Violin 2019

PRIZES & AWARDS

Over than CA$150,000 in prizes, awards and grants presented at the Violin 2019 offers

– First Prize Laureate – 
Value of $102,500
30 000 $ – cash from the City of Montreal
$50,000 – Joseph-Rouleau career development grant awarded by the Azrieli Foundation
$20,000 –  instrument crafted by a team of Quebec’s finest violin and bow makers
$2,500 – artist residency at Canada’s Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Concert Engagement from the New Generation Festival in Florence, Italy
• Hao Zhou, United States

– Pierre Péladeau and Raymonde-Chopin Second Prize Laureate – 
$15,000 awarded by Québecor
• Johanna Pichlmair, Austria

– Third Prize Laureate – 
$10,000 awarded by Stingray Classica
• Fumika Mohri, Japan

– Radio-Canada Audience Award – 
$5,000
• Hao Zhou, United States

– André-Bourbeau Award for the best canadian artist – 
5 000 $ awarded by the Bourbeau Foundation
• Not attribued

– Sonata Award for the best performance of a sonata in the semi-finals – 
$2,500 awarded by Wilder & Davis
• Anna Lee, United States / South Korea 

– André-Bachand Award $2,000 for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian, Stand Alone by Michael Oesterle* – 
$2,000
• Johanna Pichlmair, Austria 

– Montreal Bach Festival Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach – 
$1,500 awarded by the Montreal Bach Festival
• Johanna Pichlmair, Austria 

– Finalists (non-laureates) – 
$3,000 each
• Elli Choi, United States
• Anna Lee, United States / South Korea 
• Christine Lim, United States / South Korea

* Mrs. Hould generously supported the commission of the imposed Canadian piece.

ALEXANDER SHELLEY

Alexander Shelley, Music Director of the National Arts Center Orchestra, makes his debut with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) at the 2019 Violin edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM).

“I’m delighted to be making my debut both as guest conductor at the prestigious Concours musical international de Montréal and of the renowned Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. I look forward to sharing my experience and hopefully inspiring young violinists as we collaborate with the OSM to give world-class performances.” 

Shelley first gained widespread attention when he was unanimously awarded first prize at the 2005 Leeds Conductors’ Competition. In 2015, UK-born Shelley was named Music Director of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2017, Alexander concluded his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Nürnberger Symphoniker, a position he held since September 2009.

Described as “a natural communicator both on and off the podium” (Daily Telegraph), Shelley works regularly with the leading orchestras of Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, NDR Orchester Hannover, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Gothenburg Symphony, Stockholm Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Milwaukee, Melbourne and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras.

These professional pianists will accompany Violin 2019 competitors for the first round and semifinal round at Bourgie Hall.