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New York, NY (April 23, 2023)—The Met proudly presents the winners of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition: tenor Anthony León, mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis, soprano Teresa Perrotta, mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino, bass-baritone Christian Simmons, and soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth. After a season-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named these six singers as the winners, each receiving a $20,000 cash prize and the prestige and exposure that come with winning a competition that has launched the careers of many of opera’s biggest stars. The 2023 winners, their ages, the regions…

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New York, NY (April 19, 2023)—Following this week’s semifinal competition, ten singers have advanced to the final round of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finalists will compete on the Met stage on Sunday, April 23, at 3PM ET, hosted by Latonia Moore, the 2000 Grand Finals–winning soprano and star of the Met’s new production of Terence Blanchard’s Champion. Chosen by a panel of opera administrators from the Met and other companies, each finalist will perform two arias accompanied by the Met Orchestra, conducted by Michele Gamba. The winners will receive individual cash prizes of $20,000,…

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Edmonton, AB – On Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20, 2023, six string players from across Canada will take to the stage of Muttart Hall at the Alberta College Campus of MacEwan University (10050 MacDonald Drive, Edmonton) as they vie for the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Strings Competition and the  opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a later date. The competition will see the competitors perform their String Recital Programs on Friday, May 19 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM and 6:30 – 9:30 PM, and perform their  String Concertos on Saturday, May 20 from…

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Montreal, April 11, 2023 – The CMIM has revealed the schedule for the performances of the twenty-four (24)  competitors participating in the First Round of the 2023 Violin edition. ORDER OF PERFORMANCE – COMPETITORS The first round will take place April 25 – 27 at Bourgie Hall. The 24 participating violinists will each  perform a 25–30-minute recital with piano. Tuesday, April 25 at 2pm  Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30pm 1. Elli Choi, (USA) Pianist : Philip Chiu  2. Aoi Saito (Japan) Pianist : Philip Chiu  3. Leonard Fu (Germany) Pianist : Jinhee Park  4. Karen Su (USA) Pianist: Carson Becke 5. Georgii…

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SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 4, 2023 – Celebrating 38 years of championing the world’s finest young string players, the 38th Irving M. Klein International String Competition returns June 3-4 to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  The semifinal round begins at 10AM Pacific Sat June 3rd and finals start at 3PM Pacific Sun June 4th.   Audiences worldwide will view contestantsvia livestream on the Violin Channel compete for cash prizes and performance contracts in front of a live audience, as a distinguished jury of seven convenes to determine this year’s winners.   Selected from 111 entrants, the semifinalists are: • VINCENT GARCIA-HETTINGER,…

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Sydney, 29th March 2023 – To coincide with World Piano Day, the Sydney International Piano Competition (The Sydney), today announces the 32 competitors taking part in the world-renowned competition from 5th to 22nd July, alongside the support of globally acclaimed maestro Zubin Mehta, who joins the competition as Artistic Patron for 2023. 32 of the finest young pianists from around the globe, selected from 250 applicants, will travel to Sydney to compete for top honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, culminating in the Finals on one of the world’s finest stages, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, with results…

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FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28, 2023–The Cliburn announces today the 24 competitors and 14 additional festival participants invited to the third edition of the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival, for 13- to 17-year-olds. The global cultural event will take place June 8–17, 2023, in Dallas, Texas, with the first three rounds at Caruth Auditorium at SMU and the Final Round performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valentina Peleggi at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The 38 artists of the 2023 Cliburn Junior hail from all over the world, representing 13 countries: the United States (13), China (12), South…

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by Béatrice M. Cadrin, Rasha Masalkhi and Andrea Rush Béatrice Cadrin has extensive experience as a freelance violinist with ensembles in Quebec, Germany and California. Rasha Masalkhi is a tenured violinist with the Ensemble Obiora. Andrea Rush lives in Toronto, is a former violist with Orchestra Toronto, and former violist with the Strings Attached Orchestra, both local community orchestras.  This year, as with every iteration of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), La Scena Musicale has called upon a team of experts to make predictions about the candidates. The 2023 edition of the competition will be dedicated to the…

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New York, February 27 – New York City Opera proudly announces the winners of the 2023 Duncan Williams Voice Competition. Hosted by J’Nai Bridges, the competition spotlights Black and Latin singers and awards over $50,000 in prize money. On February 3, 2023 at Manhattan School of Music, 11 winners were announced in 4 categories: The Emerging Artistscategory, awarding $8,000 to Cierra Byrd, Daniel Rich,and César Andrés Parreño; the Developing Artists category, awarding $5,000 to Elizabeth Hanje, Benjamin Ruiz, and Jazmine Saunders; the Encouragement Award, awarding $3,500 to Joseph Parrish; and the Black and Latin Song Presentation category, awarding $750 to…

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Montreal, November 12, 2022 ▪ The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is thrilled to announce the name of the 2022 OSM Competition’s Grand Prize winner: Godwin Friesen.  He wins the Barbara Bronfman Prize ($20,000) named in memory of Barbara Bronfman – a lover of music and dear patron of the OSM. This 83rd edition dedicated to the piano was held from November 8 to 12, bringing together Canada’s most talented young artists, and representing tomorrow’s rising generation of professional musical performers. After two virtual editions, the OSM Competition made a grand return to the concert hall! Also, for the first time, the orchestra…

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