The jury has announced the three top winners of this year’s Montreal International Musical Competition, which was dedicated to the violin.
The first prize of $30,000 and a new Sartori bow goes to 22-year-old Belgian competitor Marc Bouchkov.
The competition’s two youngest finalists, both 16, took two remaining top spots: American Stephen Waarts in second place, earning a prize of $15,000, and Chinese entrant Zeyu Victor Li in third place, receiving a cheque for $10,000.
All three will perform at a gala concert with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Maxim Vengerov on Friday evening. You can find more details here.
CBC Radio 2 will offer competition highlights on In Concert, on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
John Terauds