OMNI Music Competition

2022 Winners

GRAND PRIZES

Emad Zolfaghari, viola (Oakville, ON)
François Schubert Grand Prize
$5,000 scholarship to the winner of the Age 15-17 category

Megan Lo, piano (Richmond Hill, ON)
Hydro-Québec Prize
$2,000 scholarship to the winner of the Age 12-14 category

Iza Kamnitzer, violin (Montréal, QC)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Prize
$2,000 scholarship to the winner of the Age 7-11 category

INSTITUTIONAL PRIZES

Henri Roy, violin (Lac Beauport, QC)
Orchestre Métropolitain Team Prize—Strings
$350 scholarship

Heidi Robichaud, saxophone alto (Saint-Marcellin, QC)
Orchestre Métropolitain Team Prize—Winds
$350 scholarship

Grégoire Abadie, piano (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC)
Orchestre Métropolitain Team Prize—Piano
$350 scholarship

Catherine Dong, piano (Montréal, QC)
Coopérative des professeurs de musique Prize
$500 gift certificate awarded to a Coopérative des professeurs de musique student

STRINGS CATEGORY

Kim Carrier, violin (Lévis, QC)
Canimex Prize | Age 7 to 11
$1,000 scholarship

Émile Quimper-Bouchard, cello (Rimouski, QC)
Canimex Prize | Age 12 to 14
$1,000 scholarship

Gabriel Dodin, violin (Montréal, QC)
Canimex Prize | Age 15 to 17
$1,000 scholarship

Salma Khakimov, violin (Toronto, ON)
Wilder & Davis Study Prize | Age 7 to 11
Wilder & Davis gift certificate and accessories worth $250

Jessie Sun, violin (Montréal, QC)
Wilder & Davis Study Prize | Age 12 to 14
Wilder & Davis gift certificate and accessories worth $250

Serina Lee, cello (Greenfield Park, QC)
Wilder & Davis Study Prize | Age 15 to 17
Wilder & Davis gift certificate and accessories worth $250

WINDS CATEGORY

Matthias Sutton, clarinet (Montréal, QC)
Étoiles Stingray Prize | Age 7 to 11
$1,000 scholarship

Cyrille Dudan, trumpet (Montréal, QC)
Étoiles Stingray Prize | Age 12 to 14
$1,000 scholarship

Alexis Bernier, flute (Sherbrooke, QC)
Étoiles Stingray Prize | Age 15 to 17
$1,000 scholarship

Tara Marceau, French Horn (Chicoutimi, QC)
Twigg Musique & Yamaha Prize | Age 7 to 11
$250 Twigg Musique gift certificate OR $200 discount on a Yamaha 200 or 300 Series student instrument

Anouk Marceau, recorder (Chicoutimi, QC)
Twigg Musique & Yamaha Prize | Age 12 to 14
$350 Twigg Musique gift certificate OR $500 discount on a Yamaha 4000 to 9000 Series intermediate or professional instrument

Jin Dong Zhao, flute (Montréal, QC)
Twigg Musique & Yamaha Prize | Age 15 to 17
$1,000 discount on a Yamaha 7000 to 9000 Series professional instrument or a $500 Twigg Musique gift certificate

PIANO CATEGORY

Yixuan Miao (Brossard, QC)
Bolduc Pianos Prize | Age 7 to 11
$1,000 scholarship

Ethan Yang (Montréal, QC)
Bolduc Pianos Prize | Age 12 to 14
$1,000 scholarship

Kevin Wang (Mississauga, ON)
Bolduc Pianos Prize | Age 15 to 17
$1,000 scholarship

Jason Li (Montréal, QC)
Josée Tremblay Prize | Age 7 to 11
$250 scholarship

Valérie Tam (Toronto, ON)
Hélène Brodeur and François Lafortune Prize | Age 12 to 14
$500 scholarship

Wan Lin Song (Longueuil, QC)
Forget-Choiselat Prize | Age 15 to 17
$500 scholarship

NEW : Crescendo Prize
The Crescendo Prizes have been made possible due to a generous donation from Élise Leroux in the memory of Hélène Verville.

Created this year, the Crescendo Awards, worth $100 each, aim to encourage young people of all ages to persevere in the practice of their instrument at the beginning of their musical career. The Crescendo Awards were presented at the end of the first stage of the Competition by members of the jury to 10 young people who were not selected to go on to the finals of the Competition but whose talent nevertheless drew their attention:

Piano: Leonardo Feng, Kento Richard and Lilliana Tong

Strings: Aiden Gao, violin; Aiden Liu, violin; Melinda Liu, violin; Torrence Wei, cello

Winds: Aube Geoffray, flute; Françoise Noël, clarinet; Simone Noël, bassoon

Participation and Audience Choice Prizes
Each participant receives a participation prize and constructive comments from a jury formed of OM musicians and collaborators. In addition, when the first round of the competition is posted for viewing, an Audience Choice prize is awarded in each instrument category to the participant receiving the most votes.

NEW
The Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur will invite selected prize winners to perform in a series of concerts as part of its 2022-2023 season.

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