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Toronto – The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased
to announce the winners of the Musical Instrument Bank
competition (MIB). The 14 instruments loaned to gifted young
Canadian musicians are worth more than $28 million.
Please find below the list of instruments and the winners of the
2009 competition:
The 1689 Baumgartner Stradivari violin, valued at $4.3 million,
is awarded to Judy Kang. In 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006, she won
the loan of an instrument from the MIB. Born in Edmonton, she
currently lives in New York.
The ca. 1696 Bonjour Stradivari cello, valued at $8 million, is
awarded to Rachel Mercer. In 2006, she won the loan of an
instrument from the MIB. Born in Edmonton, she currently lives
in Toronto.
The ca. 1700 Bell Giovanni Tononi violin, valued at $188,000, is
awarded to Marie-Ève Poupart. Originally from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(QC), she currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
The ca. 1700 Taft Stradivari violin, valued at an estimated $4.3
million, is awarded to Renée-Paule Gauthier. Originally from
Jonquière (QC), she currently lives in Calgary.
The 1715 Dominicus Montagnana violin, valued at $858,000, is
awarded to Véronique Mathieu. Also a winner in 2006, Ms. Mathieu
has selected this violin for the second time. Born in Montreal
and raised in Quebec City, she now lives in Bloomington,
Indiana.
The 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivari violin, valued at $4.3
million, is awarded to Caroline Chéhadé of Montreal. In 2006,
she won the loan of an instrument from the MIB.
The 1729 Guarneri del Gesù violin, valued at $4.3 million, is
awarded to Nikki Chooi. A native of Victoria (BC), he currently
studies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 1747 Palmason Januarius Gagliano violin, valued at $322,000,
is awarded to Andréa Tyniec. Originally from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
(QC), she currently lives Munich, Germany.
The ca. 1767 Joannes Baptista Guadagnini, valued at $536,000, is
awarded to Min-Jeong Koh. Born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised
in Toronto, she currently lives in Montreal.
The 1820 Joannes Franciscus Pressenda violin, valued at
$375,000, is awarded to Kerry DuWors. In 2003 and 2006, she won
the loan of an instrument from the MIB. Originally from
Saskatoon, she currently lives in Brandon (MB).
The 1824 McConnell Nicolaus Gagliano cello, valued at $375,000,
is awarded to Chloé Dominguez, of Montreal.
The ca. 1830 Shaw Adam cello bow, valued at $43,000, is awarded
to Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron. Also a MIB winner in
2006, Ms. Beaulieu Bergeron has selected this cello bow for the
second time. She was born in Roberval (QC), and currently lives
in Toronto.
1869 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin with its Vuillaume model
bow, valued at $172,000, is awarded to Jessica Linnebach. In
2003 and 2006, she won the loan of an instrument from the MIB.
Born in Edmonton, she currently lives in Ottawa.
1902 Enrico Rocca violin, valued at $214,000, is awarded to Jing
Wang. Born in China and raised in Sainte-Foy (QC), he currently
lives in Texas.
Instrument descriptions, biographical notes and downloadable
photographs of the winners and instruments are available on the
Canada Council’s website at www.canadacouncil.ca.
Competition
Since last Sunday, talented Canadian musicians have competed for
a three-year loan of one of the thirteen fine stringed
instruments and the one cello bow created between 1689 and 1902.
The winners had the opportunity to choose the instrument they
would like to have on loan in order of their placement in the
competition.
The peer assessment committee evaluated all applications – which
included recordings of the applicants’ playing – and selected
finalists. Finalists were then invited to come to Glenn Gould
Studio in Toronto for auditions and interviews. The winners were
selected by a committee consisting of Peter Gardner, violinist
and director of Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra (St. John’s,
NL); Uri Mayer, violist and conductor (Toronto); and Sophie
Rolland, cellist (London, England).
Musical Instrument Bank
Created in 1985, the Musical Instrument Bank acquires through
donations and loans fine stringed instruments to be loaned to
gifted young Canadian musicians to help further their
international solo or chamber music careers. Luthier Ric Heinl
and his team at Geo. Heinl & Co. Limited are responsible for the
restoration and maintenance of the instruments.
Free concert
The musicians’ performances will be recorded for broadcast on
CBC Radio 2’s In Concert with Bill Richardson on Sunday,
October 4th and on Tempo with Julie Nesrallah
at a later date. They will also be broadcast on Espace musique,
Radio-Canada’s music network, on Tuesday, October 27th
at 8 p.m. on Soirées classiques, hosted by Michel Keable.
General information
In addition to its principal role of promoting and fostering the
arts, the Canada Council for the Arts administers and awards
many prizes and fellowships in the arts, humanities, social
sciences, natural and health sciences, engineering, and arts
management. These prizes and fellowships recognize the
achievements of outstanding Canadian artists, scholars, and
administrators. The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to
raising public awareness and celebration of these exceptional
people and organizations on both a national and international
level.
Please visit our website (www.canadacouncil.ca) for a complete
listing of these awards.
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