OMNI Music Competition

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Registrations for the 2024 edition of the OMNI Competition are now open!

The OMNI Competition aims to inspire young people to practice their instruments by giving them the opportunity to grow and excel through a gratifying process that can have a decisive impact on their musical future. Young performers between the ages of 7 and 17 will show their talent in a safe setting that favours each participant’s growth and musical development and contact between musicians who share the same passion.

Read the competition rules

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Recitals by the laureates of the 2023 OMNI Competition

On February 14 and 28, as well as April 24, come and enjoy free recitals by the winners of the 2023 OMNI Competition! This series of concerts will take place at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Justin Saulnier, violin, winner of the François Schubert Grand Prize

Yixuan Miao, piano, winner of the Yannick Nézet-Séguin Grand Prize

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Frederick Zi Tian Huang, 1st place in the Piano category, ages 15-17

Louis-Jacob Chandonnet, harp, 1st place in the Strings category, ages 7-11

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Natal Prévost, percussion, 2023 winner of the Hydro-Québec Grand Prize

Zuxuan Liu, oboe, winner of the Scholarship in Memory of Lise Beauchamp

Tracks

Categories

Prizes

PARTICIPATION TRACK

Crescendo Prize
10 Crescendo prizes will be awarded to recognize the potential of certain participants and encourage them to continue practising their instrument. Accompanied by a $100 scholarship, these prizes will be
presented at the end of the first round of the competition.

Draw
Several prizes will be awarded in a draw involving all participation track participants. The actual prizes
will be announced at a later date.

Participation and Audience Choice Prizes
Each participant will receive 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 will be awarded in each instrument category to the participant having received the most votes.

COMPETITION TRACK

Grand Prizes
The 2024 OMNI Competition will award three grand prizes to competition track winners selected from among all instrument categories:

• François Schubert Grand Prize: $5,000 scholarship to the winner of the Age 15-17 category
• Hydro-Québec Prize: $2,000 scholarship to the winner of Age 12-14 category
• Yannick Nézet-Séguin Prize: $2,000 scholarship to the winner of Age 7-11 category

Instrument Category Prizes
Prizes valued at $250 to $1,000 will be awarded among the finalists in each age and instrument
category.

Scholarship in Memory of Lise Beauchamp
A scholarship will be awarded in memory of oboist Lise Beauchamp. Learn more

Recitals at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur
The Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur will invite some of the competition track winners to take part
in a series of concerts as part of its 2024-2025 programming.

In the event of a tie, the jury reserves the right to split the scholarship, with the exception of
the François Schubert Grand Prize.

Key dates

Contact

The OM thanks François Schubert, sponsor of the OMNI Competition, for his assistance in making this initiative a reality.

With the generous support of the Fondation de la Famille LeBlanc, registration for the 2024 OMNI Competition is free of charge.

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