{"id":37023,"date":"2025-02-04T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&#038;p=37023"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:13:09","slug":"jingjing-xu","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/jingjing-xu\/","title":{"rendered":"Jingjing Xu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-159 maxbutton maxbutton-voice-2025-en\" href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/voice-2025\/\"><span class='mb-text'>VOICE 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ff0000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Semifinalist<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jingjing Xu made her professional debut last season at the Organ Night and Aria Festival in Espoo, Finland, after winning first prize at the Mirjam Helin Competition in Helsinki, where she was the youngest participant. She has also performed recitals for the Canadian Opera Company and Montr\u00e9al&#8217;s Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;art vocal, and took on the title role in Handel\u2019s <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Orlando<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for Opera McGill. With her duo partner, pianist Christopher Knopp, Jingjing participated in the 2023 edition of the Franz Schubert Institut.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jingjing earned her master\u2019s degree from McGill University\u2019s Schulich School of Music where she was awarded the Wirth Vocal Prize.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22132 alignnone\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Piano_icon-2022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35\" height=\"32\" \/> : Christopher Knopp<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Principal Teachers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173903103 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173903103 BCX8\">Annamaria Popescu<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63790888 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63790888 BCX8\">Jie Zhou<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW117109838 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW117109838 BCX8\">Michael McMahon<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116306922 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116306922 BCX8\">Esther Gonthier<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Major Competitions<i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\">Finalist, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\">Neue <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW12286242 BCX8\">Stimmen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\"> International Singing Competition<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW12286242 BCX8\">, 2024<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW12286242 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\">1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW197468114 BCX8\" data-fontsize=\"11\">st<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\"> prize, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\">The Mirjam Helin Competition<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197468114 BCX8\">, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>PROGRAMME<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FIRST ROUND: ARIA\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GIACOMO MEYERBEER<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Nobles seigneurs, salut!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Les Huguenots<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AIRAT ICHMOURATOV<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Air de Josianne<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">L\u2019homme qui rit<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Dopo notte<br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ariodante<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FIRST ROUND: ART SONG\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HUGO WOLF <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Begegnung<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">M\u00f6rike-Lieder<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">JOHANNES BRAHMS <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unbewegte laue Luft<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acht Lieder und Ges\u00e4nge<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, op. 57)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ARNOLD SCH\u00d6NBERG <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Einf\u00e4ltiges Lied<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brettllieder<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">CLAUDE DEBUSSY<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Le balcon<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cinq po\u00e8mes de Baudelaire<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SEMIFINAL\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> K\u00f6nnen Tr\u00e4nen meiner Wangen<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">St. Matthew Passion<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">GEORGES BIZET <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pr\u00e8s des remparts de S\u00e9ville<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carmen<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Parto, ma tu ben mio<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">La clemenza di Tito<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jedonneenligne.org\/cmim\/25PARRAIN\/?lng=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37201\" style=\"text-align: left;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Voix2025_parrainage-sponsorship_en_1651x695.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a> <br \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><br \/>The presence of <strong>Jingjing Xu<\/strong> in Montreal is generously sponsored by <strong><span style=\"color: #fc4237;\">Elizabeth Wirth<\/span><\/strong>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-140 maxbutton maxbutton-tickets-and-packages\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2026\/box-office\/\"><span class='mb-text'>TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"maxbutton-169 maxbutton maxbutton-i-support-the-concours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jedonneenligne.org\/cmim\/?lng=1\"><span class='mb-text'>I SUPPORT THE CONCOURS<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Semifinalist Jingjing Xu made her professional debut last season at the Organ Night and Aria Festival in Espoo, Finland, after winning first prize at the Mirjam Helin Competition in Helsinki, where she was the youngest participant. She has also performed recitals for the Canadian Opera Company and Montr\u00e9al&#8217;s Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;art vocal, and took on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":36996,"template":"","class_list":["post-37023","cmim-competitors","type-cmim-competitors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"cmim_competitors_photo_credits":"","cmim_competitors_date_of_birth":"City of residence : Florence<br\/><br\/>Age: 25","cmim_competitors_country":"China","cmim_competitors_range":"MEZZO-SOPRANO"},"featured_media_src_url":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Voix_2025_concurrents_Xu_Jingjing_carre-web_400x400.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/37023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cmim-competitors"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/37023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40197,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/37023\/revisions\/40197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}