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The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is an elite-level competition for classical musicians who are interested in pursuing an international career as a professional concert artist. Established in 2001 by the late André Bourbeau and by the late French-Canadian bass Joseph Rouleau, the CMIM features three disciplines - voice, violin and piano - on a rotating basis over a three-year cycle.

The CMIM is composed of four rounds: the preliminary round (based on video recordings), the first round, the semi-finals and the finals.[1] Award winners receive prizes and grants valued at over $150,000. The 2024 edition, dedicated to the piano, will be followed by the voice edition in 2025 and the violin edition in 2026.[2]

André Bourbeau was the president of the Competition since its first edition in 2002 and was succeeded by François R. Roy in 2018.

Since May 2004, the CMIM has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.[3]

In September 2023, Chantal Poulin and Shira Gilbert were appointed as Executive Director and Artistic Director of the CMIM.[4]

## Editions

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### 2024

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The 2024 edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. It took place from May 5 to 16 and featured 24 competitors aged 19 to 29 from twelve different countries. For the first time in its history, the competition included a Chamber Music round during the first stage of the semifinal.[5][6]

Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko won the first prize of the Piano 2024 edition and became the first Canadian laureate of an instrumental edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal.[4][7]

#### Laureates

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Main Prizes[8][9] Rang  | Concurrents  | Pays

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1st Prize  | Jaeden Izik-Dzurko  |  Canada
2nd Prize  | Gabriele Strata  |  Italy
3rd Prize  | Anthony Ratinov  |  United States
Finalist  | Elias Ackerley  |  UK /  South Korea
Finalist  | Jakub Kuszlik  |  Poland
Finalist  | Derek Wang  |  United States

#### Special Prizes

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Prix[10] | Gagnant  | Pays

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ICI Musique Audience Award,

Offered by ICI Musique

| Gabriele Strata  |  Italy
Best Canadian Artist Award,

Offered by the Bourbeau Foundation

| Jaeden Izik-Dzurko  |  Canada
Best performance of a Sonata in the Semifinal,

Offered by Anne Stevens

| Jaeden Izik-Dzurko  |  Canada
André Bachand Award for the Best performance of the imposed Canadian work, Mzizaakok Miiniwaa Mzizaakoonsak (Horseflies and Deerflies) by Anishinaabekwe composer Barbara Assiginaak,

Offered by Claudette Hould

| Jaeden Izik-Dzurko  |  Canada
Chamber Music Award,

Offered by Dixi Lambert and the Festival de musique de chambre de Montréal

| Gabriele Strata  |  Italy
Junior Jury Prize  | Jakub Kuszlik  |  Poland
Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award

Offered by Bita & Paolo Cattelan

| Élisabeth Pion  |  Canada
Three CMIM Grants for the unranked finalists,

Offered by the Rouleau Family, Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, and Louise Roy

| Elias Ackerley

Jakub Kuszlik Derek Wang

|  UK /  South Korea Poland United States

### 2023

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The twenty-second edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. First prize was won by Dmytro Udovychenko.

#### Laureates

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Main prizes  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Dmytro Udovychenko |  Ukraine
Second | SongHa Choi |  South Korea
Third | SooBeen Lee |  South Korea
Finalist | Nathan Meltzer |  United States
Finalist | Michael Shaham |  Israel
Finalist | Ruslan Talas |  Kazakhstan

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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ICI Musique's People's Choice Award | SongHa Choi |  South Korea
André-Bourbeau Award for the best Canadian artist | Not attributed |
Sonata Award for the best performance of a sonata in the Semi-final round | SongHa Choi |  South Korea
André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the imposed Canadian work, L'inconnu.e bouleversant.e by Luna Pearl Woolf | SongHa Choi |  South Korea
Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach | Dmytro Udovychenko |  Ukraine
Award for the best performance of a virtuosic work  | Yesong Sophie Lee  |  United States
Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award  | Aaron Chan  |  Canada /  China
CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Nathan Meltzer
Michael Shaham
Ruslan Talas |  United States
Israel Kazakhstan
John Newmark Prize for the Best Collaborative Pianist  | Umi Garrett  |  United States

### 2022

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The twenty-first edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice and featured two divisions - aria and art song. First prize in Aria was won by Simone McIntosh. First prize in Art Song was won by Meredith Wohlgemuth.

#### Laureates

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Main prizes - Aria  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Simone McIntosh |  Canada
Second | Sarah Dufresne |  Canada
Third | Valerie Eickhoff |  Germany
Finalist | Nils Wanderer |  Germany
Finalist | Hugo Laporte |  Canada
Main - Art Song  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Meredith Wohlgemuth |  United States
Second | Harriet Burns |  United Kingdom
Third | Bryan Murray |  United States

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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ICI Musique People's Choice Award - Aria | Nils Wanderer |  Germany
ICI Musique People's Choice Award - Art Song  | Deepa Johnny  |  Canada
Best Canadian Artist Award - Aria | Simone McIntosh |  Canada
Best Canadian Artist Award - Art Song  | Deepa Johnny  |  Canada
Opera Aria Award | Simone McIntosh |  Canada
French Art Song Award | Meredith Wohlgemuth |  United States
German Lied Award | Harriet Burns |  United Kingdom
John Newmark Award for best collaborative pianist  | Jinhee Park  |  South Korea
Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award  | Adanya Dunn  |  Bulgaria /  Canada
André Bachand Award for the Best Performance of a Canadian Work  | Michael Lafferty  |  United Kingdom
Montreal students' coup de coeur Prize  | Simone McIntosh

Sarah Dufresne

|  Canada Canada
CMIM grants awarded to two unranked finalists  | Nils Wanderer

Hugo Laporte

|  Germany Canada

### 2021

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The twentieth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. First prize was won by Su Yeon Kim, from South Korea.

#### Laureates

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Main prizes  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Su Yeon Kim |  South Korea
Second | Yoichiro Chiba |  Japan
Third | Dimitri Malignan |  France
Finalist | Alice Burla |  Canada
Finalist | Francesco Granata |  Italy
Finalist | Ying Li |  China
Finalist  | Chaeyoung Park  |  South Korea
Finalist  | Marcel Tadokoro  |  France

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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ICI Musique Audience Award | Dimitri Malignan |  France
André-Bourbeau Award for the best Canadian artist | Alice Burla |  Canada
Bita Cattelan Philanthropic Engagement Award | Anna Han |  United States
André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work | Alice Burla |  Canada
Festival Bach Montréal Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach | Dimitri Malignan |  France
CMIM grants awarded to the five unranked finalists | Alice Bural
Francesco Granata
Ying Li

Chaeyoung Park

Marcel Tadokoro|| Canada
Italy
Ying Li  South Korea

France

### 2020

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The COVID-19 confinement and closing of international borders prevented this nineteenth edition of the CMIM to be held. Instead, every day from May 4 to May 18, 2020, from their respective locations, the selected competitors performed short recitals, in anticipation of the competition, which was postponed to 2021.

### 2019

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The eighteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. First prize was won by Hao Zhou.

#### Laureates

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Main prizes  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Hao Zhou |  United States
Second | Johanna Pichlmair |  Austria
Third | Fumika Mohri |  Japan
Finalist | Elli Choi |  United States /  South Korea
Finalist | Anna Lee |  United States /  South Korea
Finalist | Christine Lim |  United States /  South Korea

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | Hao Zhou |  United States
André-Bourbeau Award for the best Canadian artist | Not attributed |
Sonata Award for the best performance of a sonata in the semi-finals | Anna Lee |  United States /  South Korea
André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work, Stand Alone by Michael Oesterle | Johanna Pichlmair |  Austria
Montreal Bach Festival Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach | Johanna Pichlmair |  Austria
CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Elli Choi
Yejin Noh
Jinhyung Park |  United States
United States /  South Korea
United States /  South Korea

### 2018

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The seventeenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice and featured two divisions - aria and art song. First prize in Aria was won by Mario Bahg. First prize in Art Song was won by John Brancy.

#### Laureates

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Main prizes  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Mario Bahg |  South Korea
Second | Emily D'Angelo |  Canada
Third | Konstantin Lee |  South Korea
Finalist | John Brancy |  United States
Finalist | Mikhail Golovushkin |  Russia
Finalist | Andrew Haji |  Canada

#### Main Prizes - Art Song

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Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | John Brancy |  United States
Second | Julien Van Mellaerts | New Zealand/United Kingdom
Third | Clara Osowksi |  United States
Finalist | Gemma Summerfield |  United Kingdom

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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Radio-Canada People's Choice Award - Aria | Emily D'Angelo |  Canada
Radio-Canada's People Choice Award - Art Song  | Clara Osowksi  |  United States
Best Canadian Artist Award - Aria | Emily D'Angelo |  Canada
Best Canadian Artist Award - Art Song  | Rihab Chaieb |  Canada
Opera Aria Award | Mario Bahg |  South Korea
Oratorio Award | Andrew Haji |  Canada
French Mélodie Award | John Brancy |  United States
Lied Award | Julien Van Mellaerts | New Zealand/United Kingdom
John Newmark Award for best collaborative pianist  | Joao Araujo  | Portugal

### 2017

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The sixteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand prize was won by Zoltan Fejervari.

#### Laureates

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Main prize  Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Zoltán Fejévári |  Hungary
Second | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
Third | Stefano Andreatta |  Italy
Finalist | Albert Cano Smit |  Spain
Finalist | Yejin Noh |  South Korea
Finalist | Jinhyung Park |  South Korea

#### Special prizes

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Prize | Winner | Country

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Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
Award for the best semifinal recital | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
Chopin Award for the most outstanding performance of a work for solo keyboard by Frédéric Chopin | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
Bach Award for the most outstanding performance of a work for solo keyboard by J.S. Bach | Giuseppe Guarrera |  Italy
CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Albert Cano Smit
Yejin Noh
Jinhyung Park |  Spain / Netherlands
South Korea
South Korea

### 2016

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The fifteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Ayana Tsuji.[11]

#### Laureates

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Main prize[11] Rank | Competitor | Country

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First | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
Second | Bomsori Kim |  South Korea
Third | Minami Yoshida |  Japan
Finalist | Petteri Iivonen |  Finland
Finalist | Ji Won Song |  South Korea
Finalist | Fedor Rudin |  Russia

#### Special prizes

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Prize[11] | Winner | Country

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Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | Bomsori Kim |  South Korea
André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
Award for the best semifinal recital | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
Award for the best performance of a Sonata in the semifinal round | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
Bach Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach in the quarter-final round | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
Paganini Award for the best performance of a Caprice by Paganini in the quarter-final round | Ayana Tsuji |  Japan
CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Petteri Iivonen
Fedor Rudin
Ji Won Song |  Finland
France Russia
South Korea

### 2015

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The fourteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Keonwoo Kim.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2014 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range
First | Keonwoo Kim |  South Korea | Tenor
Second | Hera Hyesang Park |  South Korea | Soprano
Third | France Bellemare |  Canada | Soprano
Finalist | Anaïs Constans |  France | Soprano
Finalist | Vasil Garvanliev |  Macedonia | Baritone
Finalist | Takaoki Onishi |  Japan | Baritone

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Hera Hyesang Park (soprano), South Korea
* André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* France Bellemare (soprano), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
* France Bellemare (soprano), Canada
* Award for the best semi-final recital
* Anaïs Constans (soprano), France

### 2014

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The thirteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Jayson Gillham.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2014 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Jayson Gillham |  Australia /  United Kingdom
Second | Charles Richard-Hamelin |  Canada
Third | Annika Treutler |  Germany
Finalist | Kate Liu |  United States
Finalist | Xiaoyu Liu |  Canada
Finalist | Alexander Ullman |  United Kingdom

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Jayson Gillham, Australia/United Kingdom
* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Jayson Gillham, Australia/United Kingdom
* André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Charles Richard Hamelin

### 2013

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The twelfth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Marc Bouchkov.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2013 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Marc Bouchkov |  Belgium
Second | Stephen Waarts |  United States
Third | Zeyu Victor Li |  China
Finalist | Chi Li |  Taiwan
Finalist | Ji Young Lim |  South Korea
Finalist | Fédor Roudine |  France

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Stephen Waarts, United States
* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Luke Hsu, United States
* Wilder & Davis Award for the best semi-final recital
* Marc Bouchkov, Belgium

### 2012

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The eleventh edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Philippe Sly.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2012 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range
First | Philippe Sly |  Canada | Bass Baritone
Second | Olga Kindler |  Switzerland | Soprano
Third | John Brancy |  United States | Baritone
Finalist | Won Whi Choi |  South Korea | Tenor
Finalist | Emily Duncan-Brown |  Canada | Soprano
Finalist | Yuri Gorodetski |  Belarus | Tenor
Finalist | Sidney Outlaw |  United States | Baritone
Finalist | Andréanne Paquin |  Canada | Soprano

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Philippe Sly (bass baritone), Canada
* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Philippe Sly (bass baritone), Canada
* Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Philippe Sly (bass baritone), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
* Philippe Sly (bass baritone), Canada
* Atma Classique Award for a CD Recording
* Yuri Gorodetski (tenor), Belarus

### 2011

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The tenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Beatrice Rana.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2011 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Beatrice Rana |  Italy
Second | Lindsay Garritson |  United States
Third | Henry Kramer |  United States
Finalist | Yulia Chaplina |  Russia
Finalist | Zheeyoung Moon |  South Korea
Finalist | Jong Ho Won |  South Korea

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Beatrice Rana, Italy
* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Beatrice Rana, Italy
* Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Tina Chong, Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
* Steven Massicotte, Canada

### 2010

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The ninth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Benjamin Beilman.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2010 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Benjamin Beilman |  United States
Second | Korbinian Altenberger |  Germany
Third | Nikita Borisoglebsky |  Russia
Finalist | Noah Bendix-Balgley |  United States
Finalist | Jaeyoung Kim |  South Korea
Finalist | Kyoko Yonemoto |  Japan

#### Special prizes

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* Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
* Benjamin Beilman, United States
* Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Nikki Chooi, Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
* Boson Mo, Canada
* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Nikita Borisoglebsky (Baritone), Russia

### 2009

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The eighth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Angela Meade.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2009 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range
First | Angela Meade |  United States | Soprano
Second | Yannick-Muriel Noah |  Canada | Soprano
Third | Andrew Garland |  United States | Baritone

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to André Turp" (People's Choice Award)
* Angela Meade (Soprano), United States
* Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Yannick-Muriel Noah (Soprano), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Charlotte Corwin(Soprano), Canada
* Best performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
* Andrew Garland (Baritone), United States

### 2008

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The seventh edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Nareh Arghamanyan.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2008 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Nareh Arghamanyan |  Armenia
Second (ex aequo) | Alexandre Moutouzkine |  Russia
Second (ex aequo) | Masataka Takada |  Japan

#### Special prizes

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* Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
* Nareh Arghamanyan, Armenia
* People's Choice Award "Tribute to Yvonne Hubert"
* Nareh Arghamanyan, Armenia
* Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
* Marie-Hélène Trempe, Canada
* Award for the Best Canadian Artist
* Sergei Saratovsky, Canada

### 2007

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The sixth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Marianne Fiset.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal range
First | Marianne Fiset |  Canada | Soprano
Second | Steven Ebel |  United States | Tenor
Third | Evgenia Grekova |  Russia | Soprano
Fourth | Julie Boulianne |  Canada | Mezzo-soprano
Fifth | Leticia Brewer |  Canada | Soprano
Sixth | Peter Barrett |  Canada | Baritone

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to Leopold Simoneau" (People's Choice Award)
* Marianne Fiset (Soprano), Canada
* Jean A. Chalmers Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Marianne Fiset (Soprano), Canada
* Poulenc French Song Award (Best French Song performance by a Candidate)
* Marianne Fiset (Soprano), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Marianne Fiset (Soprano), Canada
* Best performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
* Susanne Ellen Kirchesch (Soprano), Germany

### 2006

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The fifth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Jinjoo Cho.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Jinjoo Cho |  South Korea
Second | Ye-Eun Choi |  South Korea
Third | Marcus Tanneberger (German) |  Germany
Fourth | Corinne Chapelle |  United States
Fifth | Mayuko Kamio |  Japan
Sixth | Dan Zhu |  China

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to Gilles Lefebvre" (People's Choice Award)
* Jinjoo Cho, South Korea
* CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Nikki Chooi, Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Jean-Sébastien Roy, Canada
* Best Interpretation of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
* Ye-Eun Choi, South Korea

### 2005

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The fourth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Sin Nyung Hwang.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2005 Montreal International Musical Competition

Place | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range
First | Sin Nyung Hwang |  South Korea | Soprano
Second | Peter McGillivray |  Canada | Baritone
Third | Elena Xanthoudakis |  Australia | Soprano
Fourth (ex aequo) | Phillip Addis |  Canada | Baritone
Fourth (ex aequo) | Anna Kasyan |  Armenia | Soprano
Sixth | Chantal Dionne |  Canada | Soprano

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to Richard Verreau" (People's Choice Award)
* Lauren Skuce (Soprano), United States
* Jean A. Chalmers Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Peter McGillivray (Baritone), Canada
* CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award (Best opera performance by a Canadian)
* Phillip Addis (Baritone), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Phillip Addis (Baritone), Canada
* Best Interpretation of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
* Elena Xanthoudakis (Soprano), Australia

### 2004

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The third edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Serhiy Salov.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2004 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Sergei Salov |  Ukraine
Second | David Fray |  France
Third | Daria Rabotkina |  Russia
Fourth | Spencer Myer |  United States
Fifth | Natalia Zagalskaia |  Russia
Sixth | Darrett Zusko |  Canada

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to André Mathieu" (People's Choice Award)
* Sergei Solov, Ukraine
* CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Darrett Zusko, Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Matthieu Fortin, Canada
* Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
* David Fray, France

### 2003

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The second edition of the CMIM was dedicated to violin. The First Prize was won by Yossif Ivanov.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2003 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country
First | Yossif Ivanov |  Belgium
Second | Alexis Cardenas |  Venezuela
Third | Matthieu Arama |  France
Fourth | Nicolas Koeckert |  Germany
Fifth | Oleg Kashiv |  Ukraine
Sixth | Julia Sakharova |  Russia

#### Special prizes

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* "Tribute to Arthur LeBlanc" (People's Choice Award)
* Alexis Cardenas, Venezuela
* CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Sarah Pratt, Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Jean-Sébastien Roy, Canada
* Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
* Diana Galvydyte, Lithuania

### 2002

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The inaugural CMIM was dedicated to voice. The First Prize was won by Measha Brueggergosman.

#### Laureates

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Laureates of the 2002 Montreal International Musical Competition

Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range
First | Measha Brueggergosman |  Canada | Soprano
Second | Burak Bilgili |  Turkey | Bass
Third | Joseph Kaiser |  Canada | Baritone
Fourth | Mélanie Boisvert |  Canada | Soprano
Fifth | Daesan No |  South Korea | Baritone
Sixth | John Matz |  United States | Tenor

#### Special prizes

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* People's Award
* Measha Brueggergosman (Soprano), Canada
* Jean A. Chalmers Award (Best Canadian Candidate)
* Measha Brueggergosman (Soprano), Canada
* Joseph Rouleau Prize (Best Candidate from Quebec)
* Joseph Kaiser (Baritone), Canada
* Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
* Measha Brueggergosman (Soprano), Canada

## References

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1. ^ "About the CMIM". Montreal International Musical Festival. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
2. ^ "Home". Montreal International Musical Competition. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
3. ^ "Montreal International Musical Competition (MIMC)". World Federation of International Music Competitions. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. ^ a b "Press Releases". Concours musical international de Montréal. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
5. ^ "Chamber music - Piano 2024". Concours musical international de Montréal. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
6. ^ Huss, Christophe (2024-05-04). "Les épices d'un concours pour tous". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
7. ^ Huss, Christophe (2024-05-17). "Jaeden Izik-Dzurko remporte Piano 2024". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
8. ^ Bilodeau, Julien (2024-05-17). "COMPTE-RENDU | Finales CMIM : Une seconde soirée tout en contraste et résultats finaux". Ludwig Van Montreal (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
9. ^ "Concurrents 2024 - Piano 2024". Concours musical international de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
10. ^ "Concurrents 2024 - Piano 2024". Concours musical international de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
11. ^ a b c "AYANA TSUJI TRIUMPHS AT THE CMIM 2016". Concours musical international de Montréal.

## External links

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* Concours musical international de Montréal
* Jeunesses Musicales Canada