Montreal International Music Competition was a well-known international competition for classical pianists, violinists and opera singers, founded in 1963 and abandoned in 1997.
Main laureates
The main laureates of each edition are:
1965: Piano: 1st Jean-Claude Pennetier, France, and Albert Lotto, USA 1966: Violin: 1st Vladimir Lancman (Landsman), USSR; 2nd Hidetaro Suzuki, Japan, and Gueorgui Balev, Bulgaria 1967: Voice: 1st Marina Krilovici, Rumania, and Yury Mazurok, USSR 1968: Piano: 1st Garrick Ohlsson, USA; 2nd Peter Rösel, East Germany 1969: Violin: 1st Vladimir Spivakov, USSR; 2nd Oleg Krissa, USSR, and Gidon Kremer, USSR 1970: Voice: 2nd Maurice Brown, Canada (no 1st awarded) 1971: Piano: 2nd Peter Basquin, USA (no 1st awarded) 1972: Violin: 1st Ruben Agaronian, USSR; 2nd Mikhaïl Bezverhny, USSR 1973: Voice: 1st Gheorgue Emil Crasnaru, Rumania; 2nd Makvala Kasrashvili, USSR 1975: Violin: 2nd Dong-Suk Kang, Korea, and Yuval Yaron, Israel (no 1st awarded) 1976: Piano: 1st Eteri Andjaparidze, USSR; 2nd Nicolaï Demidenko, USSR, Naüm Grubert, USSR, and Gerhard Oppitz, West Germany 1977: Voice: 2nd William Parker, USA, and Louise Wohlafka, USA (no 1st awarded) 1979: Violin: 1st Peter Zazofsky, USA; 2nd Mihaela Martin, Rumania 1980: Piano: 1st Ivo Pogorelic, Yugloslavia; 2nd Christopher O'Riley, USA, and Vladimir Ovchinnikov, USSR 1981: Voice: 2nd Judith Nicosia, USA (no 1st awarded) 1983: Violin: 2nd Chin Kim, Korea (no 1st awarded) 1984: Piano: 1st Ekaterina Sarantseva, USSR; 2nd Yuri Rozum, USSR 1985: Voice: 2nd Sandra Graham, Canada, and Andreas Scheibner, East Germany (no 1st awarded) 1987: Violin: 1st Dmitri Berlinski, USSR; 2nd Catherine Cho, USA, and Alexander Simionescu, USA 1988: Piano: 1st Angela Cheng; 2nd Bernd Glemser, West Germany 1989: Voice: 2nd Steffanie Pearce, USA, and John Koch, USA (no 1st awarded) 1991: Violin: 2nd Hiroko Suzuki, Japan (no first awarded)
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