The Peter-Mendell Prize highlights the excellence of a full-time string student.
Montreal, February 1, 2024 – The Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation (JM Canada Foundation) announces the start of nominations for the 19th edition of the Peter-Mendell Prize. With an excellence scholarship of $5,000, this prize rewards a string student (violin, viola, cello, or double bass) enrolled full-time in a classical music performance program at a Quebec university or in the 3rd, 4th, or 5th cycle at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec. Additionally, the two other finalists will each receive a $500 scholarship.
Candidates must be 25 years old or younger by May 17, 2023. Applications, including video recordings and a letter of recommendation from the instrument teacher, must be submitted online by May 17, 2023, on the JM Canada Foundation website. Only solo or piano-accompanied recordings are accepted.
Three candidates will be invited to perform in a public final on September 29, 30, or October 1, 2023, which will conclude with the presentation of the Peter-Mendell Prize and its various scholarships.
About Peter-Mendell
The Peter-Mendell Prize Established in 2005, this annual prize is named after its instigator, Peter Mendell, a lawyer with an enviable reputation at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and a true music lover and amateur cellist. Peter and Margie Mendell are proud to support musical excellence in partnership with the JM Canada Foundation and JM Canada.
Previous Award Winners
2023: David Baik, violin, École de musique Shulich de l’Université McGill
2022: William Deslauriers-Allain, double bass, Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal and Zoey Dabin Yang, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2021: Russell Iceberg, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2019: Lynette Israilian, violin, Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
2018: Teresa Wang, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2017: Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy, cello, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal
2016: Joshua Morris, cello, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2015: Elizabeth Skinner, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2014: Marianne di Tomaso, violin, Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
2013: Joshua Peters, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2012: Christopher Whitley, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2011: Julie Hereish, cello, Université de Montréal’s Music Faculty
2010: Bénédicte Lauzière, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2009: Ewald Cheung, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2008: Marie-Ève Poupart, violin, Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
2007: Alexander Read, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2006: Jeffrey Dyrda, violin, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
2005: Christian J. Elliott, cello, Schulich School of Music of McGill University
