{"id":36792,"date":"2016-05-10T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=36792"},"modified":"2016-05-10T15:05:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:05:25","slug":"the-scoop-2016-eckhart-gramatte-music-competition-announces-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/05\/10\/the-scoop-2016-eckhart-gramatte-music-competition-announces-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | 2016 Eckhart-Gramatt\u00e9 Music Competition Announces Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36793\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/Matt_Poon.jpg\" alt=\"The E-Gr\u00e9 National Music Competition 2016 Winner and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Matt Poon\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/Matt_Poon.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/Matt_Poon-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The E-Gr\u00e9 National Music Competition 2016 Winner and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work: Matt Poon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/e-gre.ca\/\">Eckhart-Gramatt\u00e9 National Music Competition<\/a> for the performance of Canadian and contemporary music has announced Toronto-based pianist and composer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattpoon.com\/\">Matt Poon<\/a> as the top prize winner.<\/p>\n<p>Poon will receive $17,000 worth in first place prizes including $10,000 cash, a three-week residency and debut recital in Italy at the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival, and a 10-15 city Cross-Canada Winner\u2019s Tour in November 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only reason to commit to a project like this is if you really, really love new music.\u201d says 2016 Winner Matt Poon. \u201c I truly love this repertoire and I care about it so much. I feel so honoured to be part of this group of pianists. This has been a very emotional journey and I&#8217;m so grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Second place went to Naomi Woo, and third place to Jesse Plessis.<\/p>\n<p>Now in it&#8217;s 30th year, The E-Gr\u00e9 Competition is one of the most important Canadian music competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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