Industry News (Oct. 2025)
Appointments Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced on Sept. 3 that the Finnish conductor John Storgårds will become the NAC Orchestra’s eighth music director, beginning…
Browsing: Canadian Music Competition
Canadian Music Competition: A Bold Return and Revision
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…
Industry News February 2025: Resignations, cancellations & happy winners announced
Appointments The Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Daniele Rustioni to the position of principal guest conductor for a three-year term, becoming only the third…
Pro Musica: A Season of Prodigies
Montreal-based presenter and producer of classical-music concerts, Pro Musica is centring their 2025 concert series around the theme of “prodigy music.” The series will feature…
Emmanuel Laforest (piano) – Canadian Music Competition Grand Prize Winner
This year, pianist Emmanuel Laforest took home the grand prize in the 19-to-30-years-old category at the Canadian Music Competition. A native of Saint-Sulpice, Que., the…
Vivian Kukiel, Violin, 2022 Canadian Music Competition’s Stepping Stone
Toronto’s Vivian Kukiel first appeared on our radar in 2018 when she won the Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition in Budapest, Hungary. Her comet re-entered our…
Laurianne Houde, violin, Canadian Music Competition
Laurianne Houde is finishing her baccalaureate in violin at the Conservatoire de musique de Québec with Catherine Dallaire, who has taught her since she was…
Departure of the Canadian Music Competition’s Executive and Artistic Director
Montreal, Friday July 30, 2021 – It is with great regret that the members of the board of directors of the Canadian Music Competition announce…
Daily News Roundup: 1 July 2016
+ The marriage between text and music in contemporary opera is more important than ever, says William Littler, citing Fellow Travelers (Cincinnati Opera) and Les…
Canadian Music Competition – Canimex: Grand Prize and 2016 Gala concert participants
1 July 2016 — The management of the Canadian Music Competition – Canimex (CMC) is pleased to announce the name of the winner in the 11…
