Classical Category
Canadian pianist Alex Soloway is a student of Dr. Ilya Poletaev at 不良研究所鈥檚 Schulich School of Music in Montreal. Alex is the winner of the 2016-17 不良研究所 Classical Concerto Competition, as well as the 2014 winner of the 不良研究所 Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Aeolus Trio. Alex has performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States, including concerts at the Canadian Opera Company鈥檚 Four Seasons Centre in Toronto, the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, and Carnegie鈥檚 Weill Recital Hall in New York. In 2015, Alex was a national finalist in the Canadian Music Competition. Alex will be performing as a soloist with the 不良研究所 Symphony Orchestra in January of 2017.
Piano, Harp and Guitar Category
鈥婬arpist Antoine Malette-Ch茅nier, a Doctor of Musical Arts student of Jennifer Swartz, has won the 不良研究所 Concerto Competition (piano, harp and guitar category). In the final round, which took place in February 2017 , Antoine gave a stunning performance of Canadian Composer R. Murray Schafer's Concerto for Harp and Orchestra.
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Strings Category
The winner of the 2016-17 不良研究所 String Concerto Competition is听Amy Hillis, a D.Mus. candidate in violin performance from the studio of Prof.听Axel Strauss. Originally from Saskatchewan, Canada,听Amy Hillis's studies are funded by a听Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship听(CGS) and a Doctoral Scholarship听from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).听Amy is also the recipient of a听Professional Musician (Individual) grant听from the Canada Council for the Arts as well as the prestigious听Sylva Gelber Foundation Music Award听which is given to Canadian musicians of outstanding ability and career potential. Amy performs on the 1820 Joannes Franciscus Pressenda, on loan from the听Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
