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Justin Saulnier and Sabina Sandvoss Awarded 2025 Michael Measures Prizes

By Newswire on 7 May 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Ottawa, Strings, Violin

The Canada Council for the Arts has the immense pleasure of recognizing the following promising young classical music performers from Canada, who are enrolled in the summer training program of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, as the winners of the 2025 Michael Measures Prizes. Justin Saulnier First prize Justin Saulnier is a 19-year-old violinist from Ottawa, Ontario. He has performed as a soloist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), the Orchestre Métropolitain, the National Arts Center Orchestra (NAC), the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the McGill Symphony Orchestra, the Pembroke Symphony Orchestra and the Ottawa Youth Orchestra, having worked with prominent conductors…

Metcalf Foundation Announces Five Winners for 2025 Johannas

By Newswire on 5 May 2025 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Toronto

METCALF FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FIVE WINNERS OF THE 2025 JOHANNA METCALF PERFORMING ARTS PRIZES A TOTAL VALUE OF $195,000 Toronto, ON (May 5, 2025) – The Metcalf Foundation is pleased to announce the five winners and their protégés for the 2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes / Les Prix Johanna-Metcalf des Arts de la scène (Johannas), with a total value of $195,000 in prizes. Each winner received a prize of $25,000, announced at a ceremony on May 5, 2025, at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. The Johannas celebrate artists in Ontario who have made a recognized impact on their fields and the public, while…

Competitors Announced for Banff International String Quartet Competition

By Newswire on 30 April 2025 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Music Competition, Strings

Ten of the world’s finest quartets from Europe, Asia, and North America will congregate at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada from August 25-31, 2025, to compete for the grand prize. BANFF, AB, April 30, 2025 – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is thrilled to announce the ten talented quartets to compete in the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC). Held every three years in the Rocky Mountains of Canada’s Banff National Park, on Banff Centre’s campus in Banff, Alberta, BISQC’s grand prize awards the top quartet with residencies, performance opportunities, and a…

2025 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards recipients announced

By Newswire on 24 April 2025 Arts Industry, Music Competition

(Calgary AB) – The 2025 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards were announced at the Celebration for the Arts hosted by Mayor Gondek on Thursday, April 24 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary with more than 800 people in attendance. The Celebration for the Arts showcased more than 100 local performers and featured a video announcing the award winners. The onstage portion of the event was followed by an after party in the Jack Singer Lobby. This year, 67 outstanding artists and organizations were nominated, representing just some of the artistry that vitalizes our city every day. In 2024, Calgary Arts…

Isabel Bader Centre Announces its 11th Anniversary Season

By Newswire on 24 April 2025 Baroque and Early, Canadian Music, Chamber Music, Classical, Classical Music, Music Competition, Orchestral

Kingston, ON … The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (“the Isabel”) at Queen’s University announces its 11th season, which includes 28 events and performances featuring local and internationally renowned artists, as well as the 2026 Bader-Overton National Piano Competition. “We are pleased to present the Isabel’s upcoming 2025-2026 season which promises to be an exciting complement to our wonderfully successful tenth anniversary,” says Isabel Director Gordon E Smith. “The 2025-2026 season is curated around the theme of ‘Extending the Rafters,’ invoking the Haudenosaunee tradition of building good relations. ‘Extending the Rafters’ served as a metaphor in Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Report…

2025 NAC Bursary Competition Awards Over $28,000

By Newswire on 23 April 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Ottawa

April 23, 2025 – OTTAWA – Eight talented music students aged 18 to 26 with ties to the National Capital Region competed this week for a chance to win prizes worth more than $28,000 at the 44th annual National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition. This year’s winners are: The 2025 NAC Orchestra Bursary ($9,000) – Audrey Morris, harp The Crabtree Foundation Award ($5,000) – Bennett Van Barr, violin The Friends of the NAC Orchestra Award ($3,500) – Ines Doulet, violin The NAC Orchestra Vic Pomer Award ($3,000) – Alicia Ingalls, violin The Dorothy M. Horwood Award ($2,500) – Aidan Fleet, cello The Friends of…

CIOC celebrates 85th birthday of founder John Grew

By Newswire on 23 April 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Quebec Music

Montréal, April 23 2025 – CIOC founder, organist, Professor, and titan of Canada’s classical-music scene, John Grew celebrates his 85th birthday on April 30, 2025. He co-founded the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montréal, one of the largest and most prestigious organ competitions in the world. He has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and in 2014, he was honoured with the Order of Canada for bringing new vitality to organ music in Canada as a performer and educator. John Grew, Organ Music’s Champion “John Grew’s impact on the organ world, and the wider world of classical music cannot be overstated. His is a legacy…

CMIM Announces First Round Aria & Song Order

By Newswire on 23 April 2025 Classical, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Vocal

Montreal, April 23, 2025 – The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is preparing to welcome 24 of the finest emerging classical singers to Montreal. Selected from 348 applicants from around the globe, these exceptional young artists, between the ages of 25 and 32, are already recognized among the most outstanding performers of their generation. From May 25 to June 6, 2025, Montreal brings together these 24 passionate young singers from diverse backgrounds, who are prepared to captivate audiences through the mastery of their art. “What a joy it is to welcome to Montreal these international artists and true global citizens! Music unites…

Till Fellner joins 2025 Cliburn Competition Jury

By Newswire on 16 April 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire

TILL FELLNER JOINS 2025 CLIBURN COMPETITION JURY Fellner replaces Rico Gulda, who withdrew due to scheduling conflicts, on the jury for the 2025 Cliburn Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. FORT WORTH, Texas, April 15, 2025—The Cliburn announces a change to the jury for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Austrian pianist Till Fellner will now serve on the Competition jury, a nine-member panel of…

Canadians Alice Burla and Carter Johnson Advance to 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

By Newswire on 9 April 2025 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Piano

2025 CLIBURN COMPETITORS ANNOUNCED 30 pianists will advance to the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9, 2025—The Cliburn announces today the 30 competitors selected to participate in the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Visit cliburn.org to learn more. The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is widely considered “one of the most prestigious contests…

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