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The Geneva Competition was founded in 1939 under the name "Concours international d'exécution musicale de Genève". It is one of the world's leading international music competitions. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the [[World Federation of International Music Competitions|World Federation of International Music Competition]] (WFIMC), whose headquarters are in Geneva.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2018|title=Who we are|url=https://wfimc-fmcim.org/who-we-are/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=World Federation of International Music Competitions|language=en-GB}}</ref>
The '''Geneva International Music Competition''' ({{Langx|fr|link=no|Concours international d'exécution musicale de Genève}}) is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the [[World Federation of International Music Competitions|World Federation of International Music Competition]] (WFIMC), whose headquarters are in [[Geneva]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2018|title=Who we are|url=https://wfimc-fmcim.org/who-we-are/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=World Federation of International Music Competitions|language=en-GB}}</ref>


Today, the Geneva Competition alternates between several main disciplines: piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, viola, string quartet, voice and percussion. Every second year, it offers a Composition Prize. Upcoming competitions are cello & oboe (2021), piano & composition (2022), flute & string quartet (2023) and voice & composition (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Competition {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/about/the_competition/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch}}</ref>
Today, the Geneva Competition alternates between several main disciplines: piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, viola, string quartet, voice and percussion. Every second year, it offers a Composition Prize. Upcoming competitions are cello & oboe (2021), piano & composition (2022), flute & string quartet (2023) and voice & composition (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Competition {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/about/the_competition/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch}}</ref>


Its prizewinners include world-famous artists such as [[Martha Argerich]], [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli|Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli]], [[Victoria de los Ángeles|Victoria De Los Angeles]], [[Alan Gilbert (conductor)|Alan Gilbert]], Nelson Goerner, [[Friedrich Gulda]], [[Heinz Holliger]], [[Nobuko Imai]], [[Melos Quartet]], [[Emmanuel Pahud]], [[Maurizio Pollini]], [[Georg Solti]], [[José van Dam|José Van Dam]], [[Christian Zacharias]] and [[Tabea Zimmermann]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search Laureates {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch}}</ref>
Its prizewinners include world-famous artists such as [[Martha Argerich]], [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli|Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli]], [[Victoria de los Ángeles]], [[Alan Gilbert (conductor)|Alan Gilbert]], Nelson Goerner, [[Friedrich Gulda]], [[Heinz Holliger]], [[Nobuko Imai]], [[Melos Quartet]], [[Emmanuel Pahud]], [[Maurizio Pollini]], [[Georg Solti]], [[José van Dam]], [[Christian Zacharias]] and [[Tabea Zimmermann]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search Laureates {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182517/https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In addition to its official prizes, the Geneva International Music Competition offers a career development programme, which provides precious support and advice to help boost laureates’ careers. This programme includes two years of concert management, as well as CD recordings, international tours, a festival and professional workshops.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Career development {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/career_development/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch}}</ref>
In addition to its official prizes, the Geneva International Music Competition offers a career development programme, which provides precious support and advice to help boost laureates' careers. This programme includes two years of concert management, as well as CD recordings, international tours, a festival and professional workshops.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Career development {{!}} Concours de Genève|url=https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/career_development/|access-date=25 June 2020|website=www.concoursgeneve.ch}}</ref>


== 1st prize winners ==
== 1st prize winners ==
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*1942 Piano [[Georg Solti]] {{flag|Hungary|1920}}
*1942 Piano [[Georg Solti]] {{flag|Hungary|1920}}
*1947 Clarinet [[Henri Druart]] {{flag|France|1830}}
*1947 Clarinet [[Henri Druart]] {{flag|France|1830}}
*1948 Piano [[Charles Reiner]] {{flag|Hungary}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-reiner-emc|title=Charles Reiner|author=
Betty Nygaard King, Gilles Potvin|date=16 December 2013|work=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>
*1950 Clarinet [[Paul-Jacques Lambert]] {{flag|France|1830}}
*1950 Clarinet [[Paul-Jacques Lambert]] {{flag|France|1830}}
*1953 Piano [[Jacques Klein]] {{flag|Brazil|1889}}
*1953 Piano [[Jacques Klein]] {{flag|Brazil|1889}}
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*1957 Piano [[Dominique Merlet]] {{flag|France|1830}} (ex aequo)
*1957 Piano [[Dominique Merlet]] {{flag|France|1830}} (ex aequo)
*1957 Piano [[Martha Argerich]] {{flag|Argentina}} (ex aequo)
*1957 Piano [[Martha Argerich]] {{flag|Argentina}} (ex aequo)
*1957 Voice [[James Milligan (singer)|James Milligan]] {{flag|Canada}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Baritone Dies At 33|work=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=29 November 1961|page=42}}</ref>
*1959 Oboe [[Heinz Holliger]] {{flag|Switzerland}}
*1960 Clarinet [[Peter Rieckhoff]] {{flag|West Germany}}
*1960 Clarinet [[Peter Rieckhoff]] {{flag|West Germany}}
*1961 Piano [[Désiré N'Kaoua]] {{flag|France}}
*1961 Flute [[Michel Debost]] {{flag|France}}
*1962 Organ [[Joachim Grubich]] {{flag|Poland|1928}}
*1962 Organ [[Joachim Grubich]] {{flag|Poland|1928}}
*1971 Cello [[Myung-wha Chung]] {{flag|South Korea|1949}}
*1971 Cello [[Myung-wha Chung]] {{flag|South Korea|1949}}
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*1985 Voice [[Chihiro Bamba]] {{flag|Japan}}
*1985 Voice [[Chihiro Bamba]] {{flag|Japan}}
*1986 Cello [[Leonid Gorokhov]] {{flag|Soviet Union}}
*1986 Cello [[Leonid Gorokhov]] {{flag|Soviet Union}}
*1987 Bassoon [[Anders Engström]]{{flag|Sweden}}
*1987 Trumpet [[Ole Edvard Antonsen]] {{flag|Norway}}
*1987 Trumpet [[Ole Edvard Antonsen]] {{flag|Norway}}
*1987 Viola [[Hong-Mei Xiao]] {{flag|China}}
*1987 Viola [[Hong-Mei Xiao]] {{flag|China}}
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*1994 Conducting: [[Alan Gilbert (conductor)|Alan Gilbert]] {{flag|United States}}
*1994 Conducting: [[Alan Gilbert (conductor)|Alan Gilbert]] {{flag|United States}}
*1995 Bassoon: Laurent Lefèvre {{flag|France}}
*1995 Bassoon: Laurent Lefèvre {{flag|France}}
*1995 Cello: [[Claudio Bohorquez]] {{flag|Sweden}}
*1995 Cello: [[Claudio Bohorquez]] {{flag|Germany}}
*1995 Guitar: [[Georgi Vassiliev]] {{flag|Bulgaria}}
*1995 Guitar: [[Georgi Vassiliev]] {{flag|Bulgaria}}
*1996 Trumpet: André Henry {{flag|France}}
*1996 Trumpet: André Henry {{flag|France}}
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*2018 Piano: [[Dmitry Shishkin]] {{flag|Russia}} (ex aequo)
*2018 Piano: [[Dmitry Shishkin]] {{flag|Russia}} (ex aequo)
*2019 Composition: Daniel Arango-Prada {{flag|Colombia}} (ex aequo)
*2019 Composition: Daniel Arango-Prada {{flag|Colombia}} (ex aequo)
*2019 Composition: Hinako Takagi {{flag|Japan}} (ex aequo)
*2019 Composition: [[Hinako Takagi]] {{flag|Japan}} (ex aequo)
*2019 Percussion: Hyeji Bak, {{flag|South Korea}}
*2019 Percussion: Hyeji Bak, {{flag|South Korea}}
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[https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ Search all prizewinners from 1939]
[https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ Search all prizewinners from 1939] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182517/https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ |date=19 December 2018 }}

==Previous Disciplines==
1995 and before, the competition also included a prize for Bassoon. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/concours-international-d-execution-musicale-gen%C3%A8ve--ciem--1995---international-competition-for-musical-performers-geneva--ciem--1995/6379428 | title=Concours International d'Execution Musicale Genève (CIEM) 1995 – International Competition for Musical Performers Geneva (CIEM) 1995 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://concoursgeneve.ch/ Main website]
*[http://concoursgeneve.ch/ Main website]
*[https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ History and List of Most Notable Winners]
*[https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ History and List of Most Notable Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182517/https://www.concoursgeneve.ch/section/laureates/search_laureates/ |date=19 December 2018 }}
*[https://estore.concoursgeneve.ch/fr/ E-Shop Prizewinners CDs]
*[https://estore.concoursgeneve.ch/fr/ E-Shop Prizewinners CDs]
*[https://wfimc-fmcim.org World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) website]
*[https://wfimc-fmcim.org World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) website]
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 8 January 2025

The Geneva International Music Competition (French: Concours international d'exécution musicale de Genève) is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the World Federation of International Music Competition (WFIMC), whose headquarters are in Geneva.[1]

Today, the Geneva Competition alternates between several main disciplines: piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, viola, string quartet, voice and percussion. Every second year, it offers a Composition Prize. Upcoming competitions are cello & oboe (2021), piano & composition (2022), flute & string quartet (2023) and voice & composition (2024).[2]

Its prizewinners include world-famous artists such as Martha Argerich, Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli, Victoria de los Ángeles, Alan Gilbert, Nelson Goerner, Friedrich Gulda, Heinz Holliger, Nobuko Imai, Melos Quartet, Emmanuel Pahud, Maurizio Pollini, Georg Solti, José van Dam, Christian Zacharias and Tabea Zimmermann.[3]

In addition to its official prizes, the Geneva International Music Competition offers a career development programme, which provides precious support and advice to help boost laureates' careers. This programme includes two years of concert management, as well as CD recordings, international tours, a festival and professional workshops.[4]

1st prize winners

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Search all prizewinners from 1939 Archived 19 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Previous Disciplines

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1995 and before, the competition also included a prize for Bassoon. [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who we are". World Federation of International Music Competitions. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The Competition | Concours de Genève". www.concoursgeneve.ch. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Search Laureates | Concours de Genève". www.concoursgeneve.ch. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Career development | Concours de Genève". www.concoursgeneve.ch. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ Betty Nygaard King, Gilles Potvin (16 December 2013). "Charles Reiner". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  6. ^ "Baritone Dies At 33". Calgary Herald. 29 November 1961. p. 42.
  7. ^ "Concours International d'Execution Musicale Genève (CIEM) 1995 – International Competition for Musical Performers Geneva (CIEM) 1995".
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