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Review │ Honens Semifinal: The Solo Recitals

By Viktor Lazarov on 20 October 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Piano, West

A search for the complete artist starts with a complete program. To demonstrate “completeness,” a 60-minute program should carefully balance the emotional, intellectual, analytical, and colouristic dimensions of music. Like sediments under the surface of the earth, the chosen repertoire must allow each performer to reach far below the topmost strata into the depths of the human psyche. Yet, the freedom given to participants in the Honens International Piano Competition to choose their own repertoire is comparable to a Trojan horse. Gifted with the opportunity to present your best self, your repertoire may reveal you as unidimensional compared to a…

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Honens International Piano Competition: User’s Manual

By Viktor Lazarov on 20 October 2025 Classical Music, Guides, Music Competition, Piano, West

The Honens International Piano Competition looks for the complete artist. Not the complete pianist. Not the fastest horse on the track, nor the biggest shark in the ocean. One, complete, versatile, modern artist. This sets the tone for the event, festival, masterclasses, and piano lab held in Calgary, Alberta, between October 15 and 24 this year. Calgary is Canada’s flagship rodeo town, respected even in Texas as I’ve heard firsthand, which is saying much. Occurring every three years since its inaugural 1992 edition, the Honens has become “one of two cultural events that have put Calgary on the map” according…

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Canadian Kevin Chen Reaches Finals of 2025 Chopin Competition

By Hal Kowalewski on 17 October 2025 Music Competition, Piano, West

As we approach the final stage of the international Chopin Competition, Canadian Kevin Chen is a competitor to follow. At only 20 years old, Chen is one of the competition’s youngest participants. He is a celebrated pianist throughout Canada and internationally, having won the Canadian Music Competition (CMC), the Franz Liszt Competition, the 2022 Geneva Competition and, recently, the 2023 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition. Though Chen now resides in Hanover, Germany while he pursues his studies at Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, he is a native of Alberta and has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the…

Newswire | National Arts Centre Orchestra Opens Applications for Resident Conductor and Mentorship Programs

By Newswire on 7 October 2025 Arts Industry, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral, Ottawa

Ottawa, Oct. 6, 2025 — Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) announces a call for applications for its Resident Conductor and Mentorship programs. These flagship professional development initiatives offer participants the opportunity to hone their skills under the guidance of musicians and administrators from one of North America’s leading orchestras. The call for applications for Resident Conductor – a two-year appointment for an early-career conductor who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, beginning in the 2026-7 season–opens October 6 and closes November 17. The window for applications for the Mentorship Program, designed for emerging and early – career instrumentalists,…

Newswire | Vancouver Opera Announces Six Emerging Talents for Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program

By Newswire on 7 October 2025 Arts Industry, Music Competition, Newswire, Opera, Vocal, West

OCTOBER 3, 2025, VANCOUVER, B.C./ / Traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – Vancouver Opera is thrilled to welcome new and returning participants of the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program for 2025–2026. Marianne Bertrand, Julia LoRusso, and Mihnea Nitu will join returning artists Lyndon Ladeur, Tayte Mitchell and Derek Stanyer for a year of mentorship and training with leading Vancouver Opera artists and facilitators. Launched in 2012—and made possible through a generous donation by the family of Yulanda M. Faris—this residency functions as a bridge between formal education and the professional opera world. Emerging singers, pianists, and stage directors receive one-on-one…

Rumbold Vocal Prize: Edmonton Opera Highlights Tomorrow’s Stars

By Viktor Lazarov on 3 October 2025 Art Song, Classical Music, Music Competition, Opera, Vocal, West

What does it take to win a national competition as a classical singer? First, you must pass a pre-screening round among 140 other applicants of all voice types who are then narrowed down by half. Then, after live auditions held across five Canadian cities, you must be selected as one of four finalists (typically two male and two female voices). Finally, after a week of vocal coaching, rehearsing, and a gala performance in Edmonton, you may have the chance to earn the top prize that will launch your international career. Created in 2022, the Rumbold Vocal Prize aims to support…

Grand Prize Winners of the 2025 Canadian Music Competition: Barron Jiyu Jiang, Piano Trio Sacora, Julien Gagné and Ethan Wang

Canadian Music Competition: A Bold Return and Revision

By Kaitlyn Chan on 3 October 2025 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Interviews, Music Competition

Founded in 1958, the Canadian Music Competition (CMC) has discovered and supported generations of high-level classical musicians. Its continued relevance has relied on the organization’s ability to innovate, adapt, and meet challenges. With the end of a vital sponsorship in 2024, the CMC had to apply these strategies and now returns with renewed vigour in 2025. Newly sponsored by the Azrieli Foundation, the CMC introduced a revised structure for its 2025 edition that focuses on education, Canadian culture, and putting more power in the hands of its “chapters” (organizations affiliated with the CMC based in each province). Instead of its…

Honens International Piano Competition: Meet the Semifinalists

By Hal Kowalewski on 3 October 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, Piano, West

As we approach this year’s Honens International Piano Competition, beginning Oct. 16 in Calgary, 10 semifinalists remain. These young pianists boast vibrant lives outside of the competition as multidisciplinary artists, writers, students, teachers and activists. Ádám Balogh Winner of the Honens 2022 prize for Best Performance of the Commissioned Work, Balogh is one to watch throughout this competition. Since 2022, Balogh has pursued a career as a piano soloist alongside a master’s degree, studying with Arie Vardi, Dénes Várjon and Gábor Farkas. Elia Cecino One of the youngest competitors this year, Cecino is no less accomplished than his peers. In…

Guide des concours: Competition Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 3 October 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition, West

The Shean Piano Competition Mailing: 14004 75 AVE NW, Edmonton, AB T5R 2Y6 Venue: Competition will be virtual via YouTube links Tel: 780-982-9916 [email protected] www.sheancompetition.com Dates: May 14-16, 2026 Deadline: December 8, 2025 Age Limit: 15-28 Instruments: Piano Six finalists will be chosen to compete for the top prize of $8,000 as well as the opportunity to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Second to Sixth Place finishers will also receive monetary awards. There is also a $1,000 award for the best performance of the test piece. Honens International Piano Competition 1175 – 105 12 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, Canada,…

Sylva Gelber Music Foundation: Meet The 2025 Laureates

By Emma Yee on 3 October 2025 Classical Music, Music Competition

Since 1981, the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation has supported emerging classical musicians. In the foundation’s history, more than 200 musicians have received awards. Musicians compete for awards through video submission before moving on to a live audition round for a jury, which this year comprised flutist Camille Churchfield, violinist and violist Scott St. John, clarinetist James Campbell, soprano Rosemarie Landry, and pianist Stéphane Lemelin. In August, the foundation announced its 2025 laureates. Previously recognized by the foundation in 2023, pianist Chloé Dumoulin recently completed her Artist Diploma at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In June, she released an…

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