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Jingjing Xu. Photo: Minna Hatinen

Newswire | Chinese Mezzo-Soprano Jingjing Xu is the Winner of the 2024 Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

By Newswire on 14 June 2024 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Opera, Vocal

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…

Henry From, Winner of The Shean Piano Competition

Henry From wins 2024 Shean Piano Competition

By Newswire on 21 May 2024 La Scena Online, Music Competition, Piano

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

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, @Tam Photography

Jaeden Izik Dzurko Wins 2024 CMIM with Playful, Formidable Playing

By Shirley Wu on 21 May 2024 Classical, Concert Reviews, Montreal, Music 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.

Competition Standard High at CMIM 2024 Semi-Final

By Shirley Wu on 13 May 2024 Classical Music, La Scena Online, Montreal, Music Competition

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.

Photo by Tam Photography

CMIM Announces 2024 Piano Edition Finalists

By Newswire on 13 May 2024 Classical Music, La Scena Online, Montreal, Music Competition

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.

Justin Saulnier wins 47th E-Gré National Music Competition in Strings

By Newswire on 13 May 2024 La Scena Online, Music Competition, Strings

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.

Photo: musiqueorguequebec.ca

Newswire | Eleven young organists from around the world at the 6th Canadian International Organ Competition

By Newswire on 17 April 2024 Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire

MONTREAL, APRIL 16, 2024 – The Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) presents its triennial competition taking place from October 13 – 27, 2024. This fall, Montreal will welcome 11 top young organists from 7 countries between 19 and 33 years old, who will compete for over $100,000 CAD in prizes. With competition rounds being held in historic venues with renowned organs, this prestigious event highlights the musical and cultural heritage of the city while allowing audiences to discover the next generation of the world’s most talented organists. In addition to the semi-final and final rounds, there will be recitals and…

Newswire | Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition Announces 2024 Finalists in Strings

By Newswire on 9 April 2024 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Strings

Brandon, Manitoba – The 47th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition 2024 in Strings: Violin, Viola and Cello, taking place at Brandon University School of Music from May 10-12, 2024, announces that the five selected final string players are: Danielle Greene (violin, NL), Juliana Moroz (cello, MB), Astrid Nakamura (violin, ON), Justin Saulnier (violin, ON) and Tiffany Yeung (violin, ON). Commonly known as the E-Gré, this annual event focuses on the exceptional performance of contemporary music by Canada’s top emerging artists. Created in 1976 as a tribute to composer, pianist, and violinist S. C. Eckhardt- Gramatté, the competition highlights Canadian music and…

Left to right - Élisabeth Pion, Deawon Kim, Seungmin Shin (Photos provided)

CMIM Piano 2024 Predictions

By La Scena Musicale Team on 29 March 2024 Music Competition, Piano

A team consisting of pianist Fiona Wu, musicologist Justin Bernard, and pianist/musicologist Viktor Lazarov have drawn their top predictions for the CMIM 2024 winners.

La lauréate du Prix d’Europe 2023, la soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais, en compagnie de Mathieu Rivest du Ministère de la Culture et des Communications

Prix d’Europe 2024

By Lise Boucher on 29 March 2024 Montreal, Music Competition

The 112th edition of the Concours Prix d’Europe, presented by the Académie de musique du Québec, will be held from June 2 to 8 at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. Around 30 outstanding young musicians will compete for a dozen prizes, including the prestigious $50,000 scholarship offered to the winner by the Department of Culture and Communications. The Prix d’Europe is an annual scholarship, which was established in 1911 by J.-Arthur Paquet. He was a businessman, organist, and, at the time, treasurer of the Académie de musique du Québec. It has enabled some of the best instrumentalists, singers and…

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