The Montreal International Musical Competition(MIMC) (French: Concours Musical International de Montréal) is a high-level musical competition for violin, piano, and voice, first established in 2002.
In keeping with the great tradition of classical music, the Competition aims to discover, reward and assist young singers, violinists and pianists who distinguish themselves through the mastery of their art. In so doing, the Competition strives to foster the emergence of the world's greatest young talents and promote their recognition and influence within the international artistic community.
The MIMC is now composed of four rounds: the preliminary round (based on audio recordings), the quarter finals, the semi-finals and the finals. The three disciplines of the Competition, voice, violin and piano, are featured on a rotating basis over a three-year cycle.
Since May 7, 2004, the Montreal International Musical Competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. Created in 1957, this federation, headquartered in Geneva, represents a global network of internationally-recognized musical institutions. Only those competitions that meet the Federation's high musical and organization standards are admitted to its membership.
The 2010 edition dedicated to violin will be followed in 2011 with an edition devoted to piano, and in 2012 with a voice edition.
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The inaugural Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Measha Brueggergosman of Canada, who also won the People's Award and the award for the best interpretation of the unpublished imposed work.
| Laureates of the 2002 Montreal International Musical Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range |
| First | Measha Brueggergosman | Canada | Soprano |
| Second | Burak Bilgili | Turkey | Bass |
| Third | Joseph Kaiser | Canada | Baritone |
| Fourth | Mélanie Boisvert | Canada | Soprano |
| Fifth | Daesan No | South Korea | Baritone |
| Sixth | John Matz | United States | Tenor |
The second edition of the Montreal International Music Competition was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Yossif Ivanov of Belgium.
| Laureates of the 2003 Montreal International Musical Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | Yossif Ivanov | Belgium |
| Second | Alexis Cardenas | Venezuela |
| Third | Matthieu Arama | France |
| Fourth | Nicolas Koeckert | Germany |
| Fifth | Oleg Kashiv | Ukraine |
| Sixth | Julia Sakharova | Russia |
The third edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Sergei Salov of Ukraine, who also won the "Tribute to André Mathieu" award as the audience favourite.
| Laureates of the 2004 Montreal International Musical Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | Sergei Salov | Ukraine |
| Second | David Fray | France |
| Third | Daria Rabotkina | Russia |
| Fourth | Spencer Myer | United States |
| Fifth | Natalia Zagalskaia | Russia |
| Sixth | Darrett Zusko | Canada |
The fourth edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Sin Nyung Hwang of South Korea.
| Laureates of the 2005 Montreal International Musical Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Competitor | Country | Vocal Range |
| First | Sin Nyung Hwang | South Korea | Soprano |
| Second | Peter McGillivray | Canada | Baritone |
| Third | Elena Xanthoudakis | Australia | Soprano |
| Fourth (ex aequo) | Phillip Addis | Canada | Baritone |
| Fourth (ex aequo) | Anna Kasyan | Armenia | Soprano |
| Sixth | Chantal Dionne | Canada | Soprano |
The fifth edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to violin. The Grand Prize was won by Jinjoo Cho of South Korea.
| Laureates of the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | Jinjoo Cho | South Korea |
| Second | Ye-Eun Choi | South Korea |
| Third | Marcus Tanneberger (German) | Germany |
| Fourth | Corrine Chapelle | United States |
| Fifth | Mayuko Kamio | Japan |
| Sixth | Dan Zhu | China |
The sixth edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Marianne Fiset of Canada.
| Laureates of the 2006 Montreal International Musical Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Vocal range |
| First | Marianne Fiset | Canada | Soprano |
| Second | Steven Ebel | United States | Tenor |
| Third | Evgenia Grekova | Russia | Soprano |
| Fourth | Julie Boulianne | Canada | Mezzo-soprano |
| Fifth | Leticia Brewer | Canada | Soprano |
| Sixth | Peter Barrett | Canada | Baryton |
The seventh edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to piano. The Grand Prize was won by Nareh Arghamanyan.
| Laureates of the 2008 Montreal International Musical Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | Nareh Arghamanyan | Armenia |
| Second (ex aequo) | Alexandre Moutouzkine | Russia |
| Second (ex aequo) | Masataka Takada | Japan |
The seventh edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition was dedicated to voice. The Grand Prize was won by Angela Meade.
| Laureates of the 2008 Montreal International Musical Competition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | Angela Meade | United States |
| Second | Andrew Garland | United States |
| Third | Yannick-Muriel Noah | Canada |