Montreal International Musical Competition
The Concours musical international de Montréal is an elite-level competition for classical musicians who are interested in pursuing an international career as a professional concert artist. Established in 2001 by the late André Bourbeau and by French-Canadian bass Joseph Rouleau, the CMIM features three disciplines - voice, violin and piano - on a rotating basis over a three-year cycle.
The CMIM is composed of four rounds: the preliminary round, the First round, the semi-finals and the finals. Award winners receive prizes and grants valued at over $150,000. The 2019 edition dedicated to violin will be followed in 2020 with an edition devoted to piano, and in 2021 with a voice edition.
André Bourbeau was the president of the Competition since its first edition in 2002 and was succeeded by François R. Roy in 2018.
Since May 2004, the CMIM has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. Christiane LeBlanc is the Executive & Artistic Director of the CMIM since 2012.
Editions
2002
The inaugural CMIM was dedicated to voice. The First Prize was won by Measha Brueggergosman.Laureates
Special prizes
- People's Award
- *Measha Brueggergosman, Canada
- Jean A. Chalmers Award
- *Measha Brueggergosman, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Joseph Kaiser, Canada
- Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
- *Measha Brueggergosman, Canada
2003
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to Arthur LeBlanc"
- *Alexis Cardenas, Venezuela
- CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award
- *Sarah Pratt, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Jean-Sébastien Roy, Canada
- Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
- *Diana Galvydyte, Lithuania
2004
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to André Mathieu"
- *Sergei Solov, Ukraine
- CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award
- *Darrett Zusko, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Matthieu Fortin, Canada
- Best Interpretation of the Unpublished Compulsory Work Award
- *David Fray, France
2005
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to Richard Verreau"
- *Lauren Skuce, United States
- Jean A. Chalmers Award
- *Peter McGillivray, Canada
- CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award
- *Phillip Addis, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Phillip Addis, Canada
- Best Interpretation of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
- *Elena Xanthoudakis, Australia
2006
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to Gilles Lefebvre"
- *Jinjoo Cho, South Korea
- CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award
- *Nikki Chooi, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Jean-Sébastien Roy, Canada
- Best Interpretation of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
- *Ye-Eun Choi, South Korea
2007
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to Leopold Simoneau"
- *Marianne Fiset, Canada
- Jean A. Chalmers Award
- *Marianne Fiset, Canada
- Poulenc French Song Award
- *Marianne Fiset, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Marianne Fiset, Canada
- Best performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
- *Susanne Ellen Kirchesch, Germany
2008
Laureates
Special prizes
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Nareh Arghamanyan, Armenia
- People's Choice Award "Tribute to Yvonne Hubert"
- *Nareh Arghamanyan, Armenia
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
- *Marie-Hélène Trempe, Canada
- Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Sergei Saratovsky, Canada
2009
Laureates
Special prizes
- "Tribute to André Turp"
- *Angela Meade, United States
- Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Yannick-Muriel Noah, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Prize
- *Charlotte Corwin, Canada
- Best performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work Award
- *Andrew Garland, United States
2010
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Benjamin Beilman, United States
- Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Nikki Chooi, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
- *Boson Mo, Canada
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Nikita Borisoglebsky, Russia
2011
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Beatrice Rana, Italy
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Beatrice Rana, Italy
- Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Tina Chong, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
- *Steven Massicotte, Canada
2012
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Philippe Sly, Canada
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Philippe Sly, Canada
- Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Philippe Sly, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
- *Philippe Sly, Canada
- Atma Classique Award for a CD Recording
- *Yuri Gorodetski, Belarus
2013
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Stephen Waarts, United States
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Luke Hsu, United States
- Wilder & Davis Award for the best semi-final recital
- *Marc Bouchkov, Belgium
2014
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Jayson Gillham, Australia/United Kingdom
- Award for the Best Performance of the Compulsory Canadian Work
- *Jayson Gillham, Australia/United Kingdom
- André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *Charles Richard Hamelin
2015
Laureates
Special prizes
- Radio-Canada People's Choice Award
- *Hera Hyesang Park, South Korea
- André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
- *France Bellemare, Canada
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec
- *France Bellemare, Canada
- Award for the best semi-final recital
- *Anaïs Constans, France
2016
Laureates
| Prize | Winner | Country |
| Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | Bomsori Kim | |
| André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals | Ayana Tsuji | |
| Award for the best semifinal recital | Ayana Tsuji | |
| Award for the best performance of a Sonata in the semifinal round | Ayana Tsuji | |
| Bach Award for the best performance of a work by J.S. Bach in the quarter-final round | Ayana Tsuji | |
| Paganini Award for the best performance of a Caprice by Paganini in the quarter-final round | Ayana Tsuji | |
| CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Petteri Iivonen Fedor Rudin Ji Won Song |
2017
The sixteenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to piano. The Grand prize was won by .Laureates
| Prize | Winner | Country |
| Radio-Canada People's Choice Award | Giuseppe Guarrera | |
| André-Bachand Award for the best performance of the compulsory Canadian work in the semifinals | Giuseppe Guarrera | |
| Award for the best semifinal recital | Giuseppe Guarrera | |
| Chopin Award for the most outstanding performance of a work for solo keyboard by Frédéric Chopin | Giuseppe Guarrera | |
| Bach Award for the most outstanding performance of a work for solo keyboard by J.S. Bach | Giuseppe Guarrera | |
| CMIM grants awarded to the three unranked finalists | Albert Cano Smit Yajin Noh Jinhyung Park | / |
2018
The seventeenth edition of the CMIM was dedicated to voice and featured two divisions - aria and art song. First prize in Aria was won by . First prize in Art Song was won by .Laureates
Main Prizes - Art Song| Rank | Competitor | Country |
| First | John Brancy |  United States |
| Second | Julien Van Mellaerts | New Zealand/United Kingdom |
| Third | Clara Osowksi | United States |
| Finalist | Gemma Summerfield |  United Kingdom |
| Prize | Winner | Country |
| Radio-Canada People's Choice Award - Aria | Emily D'Angelo |  Canada |
| Radio-Canada's People Choice Award - Art Song | Clara Osowksi | United States |
| Best Canadian Artist Award - Aria | Emily D'Angelo | Canada |
| Best Canadian Artist Award - Art Song | Rihab Chaieb | Canada |
| Opera Aria Award | Mario Bahg | |
| Oratorio Award | Andrew Haji | Canada |
| French Mélodie Award | John Brancy | United States |
| Lied Award | Julien Van Mellaerts | New Zealand/United Kingdom |
| John Newmark Award for best collaborativwe pianist | Joao Araujo | Portugal |