Voice 2018 – Montreal International Musical Competition

Discover the world’s finest lyrical singers at the Concours musical international de Montréal. From May 28 to June 7, 38 singers showcase their talent and vie for $265,000 in prizes and awards at this prestigious competition. Hear them in the Aria semifinals on June 4 and 5 and in the Grand finale on June 7, with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Prizes in both Aria and Art Song categories will be announced and awarded shortly after the last performance on June 7.

The CMIM seeks to discover and support exceptional young singers, violinists and pianists from around the world while raising awareness for classical music. The CMIM is the only international competition in North America to be held annually, presenting three disciplines in a three-year rotation. Since its first edition dedicated to voice in 2002, 3,000 hopefuls have entered the competition and some 450 have performed in Montreal.

38 promising young singers—20 women and 18 men between the ages of 24 and 35, from a record 22 nations
— have been selected to participate in the CMIM (Concours musical international de Montréal). Canada leads the selection with eight singers, followed by South Korea with six singers.

ARMENIA
Anush HOVHANNISYAN (soprano, Aria)

AUSTRALIA
Kang WANG (tenor, Aria)

BULGARIA
Mihail MIHAYLOV (tenor, Aria)

CANADA
Andrew HAJI (tenor, Aria)
Lauren MARGISON (soprano, Aria)
Marie-Andrée MATHIEU (mezzo-soprano, Aria)
Carolyn SPROULE (mezzo-soprano, Aria)

CANADA/CAMEROON
Suzanne TAFFOT (soprano, Art Song)

CANADA/GERMANY
Anna-Sophie NEHER (soprano, Art Song)

CANADA/ITALY
Emily D’ANGELO (mezzo-soprano, Aria)

CANADA/TUNISIA
Rihab CHAIEB (mezzo-soprano, Aria & Art Song)

CHINA
Mengxi YOU (soprano, Art Song)

CZECH REPUBLIC
Petr NEKORANEC (tenor, Aria)

FINLAND
Tomi PUNKERI (baritone, Art Song)

FRANCE
Axelle FANYO (soprano, Art Song)

GERMANY
Samuel HASSELHORN (baritone, Art Song)

INDONESIA
Satriya KRISNA (tenor, Art Song)

ISRAEL/GERMANY
Hagar SHARVIT (mezzo-soprano, Art Song)

NEW ZEALAND/UNITED KINGDOM
Julien VAN MELLAERTS (baritone, Art Song)

RUSSIA
Mikhail GOLOVUSHKIN (bass, Aria)
Dilyara IDRISOVA (soprano, Aria)
Alexandra YANGEL (mezzo-soprano, Aria)

SOUTH AFRICA
Bongani KUBHEKA (baritone, Aria)

SOUTH KOREA
Mario BAHG (tenor, Aria)
Chanhee CHO (bass, Aria)
Kidon CHOI (baritone, Aria)
Byeong Min GIL (bass, Aria)
Irina Jae-Eun PARK(soprano, Art Song)
Jongsoo YANG (bass, Aria)

SWEDEN
Christina NILSSON (soprano, Aria)

UKRAINE
Ruslana KOVAL (soprano, Aria)
Oleksandr KYREIEV (baritone, Aria)
Olga RUDYK (soprano, Aria)

UNITED KINGDOM
Suzanne FISCHER (soprano, Art Song)
Gemma SUMMERFIELD (soprano, Art Song)

UNITED STATES
John BRANCY (baritone, Aria & Art Song)
Clara OSOWSKI (mezzo-soprano, Art Song)
David TAYLOE (tenor, Art Song)

“The CMIM is a prestigious, highly popular, and truly international event. The extraordinary number of
nations represented in this edition is a source of great pride for us. It also shows the CMIM’s significance as a major stepping stone for these young performers seeking to build their careers on an international level,”
declared pianist and composer Alain Lefèvre, honorary patron of the CMIM.

The 38 singers were selected from a record – breaking 469 applications submitted by 358 singers representing 52 nations. At the end of the competition, the winners will be offered various engagements, and will share $265,000 CAN in prizes, awards, and grants, including a First Prize worth $80,000 within each division.

Aria Semifinal-1   June 4, 2018

Aria Semifinal-2  June 5, 2018

Aria Finals / Gala June 7, 2018

For tickets and information on all events (from May 29 to June 7, 2018) visit: www.concoursmontreal.ca