{"id":37114,"date":"2016-06-02T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T23:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=37114"},"modified":"2016-06-02T17:47:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:47:10","slug":"the-scoop-montreal-international-music-competition-crowns-violinist-ayana-tsuji-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/06\/02\/the-scoop-montreal-international-music-competition-crowns-violinist-ayana-tsuji-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Montreal International Music Competition Crowns Violinist Ayana Tsuji Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Japan's
Japan’s Ayana Tsuji performs First Prize winning Sibelius Violin Concerto at Montreal International Music Competition 2016 (Violin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MONTREAL \u2014 Over the past 12 twelve days, 23 violinists from around the world have been competing for the top prize at the annual Montreal International Music Competition (MIMC).<\/p>\n

The MIMC rotates between piano, voice and violin in a three-year cycle, and this year, the violin is in the\u00a0crosshairs.<\/p>\n

More than 200 young violinists applied via videotape, but only 24 were selected for the quarter-finals who were invited to Montreal to perform in front of an international jury and live audience.<\/p>\n

Competition has been fierce, and predictably, the final six hopefuls featured three Sibelius Concertos balanced by concertos from Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, and Shostakovich.<\/p>\n

Announced from the stage at the final Gala concert, three walked away with the prizes.<\/p>\n

\"Ayana
Ayana Tsuji (Japan) CMIM Finals 2016 (Photo: Tam Lan Truong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First Prize ($30,000)<\/h3>\n

Ayana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan) for her performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto.<\/p>\n

\"Bomsori
Bomsori Kim (South Korea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second Prize ($15,000):<\/h3>\n

Bomsori Kim<\/strong> (South Korea) for her performance of Shostakovich Concerto No. 1.<\/p>\n

\"Minami
Minami Yoshida CMIM Finals 2016 (Photo: Tam Lan Truong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Third Prize ($10,000):<\/h3>\n

Minami Yoshida<\/strong> (Japan) for her performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto.<\/p>\n

Special awards included:<\/p>\n

Radio-Canada People\u2019s Choice Award ($5,000) to Bomsori Kim<\/strong> (South Korea)<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals ($4,000) to Ayana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan)<\/p>\n

Award for the best semifinal recital ($2,500) to Ayana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan)<\/p>\n

Award for the best performance of a Sonata in the semifinal round ($2,000) to
\nAyana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan)<\/p>\n

Bach Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach in the quarter-final round ($1,000) to Ayana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan)<\/p>\n

Paganini Award for the best performance of a Caprice by Paganini in the quarter-final round ($1,000) to Ayana Tsuji<\/strong> (Japan)<\/p>\n

CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists ($2,000) include Petteri Iivonen<\/strong> (Finland), Fedor Rudin<\/strong> (France \u2013 Russia), Ji Won Song<\/strong> (South Korea)<\/p>\n

The closing gala concert, held at Maison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al, feature third place winner Minami Yoshida performing the first movement of Sibelius\u2019 Concerto in D minor, opus 47, followed by second prize winner Bomsori Kim, who performed the third and fourth movements of Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 opus 99.<\/p>\n

First place winner Ayana Tsuji performed the winning complete Sibelius\u2019 Concerto in D minor, opus 47. The concert closed with \u00a0CMIM 2013 First Prize winner, Marc Bouchkov playing\u00a0the theme from Schindler\u2019s List by John Williams.<\/p>\n

The 2016 gala concert, as well as all Competition rounds, will be available on demand on CMIM\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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