BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260305T005140EST-5510XDSXog@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260305T055140Z DESCRIPTION:Programme\n\n2025-2026 Semifinalists (in performance order)\n\n \n Joey Machin\, violin\n Braden McConnell\, cello\n Joseph Tsao\, violin\n Fr ançois Lamontagne\, cello\n Tsubasa Muramatsu\, violin\n\n\nThis event wil l be webcast on our YouTube channel.\n\n\nThe Golden Violin Award was esta blished in 2006 through a generous gift from Canadian philanthropist Seymo ur Schulich. The $25\,000 First Prize is awarded by a special committee of internal and external jurors at the Schulich School of Music to an underg raduate\, graduate or diploma student in the Schulich School of Music who demonstrates exceptional potential in the String Area. For the 15th editio n\, the First Prize was increased to $30\,000. The 16th edition saw additi onal generous scholarship offerings by the Schulich Foundation. The finali sts who place second and third will each receive $15\,000 and $5\,000 resp ectively\, in commendation of their performance and participation in the S chulich School of Music community. \n\nThe Golden Violin\, made of pewter and gold plate\, remains on permanent display in 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s Marvin Duchow Mu sic Library. Its recipient\, chosen by jury and a rigourous selection proc ess\, receives a generous scholarship\, valued this year at $30\,000 as we ll as a smaller likeness of the violin in the form of a 14-karat gold lape l pin. Read more about the competition here.\n DTSTART:20251211T000000Z DTEND:20251211T020000Z LOCATION:Tanna Schulich Hall\, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building\, CA\, QC\, M ontreal\, H3A 1E3\, 527 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:2025–2026 Golden Violin Award: Semifinal URL:/music/channels/event/2025-2026-golden-violin-awar d-semifinal-367298 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR