Concours Musical International de Montréal Announces 2025 Vocal Participants

24 singers will compete for a prize pool of $160,000 CAD

The Concours musical international de Montréal's (CMIM) 23rd edition will bring together some of the most talented classical singers of the new generation from May 25 to June 6, 2025. The competition has selected 24 artists to compete in this year's event from around the world.

First Prize includes a cash prize of CAD $30,000, the Joseph-Rouleau Career Development Grant worth $40,000 (in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation), and the Opéra de Montréal Aria Prize of $5,000 with an engagement for a role in an upcoming season of the Opéra de Montréal. Second prize will receive $25,000 and third prize will get $20,000. Multiple special prizes will also be awarded.

Also at the end of the First Round, 10 competitors will advance. During the Semifinals and Finals, competitors will perform with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM), the official orchestra of the Concours musical international de Montréal, led by conductor Patrick Summers.

“We are proud to welcome these first-rate artists to Montréal for a unique encounter between leading figures in the classical music world and the most promising singers of the new generation," said Chantal Poulin, Executive Director, and Shira Gilbert, Artistic Director of the CMIM. "We are confident that both audiences in Montreal and around the world will be captivated by these upcoming performances, rich in beauty and emotion."

The International Jury of Voice 2025 is chaired by Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka. The jury includes Harolyn Blackwell, Iain Burnside, Étienne Dupuis, Anthony Freud, Susan Graham, Roberto Mauro, and Christina Scheppelmann.

This year's cohort of participants includes young artists from 16 countries. They are:

• Fleuranne Brockway, mezzo-soprano
  Country of origin: Australia - City of residence: Wiesbaden
• Daria Brusova, soprano 
  Country of origin: Russia - City of residence: Amsterdam
• Katerina Burton, soprano
  Country of origin: United States - City of residence: Washington, D.C.
• Chanhee Cho, bass-baritone
  Country of origin: South Korea - City of residence: Seoul
• Ariane Cossette, soprano
  Country of origin: Canada - City of residence: Toronto
• Ruby Dibble, mezzo-soprano
  Country of origin: United States - City of residence: New York
• Ricardo Garcia, tenor
  Country of origin: Nicaragua/United States - City of residence: Darmstadt
• Yewon Han, soprano
  Country of origin: South Korea - City of residence: Darmstadt
• Hedvig Haugerud, soprano
  Country of origin: Norway - City of residence: Oslo
• Junho Hwang, tenor
  Country of origin: South Korea - City of residence: Berlin
• Magdalena Kuźma, soprano
  Country of origin: United States/Poland - City of residence: New York
• Ihor Mostovoi, baritone
  Country of origin: Canada/Ukraine - City of residence: Paris
• Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh, soprano
  Country of origin: Russia - City of residence: Essen
• Sophie Naubert, soprano
  Country of origin: Canada - City of residence: Montreal
• Daniel Noyola, bass
  Country of origin: Mexico - City of residence: Munich
• Theodore Platt, baritone
  Country of origin: England - City of residence: Copenhagen
• Karoline Podolak, soprano
  Country of origin: Canada/Poland - City of residence: Toronto
• Laureano Quant, baritone
  Country of origin: Colombia - City of residence: Chicago
• Valentin Ruckebier, bass
  Country of origin: Germany - City of residence: Düsseldorf
• Jaeeun Shin, soprano
  Country of origin: South Korea - City of residence: New Haven
• Fanny Soyer, soprano
  Country of origin: France - City of residence: Thiais
• Pete Thanapat, bass-baritone
  Country of origin: Thailand - City of residence: Lyon
• Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano
  Country of origin: China - City of residence: Florence
• Nikolai Zemlianskikh, baritone
  Country of origin: Russia - City of residence: Moscow

Learn more about the competition, here.