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MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL COMPETITION
2006 VIOLIN AWARDS CEREMONY

Montreal, June 5, 2006 — The official awards ceremony of the 2006 Violin Competition took place Friday evening during the Competition’s closing Gala Concert at Place des Arts’ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. André Bourbeau, President of the MIMC and President of the jury, unveiled the names of this year’s winners. Following is the list of prizes and associated bursary amounts awarded:

Jinjoo Cho, South Korea
First Grand Prize
Presented by the Government of Quebec
$25,000

Ye-Eun Choi, South Korea
Second Grand Prize
Presented by Alcoa
$15,000

Marcus Tanneberger, Germany
Third Grand Prize
Presented by Telus
$7,500

Corinne Chapelle, United States
Fourth Prize
Presented by Groupe CGI
$5,000

Mayuko Kamio, Japan
Fifth Prize
Presented by Gaz Métro
$4,000

Dan Zhu, China
Sixth Prize
Presented by the City of Montreal $3,000

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jean-Sébastien Roy, Canada
Joseph Rouleau Award for the best artist from Quebec
Presented by the Hans J. Black Foundation and Mr. Joseph Rouleau
$7,500

Ye-Eun Choi, South Korea
Award for the best performance of the imposed Canadian work
Presented by Espace musique
$5,000

Nikki Chooi, Canada
Galaxie Rising Stars Award for the best Canadian artist
Presented by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
$5,000

Jinjoo Cho, South Korea
People’s Choice Award “A Tribute to Gilles Lefebvre”
Presented by Hydro-Québec and Mrs. Huguette Trudeau-Lefebvre
$2,500

Added to these prizes are a number of professional engagements offered to the winners by national and international musical institutions. Futhermore, the winner of the First Grand Prize will have the chance of recording a compact disc with Analekta, the largest independent classical record company in Canada.

The Gala Concert wrapping up this 5th anniversary edition of the MIMC featured performances by the three Grand Prize winners and the recipient of the Award for the best performance of the imposed Canadian work, sharing the stage with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Muhai Tang.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation partnered with the Competition in providing live Internet coverage of the semi-final round and broadcasting the finals live over its French-language Espace musique and CBC Radio Two stations. Through podcasting, the public can also continue to enjoy the semi-final highlights at www.radio-canada.ca/cmim.

This brings the Montreal International Musical Competition’s 2006 Violin Edition to an official close. The 6th Edition of the MIMC, dedicated to Voice, which takes place from May 22 to June 1, 2007, will showcase the talent of young professional vocalists from all over the world. To qualify for Voice 2007, candidates must be aged 33 years or less on January 1, 2007, and have their applications in by the December 15, 2006, deadline.

A musical rendezvous not to be missed!