026_jury_Vernikov-Pavel_366x366-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"figc\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"figc-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jtg-description\"><b>Pavel<br \/>Vernikov<\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t{\n\t\t\"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\"   : \"ImageGallery\",\n\t\t\"id\"      : \"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/juries\/\",\n\t\t\"url\"     : \"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/juries\/\"\n\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>PRELIMINARY JURY<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42303 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Violon_jury-preliminaire_en_1751x619_v4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1751\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Violon_jury-preliminaire_en_1751x619_v4.jpg 1751w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Violon_jury-preliminaire_en_1751x619_v4-768x271.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-Violon_jury-preliminaire_en_1751x619_v4-1536x543.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1751px) 100vw, 1751px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The preliminary jury for the Concours 2026 was composed of six renowned violinists and expert pedagogues, based in Asia, Europe, and Canada:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Timothy Chooi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mengla\u00a0Huang<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michiko Kamiya<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mayumi Seiler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Livia Sellin<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guillaume\u00a0Sutre<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This esteemed panel was entrusted with the immense task of evaluating all 250 applicants from 37 countries, and\u00a0ultimately selecting\u00a0the 24 exceptional violinists invited to compete in Montreal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this crucial first stage of the competition, the jury sought to\u00a0identify\u00a0violinists who\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0not only technical mastery but also a distinctive artistic voice. To ensure impartiality, jury members did not have access to applicants\u2019 names, nationalities, schools, teachers,\u00a0as well as\u00a0performance\u00a0and \/\u00a0or competition experience. Their judgment rested solely on the three required audition videos\u00a0submitted\u00a0by each candidate, as well as the applicant\u2019s age. Each application consisted of\u00a0one Caprice for solo violin by Paganini,\u00a0any\u00a0fugue by J.S. Bach, as well as\u00a0a slow movement\u00a0from\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0Beethoven\u2019s\u00a0violin\u00a0sonatas, except for No. 9\u00a0(\u201cKreutzer\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Three members of the jury\u00a0first\u00a0carefully listened to and evaluated all 250 submissions. The 72 applicants with the highest ratings then advanced to a second round of preliminary evaluation, where they were heard by the three remaining members of the jury. From this group, the final 24 competitors\u00a0\u2014\u00a0along with alternates\u00a0\u2014\u00a0were selected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Concours salutes the members of the preliminary jury for their devotion, discernment, and\u00a0rigour\u00a0in this important first step of the competition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>TIMOTHY CHOOI:<\/strong> <br \/><span class=\"TextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Internationally acclaimed violinist Timothy Chooi has mesmerized global audiences with his virtuosity and emotional depth.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Chooi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">s accolades include First Prize at the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition and the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Yves\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Paternot<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0Prize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0at the Verbier Festival.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">H<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0ha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">graced renowned orchestras and prestigious venues, earning glowing reviews. Born in Canada to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">hinese-Indonesian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">parents,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Timothy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0rose to prominence at sixteen, performing with the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">urrently\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">a Professor of Violin at the University of Ottawa<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">, he<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">play<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28413019 BCX8\">\u00a0two exceptional violins: the Titan Guarneri Del Gesu violin from 1741, on loan from CANIMEX INC. in Drummondville, Quebec, and the Engleman Stradivarius violin from 1709, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation in Japan.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW28413019 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MENGLA HUANG:<br \/><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">acclaimed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 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SCXW4610529 BCX8\">winning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0gold at the 1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW4610529 BCX8\" data-fontsize=\"12\">st<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0Sendai International Music\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">Competition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">well<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0as First\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">Prize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0at the 49<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4610529 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">collaborates<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">many<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">leading<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0orchestras and has\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">frequently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">appeared<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0at concert halls\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">around<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0the world,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">such<\/span><span 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">others<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">A longtime recording artist for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">Deutsche Grammophon,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0Naxos, and other labels,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">Mengla<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0Huang has recorded a wide range of solo and chamber music\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW4610529 BCX8\">repertoire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">, including Paganini\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">aprices as well as works by leading contemporary composers.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4610529 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span 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She has graced stages from New York\u2019s Carnegie Hall to London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall for The Proms, and has appeared as concerto soloist with major symphonies around the globe, including the Royal Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony, Moscow Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montr\u00e9al Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">Seiler founded Toronto\u2019s Via Salzburg, a string orchestra and chamber music series acclaimed as \u201cOne of the best roads to our musical hearts\u201d (<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">Toronto Star<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">). A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">passionate teacher, Mayumi\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">Seiler<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">serves as<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">\u00a0faculty at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. She has held a professorship at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg, has given masterclasses worldwide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">\u00a0and has\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">adjudicated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">numerous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37276742 BCX8\">\u00a0international violin competitions. Mayumi Seiler performs on the 1684 Croall Stradivarius.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW37276742 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>LIVIA SELLIN:<br \/><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">Violinist Livia Sellin is professor\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">violin and chamber music at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, where she is also head of the strings department. She is a founding member of the Trio Alba piano trio with which she performs all over the world at renowned festivals and major concert halls, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Musikverein in Vienna, the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">Quincena<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">\u00a0Musical in Spain, the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">Ottawa\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">chamber music festival, and at the Teatro Gran Rex in Buenos Aires. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">ensemble<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">\u00a0tours have taken them not only to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">numerous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206189057 BCX8\">\u00a0European countries, but to all five continents. Four recordings have been released to date on the German label MDG, for which the ensemble has received excellent international reviews and twice won the Pasticcio Prize from Austrian National Radio \u00d61. Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Livia Sellin studied violin in Freiburg, Germany, and at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW206189057 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>GUILLAUME SUTRE:<br \/><\/strong>Guillaume Sutre won his first international violin competition at the age of only 18. He first studied with Gerard Poulet and Jean-Claude Pennetier at the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique de Paris, then went to Indiana University (Bloomington) to work with Josef Gingold and Menahem Pressler, among others, and to K\u00f6ln to study with members of the Quatuor Amadeus. Passionate about chamber music, he founded the Trio Wanderer in 1987 and was first violinist of the Quatuor Ysa\u00ffe for almost 20 years, until their very last concert in January 2014. His vast repertoire includes over 500 works played in concert, among them the complete chamber works for strings by Beethoven, Brahms, and Haydn\u2019s 68 string quartets. He also perfoms as solo violinist alongside some of the most prestigious orchestras around the world. Sutre joined the Facult\u00e9 de musique de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al in 2021 where he is now a full professor of violin and chamber music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-186 maxbutton maxbutton-concours-2026-en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/\"><span class='mb-text'>HOME - CONCOURS 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-140 maxbutton maxbutton-tickets-and-packages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/box-office\/\"><span class='mb-text'>TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-75 maxbutton maxbutton-support-the-concours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/support\/donate\/\"><span class='mb-text'>SUPPORT THE CONCOURS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concours 2026 &#8211; Juries The 2026 international jury is chaired by violinist Lucie Robert. 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