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Montrealer Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu Takes Gold in Warsaw

By Arthur Kaptainis on 20 October 2021 Music Competition, Piano

The Paris-born and Montreal-bred Canadian pianist Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu has won the 40,000-euro first prize of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, one of the most prestigious contests in the world. The 24-year-old graduate of the Montreal Conservatoire prevailed in dramatic fashion Wednesday evening with an emotionally refined and technically burnished performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E Minor Op. 11. Results came in later than expected, a little after 8 p.m. EST – 2 a.m. in Warsaw. Possibly the delay was caused by an abundance of ex-aequo finishes – ties – that expanded the roster of main…

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Canadian Pianists J J Jun Li Bui and Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu Make the Finals in Warsaw

By Arthur Kaptainis on 17 October 2021 Music Competition, Piano

The winner of Gold is Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu. Read the full story here. Here are the videos of the Finals. Two Canadians, J J Jun Li Bui of Toronto and Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Montreal, have advanced to the finals of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Twelve hopefuls will perform one of the two Piano Concertos of Chopin in the final round, which takes place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. Sessions start at 6 p.m. Warsaw time (noon EST). Four contestants are heard each day. Liu’s performance of the Piano Concerto in…

Robert Conquer, Trombone, 2020 OSM Manuvie

By Robert Rowat on 12 October 2021 Classical Music, Music Competition

The COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, the past 12 months have been huge for 21-year-old Scarborough native Robert Conquer. In December, he won the $10,000 first prize at the OSM Competition, playing Henri Tomasi’s Trombone Concerto in the final round. “Between the immense stress of getting recordings made and organizing the competition around my school workload, along with the excitement and relief of advancing into the next rounds and winning in the end, during a pandemic no less, I had a great time experiencing the whole range of emotions,” he says. In May, Conquer completed his third year at the Curtis Institute…

Su Yeon Kim, piano, CMIM 2021

By Olivier Bergeron on 8 October 2021 Music Competition

On May 14, South Korean pianist Su Yeon Kim was awarded the Concours musical international de Montréal’s first prize, valued at over $180,000, which includes a performance with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, a concert tour of three North American cities and a solo album recording on the Steinway & Sons label, which will be coincidentally be her debut album. Following her pre-recorded virtual performance at the finals, which included works by Beethoven, Scriabin, Burge and Ravel, the jury noted that “her technique, her musicality, combined with a balanced and daring program choice, transcended the screen” and led to her…

Josh Lovell, tenor, Operalia 2021

By Olivier Bergeron on 8 October 2021 Music Competition

On Oct. 18, tenor Josh Lovell will be the only Canadian to compete in this year’s Operalia competition, which takes place at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The Victoria native is no stranger to the historic Russian theatre, having recently made his debut there as Count Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia a few weeks before everything shut down in February 2020. In the last few years, Lovell has been particularly successful in the competition circuit. In 2018, he won the Grand Prize and the Opera Prize at the 52nd Annual International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, the second…

Carole-Anne Roussel, soprano, Prix d’Europe 2021

By Olivier Bergeron on 8 October 2021 Music Competition

On June 11, Rivière-du-Loup native soprano Carole-Anne Roussel won the Prix d’Europe, making her the first singer to win the grand prize of the competition since Marie-Danielle Parent in 1980. The $25,000 scholarship is intended to allow the winners to continue their training outside Quebec. “It was clear to me when I applied that my goal was to return to Belgium and complete my third year at the Chapelle musicale Reine Elisabeth, where I’ve been studying under the tutelage of José van Dam and Sophie Koch,” she says. After being admitted to the prestigious training program in 2018, the Conservatoire…

Applications for 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Due in 10 Days; Alessio Bax Joins Jury

By Newswire on 6 October 2021 Music Competition, Newswire

FORT WORTH, Texas, October 4, 2021—Applications for the sixteenth edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place June 2–18, 2022, at Bass Performance Hall and Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, are due on Thursday, October 14, 2021 by 11:59 p.m. CT. Applicants, age 18 to 31, must be born after June 12, 1990, and on or before June 2, 2004. An extra year of eligibility has been added, due to the pandemic-related postponement from 2021. Visit https://cliburn.org/2022-competition-application-rules/ for more information. Announced today, renowned pianist Alessio Bax will join the esteemed jury, chaired by…

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Fifth Edition Of the Canadian International Organ Competition: A Piping Hot Competition

By Newswire on 29 September 2021 Classical Music, Music Competition

MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 – The Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) presents its fifth competition edition from October 13 to 24 in Montreal. The competition is divided into three rounds with 16 candidates from 10 different countries. After a rigorous pre-selection process and a virtual first-round, there remain 10 semi-finalists who will gather to compete in person next month. Montreal audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of the most talented organists from around the world during the two remaining competition rounds. In addition to the semi-final and final rounds, there will be recitals by several members…

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The OM’s Orchestral Conducting Academy welcomes six young Canadian talents

By Newswire on 15 September 2021 Employment, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, September 15, 2021 – The Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) and its artistic director and principal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin today introduced the next-generation conductors who will take part in the first edition of the Academy of Orchestral Conducting. Selected after a call for applications launched earlier this summer, six young talents were chosen from a field of 32. They are: Monica Chen (British Columbia); Marie-Claire Cardinal (Quebec); Benoît Gauthier (Quebec); Félix Ste-Marie (Quebec); Trevor Wilson (Ontario); Naomi Woo (Manitoba). The young conductors will be immersed in the symphonic milieu and enjoy backstage access to rehearsals and concerts of the OM’s 2021-2022…

All Tickets on Sale September 1 for 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

By Newswire on 1 September 2021 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Piano

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 31, 2021—The Cliburn is pleased to announce that individual tickets will go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. CT, September 1, for the sixteenth edition of its flagship Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, to be held entirely in person on June 2–18, 2022, at Bass Performance Hall and Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. All individual tickets will be available online at Cliburn.org or by telephone at 817.212.4280 starting at 10:00 a.m. Subscription packages remain on sale including premium, complete, and individual round subscriptions at Cliburn.org/2022-tickets. Patrons must be 10 years or older to attend. TICKET INFORMATION INDIVIDUAL TICKETS Earlier than…

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Montrealer Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu Takes Gold in Warsaw

Canadian Pianists J J Jun Li Bui and Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu Make the Finals in Warsaw

Robert Conquer, Trombone, 2020 OSM Manuvie

Su Yeon Kim, piano, CMIM 2021

Josh Lovell, tenor, Operalia 2021

Carole-Anne Roussel, soprano, Prix d’Europe 2021

Applications for 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Due in 10 Days; Alessio Bax Joins Jury

Fifth Edition Of the Canadian International Organ Competition: A Piping Hot Competition

The OM’s Orchestral Conducting Academy welcomes six young Canadian talents

All Tickets on Sale September 1 for 2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

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