{"id":19194,"date":"2014-06-05T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=19194"},"modified":"2014-06-05T16:15:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T20:15:01","slug":"the-results-are-in-montreal-international-music-competition-winners-seal-the-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2014\/06\/05\/the-results-are-in-montreal-international-music-competition-winners-seal-the-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"The results are in – Montreal International Music Competition winners seal the deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Jayson<\/a>
Jayson Gillham performing Beethoven : Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58. Photo: 2014 Montreal International Music Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well there you have it.\u00a0In a flurry of trills, runs, and knuckle-busting chords,\u00a0the\u00a0winners of the 2014 Montreal International Music Competition are:<\/p>\n

1: Jayson\u00a0Gillham\u00a0\u2013 (Australia\/UK)\u00a0\u2013 \u00a028\u00a0years old. L.V.Beethoven :\u00a0Concerto No. 4 \u00a0in G major, Op. 58.<\/p>\n

Prize:$30, 000<\/i><\/p>\n

2:\u00a0Charles Richard-Hamelin (Canada) \u2013\u00a025 years old.\u00a0S.Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18.<\/p>\n

Prize:$15, 000<\/i><\/p>\n

3: Annika\u00a0Treutler\u00a0(Germany) \u2013 24 years old.\u00a0S.Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26.<\/p>\n

Prize:\u00a0$10, 000.<\/i><\/p>\n

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L-R Annika Treutler, Jayson Gillham, Charles Richard-Hamelin. Photo: 2014 Montreal International Music Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before the start of last night’s final round, people were found milling\u00a0about the lobby, voicing opinions about personal favourites, and how so-and-so butchered this-and-that. Like a scene from the Kentucky Derby, the liqueur was in high demand, and all bets were off.<\/p>\n

After the first round<\/a> of finals on Tuesday, which featured Alexander Ullman (United Kingdom), Charles Richard-Hamelin (Canada) and Kate Liu (United States), tonight was the most coveted spot in the finals.<\/p>\n

Playing was Canadian Xiaoyu\u00a0Liu (Rachmaninov\u2019s\u00a0Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18.), Australian\/Brit Jayson Gillham\u00a0(L.V. Beethoven : Concerto No. 4 \u00a0in G major, Op. 58 and Germany\u2019s Annika \u00a0Treutler\u00a0(S. Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26).<\/p>\n

Xiaoyo\u00a0Liu<\/strong>, a 17 year-old studying at\u00a0The Conservatoire de\u00a0musique\u00a0du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\u00a0with\u00a0Richard Raymond, was fast out the gate with a careful performance of Rachmaninov\u2019s\u00a0No. 2. The\u00a0gentle lilt in his arpeggios were delightful, and\u00a0the lyrical 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0movement\u00a0was wonderfully still and serene.<\/p>\n

Incidentally Liu, will be on tour\u00a0with the China NCPA Orchestra, and they will be stopping by Toronto to make their debut at\u00a0Koerner\u00a0Hall<\/a>, in November 2014. A concert well worth seeing.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say enough about how strong the Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al was under guest conductor, Giancarlo Guerrero. This isn\u2019t always the case for\u00a0competitions,\u00a0where all to many times the\u00a0orchestras are found merely going through the motions. On the contrary, the\u00a0OSM\u00a0were present in every way – inspired by the monstrous talents riding the pianos into the ground.<\/p>\n

By the time\u00a0Jayson\u00a0Gillham<\/b>\u00a0started\u00a0his\u00a0Beethoven\u2019s 4th\u00a0<\/sup>Concerto, the piano tuning started going slightly\u00a0askew, but he played with abandon, and whipped and stirred the piano\u00a0in submission. Concerto is a form of theatre, and its drama\u00a0begins with a solo piano, something that Gillham played with a compellingly theatrical tone.<\/p>\n

My personal favourite of the night was\u00a0Annika\u00a0Treutler<\/b>. As the piece began, she looked up towards the ceiling, gently rocking back and forth with the undulating orchestra.\u00a0Hers\u00a0was a more natural and less generic style. Hunched over the piano, she dug deep into the keys with an intense physicality beyond her years.<\/p>\n

In contrast to\u00a0Kate Liu\u2019s\u00a0Prokovfiev\u00a0concerto No. 2 the night before, who was also one of my favourites, Treutler’s playing had more essence and personality. Though I felt she should have placed higher in the final standings, she was an obvious contender and her performance was well above the others.<\/p>\n

\"Jayson<\/a>
Jayson Gillham, first place winner. Photo: 2014 Montreal International Music Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The MIMC Gala concert, which includes the audience choice award,\u00a0takes place\u00a0on Friday, June 6th<\/sup>, at 7:30 p.m. at Maison symphonique. Information at\u00a0<\/i>www.concoursmontreal.ca<\/i><\/a>
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

Michael Vincent<\/i><\/p>\n

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Well there you have it.\u00a0In a flurry of trills, runs, and knuckle-busting chords,\u00a0the\u00a0winners of the 2014 Montreal International Music Competition are: 1: Jayson\u00a0Gillham\u00a0\u2013 (Australia\/UK)\u00a0\u2013 \u00a028\u00a0years old. L.V.Beethoven :\u00a0Concerto No. 4 \u00a0in G major, Op. 58. Prize:$30, 000 2:\u00a0Charles Richard-Hamelin (Canada) \u2013\u00a025 years old.\u00a0S.Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. Prize:$15, 000 3: Annika\u00a0Treutler\u00a0(Germany) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[117,5,17,47],"tags":[4692,4678,4691,2266],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/06\/image001.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-4ZA","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19194"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19210,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19194\/revisions\/19210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19194"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=19194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}