Successes for Alumni at the Prix d'Europe competition
颁濒补谤颈苍别迟迟颈蝉迟听David Dias da Silva聽(ArtDip'16) has won the聽2016 Prix d'Europe. 聽Third prize, the聽Le Prix聽Qu茅becor聽聽and the聽Prix聽Guy Soucie 聽were awarded to violinist and聽DMus candidate聽Elizabeth Skinner聽(MMus'15). 聽Soprano聽Erin Berger聽(BMus'11, MMus'13) received the聽Prix du Lied et de la m茅lodie, and flutist聽Lara Deutsch聽(BMus'12, MMus'14) was awarded the聽Prix du Centre de musique canadienne au Qu茅bec. 聽Watch David Dias da Silva performing聽
The Qu茅bec Academy of Music has organized this annual competition since 1911, with the aim of awarding a major scholarship (le Prix d'Europe) and many other smaller聽scholarhips with a total value of over $50 000 annually. 聽This competition is designed to help young musicians perfect their art and to permit the winner to continue further studies outside of Qu茅bec.聽