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SUMMARY OF THE 61

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY MONTREAL, CANADA, MAY 2017

The World Federation of International Music Competitions held its 61st General Assembly in Montreal, Canada, from May 11 to 14, 2017

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THURSDAY MAY 11

The WFIMC welcomed new delegates at a special reception with Board members and the Secretariat at the Hyatt Regency.

All delegates were then invited to Dunham along with official guests of the Concours musical international de Montréal, to attend the

world-famous Lobster Dinner hosted by Mr André Bourbeau at his beautiful country property.

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FRIDAY MAY 12

36 member competitions were represented in Montreal by one or two delegates and 24 competitions present carried a proxy from

another member competition unable to attend this annual meeting of the Federation.

Mr André Bourbeau, President of the Concours musical International de Montréal, welcomed the members of the WFIMC to Montreal

and Mr Didier Schnorhk, President of the WFIMC, opened the meeting with gratitude to the hosts.

Québécois film director François Girard gave the members present a keynote address. He posed

a question drawn from his collaborations with eminent artists such as Joshua Bell and Yo-Yo Ma: “How do you perform at a high

level and be an artist that interacts with other art forms and the world?”

The President and Secretary General reported on the work of the WFIMC in the past year and reported on the recent Strategic Planning Review.

Key decisions

Agenda Outcome result

4 Minutes from the 60th General Assembly held in Yerevan were adopted

6c 2016 Audited accounts were adopted

6d 2018 Estimated budget and membership fees were adopted (no change to membership fee)

7 Mr Florian Riem (Tongyeong) was elected Board member for the period 2017-2018

The afternoon was dedicated to Round Tables by Region: Europe, Australasia, Americas and to a seminar entitled “Teachers on

the Jury? – Managing Conflict of Interest”.

Moderator: Mrs Marja-Léena Pétas and Mr Arthur Van der Drift

Guest speaker: Mr Richard Rodzinski

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In the evening, delegates attended a Gala Concert to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Concours musical International de Montréal held at the Maison Symphonique and featuring the most recent winner, the pianist Zoltan Fejévari, and past laureates Serhiy Salov, Benjamin Beilman and Measha Brueggergosman with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

The concert is available online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpIpQZXeL3U

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SATURDAY, MAY 13

Key decisions

Agenda Outcome result

8a

The following 6 Applications for Membership were accepted:

Bergen (Norway): International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition

Harbin (China): Schoenfeld International String Competition

Istanbul (Turkey): Concours International de Piano – Istanbul Orchestra’Sion

Kenett Square (USA): Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition

Los Angeles (USA): Primrose International Viola Competition

Trondheim (Norway): Princess Astrid International Music Competition

The following (1) Application for Membership was not accepted:

Lviv (Ukraine): Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition

8b The following 1 Application to add a new discipline was accepted:

Yerevan (Armenia): Aram Khachaturian International Competition – VOICE

8c

4 organisations were accepted as WFIMC Associate Organisations:

Alink-Argerich Foundation

Verbier Festival Academy

Young Classical Artists Trust

Young Concert Artists

9a

The following 2 Member Competitions were placed on Inactive Status due to outstanding membership dues:

Qingdao (China): China International Violin Competition

Xiamen (China): China International Piano Competition

9b The following 1 Member Competition resigned from the WFIMC:

Kronberg (Germany): Grand Prix Emanuel Feueurmann

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The Chairs of the WFIMC Board Committee outlined their work to the delegates:

General Assembly Committee: Mr Karendra Devroop

Governance Committee: Mrs Marja-Leena Pétas-Arjava

Membership Committee: Mr Peter Paul Kainraith

Sponsorship Committee: Mr Rob Hilberink

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Mr Didier Bensa, President of Medici.tv, outlined progress on the online, exclusive WFIMC promotional platform

to highlight each Member Competition. Practical advice about recording for broadcast was provided to the

Assembly. Mr Bensa presented the first draft of the sponsorship prospectus to secure funds to deliver this project

for the WFIMC.

12 Glasgow was approved as the venue for the 62nd General Assembly to take place from 5 to 8 April 2018.

13 The 63rd General Assembly will be held in Norrköping, Sweden in 2019.

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The WFIMC presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr Richard Rodzinski in recognition for his work as General Director

of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow) and as Executive Director of the Van Cliburn Foundation which he helmed

for 23 years. Mr. Rodzinski is a former WFIMC office holder.

The day finished with Round Tables by Discipline: Keyboard,

Strings, Voice, Multi Discipline (including Chamber Music,

Winds, Composition, Percussion, Conducting).

Following the conclusion of the Agenda, delegates were invited

on a guided and private tour of the exhibition “Chagall: couleur

et musique” at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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SUNDAY MAY 14

Sunday started with a walk of the Mont-Royal followed by a brunch in the old town of Montreal.

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Delegates were then invited to attend “Volta”, the latest production of Cirque de Soleil under the Big Top in the Old Port of Montreal.

The evening ended with a spectacular view of Montreal Au Sommet Place Ville Marie where delegates attended a Farewell

Cocktail Reception offered by the Canadian International Organ Competition.

SPECIAL THANKS

André Bourbeau

Christiane LeBlanc

Jordan Gasparik

Devon Wilkinson

Jonathan Patterson

Concours musical international de Montréal

&

John Grew

Thomas Leslie

Canadian International Organ Competition

for the wonderful welcome and hospitality!

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SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN GLASGOW

April 5 to 8, 2018 !