The Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (commonly called the E-Gré Competition) is the most important annual contemporary music competition for exceptional emerging Canadian performing artists in piano, voice, and strings. Since 1976, the E-Gré promotes the performance of Canadian and contemporary music of the 20th and 21st centuries and has commissioned 31 new works by leading Canadian composers.
The 35th Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (Strings) has announced the names of the nine string players who will compete in the 2012 semi-finals. They are:
- Christina Bouey, New York, NY (from Charlottetown, PE);
- Isaac Chalk, Montreal, QC (born in Oxford, UK) WITHDRAWN;
- Eleanor Kendra James, New Haven, CT (from Delta, BC);
- Véronique Mathieu, Toronto, ON (from Québec City, QC);
- Joshua Peters, Montreal, QC (from Winnipeg, MB);
- Britton Riley, Ann Arbour, MI (from Philadelphia, PA) WITHDRAWN;
- Dorothy Ro, Cleveland, OH (from Bedford, NS);
- Leana Rutt, Brooklyn, NY (born in London, ON); and
- Brian Yoon, Houston, TX (from Coquitlam, BC).
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| Christina Bouey | Eleanor Kendra James | |
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| Véronique Mathieu | Joshua Peters | Dorothy Ro |
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| Leana Rutt | Brian Yoon |