{"id":45780,"date":"2017-06-05T13:15:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=45780"},"modified":"2017-06-05T13:15:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T17:15:59","slug":"the-scoop-felix-hong-wins-2017-prix-deurope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/06\/05\/the-scoop-felix-hong-wins-2017-prix-deurope\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP |\u00a0Felix Hong Wins Qu\u00e9bec’s 2017 Prix d\u2019Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Winners
Winners of the four categories at the Prix d\u2019Europe: Hugo Laporte (voice), Antoine Malette-Ch\u00e9nier (strings), Felix Hong (keyboards), Stephanie Morin (winds\/percussion) (Photo: Jennifer Liu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MONTREAL \u2013 The jury of the 2017 Prix d\u2019Europe Competition has chosen pianist Felix Hong as this year\u2019s winner. As part of the grand prize, Hong receives $25,000 plus performance engagements \u2013 a recital at the Bon Pasteur Historic Chapel, as well as a concerto performance with the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra. In total, over $44,000 in prizes was awarded to some of Quebec\u2019s top classical music talents yesterday evening.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Musical Toronto, Hong wrote: \u201cIt\u2019s my greatest honour to be awarded the Prix d\u2019Europe 2017, not only is it a great experience overall, but I got to play in beautiful halls and pianos and Chapelle Bon-Pasteur and Salle Bourgie.\u201d For the pianist who will pursue a Master\u2019s degree at the Guildhall School in September, \u201cPrix d\u2019Europe has made my dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 1911, the Competition has provided scholarships to young musicians on a yearly basis, except in 1971. Should a musician win the $25,000 grand prize, the amount is intended to help finance their music studies beyond Quebec, notably in Europe.<\/p>\n

Other winners are:<\/p>\n

Second Prize ($5,000): Antoine Malette-Ch\u00e9nier (harp);<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third Prize ($3,000): Hugo Laporte (baritone); \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fourth Prize ($2,500): Stephanie Morin (flute)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fernand Lindsay Composition Prize ($10,000; biennial): Charles-Antoine Fr\u00e9chette<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Newmark Prize ($4,000) for exceptional musicality: Antoine Malette-Ch\u00e9nier (harp)<\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00e9atrice Kennedy Bourbeau Prize ($2,000) awarded to an instrumentalist for best performance of a work, across all musical periods: No\u00e9mie Raymond-Friset (cello) and Elizabeth Skinner (violin)<\/strong> ($1,000 each)<\/p>\n

Jean-Paul Sevilla Prize ($2,000) for a piano performance of a piece from a predetermined list: F\u00e9lix Marquis and Thierry Montpetit<\/strong> ($1,000 each)<\/p>\n

Claire Charbonneau Clerk Prize ($1,000) for an exceptional singer or pianist: Pierre-Andr\u00e9 Doucet (piano)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monik Grenier Prize ($1,000) for best piano performance of a Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois work: F\u00e9lix Marquis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lied and M\u00e9lodie Prize\u00a0($1,000) for best performance of a complete set of m\u00e9lodies, lieder or art songs: Hugo Laporte (baritone)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy Soucie Prize ($1,000) for best performance of a Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois work: David Therrien-Brongo (percussion) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian Music Centre (Quebec chapter) Prize ($500) for best performance of a Canadian work: Gabriel Trottier (horn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over its 106 editions, laureates of the Prix d\u2019Europe include Jacques H\u00e9tu, Bruno Laplante, Karen Quinton, Jean Saulnier, Pascale Gigu\u00e8re, St\u00e9phan Sylvestre, Wonny Song, Charles Richard-Hamelin, and Xiaoyu Liu. Samuel Dharmoo is a winner of the Composition category, in place since 2009.<\/p>\n

For more CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS, visit\u00a0HERE<\/u><\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n

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