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2021 – SINGING
5th edition of the Corneille Competition

THE WINNERS

First Prize (4 000 €)
Shira Patchornik, Soprano, Israël, 28

Second Prize (2 000 €)
Johanna Falkinger, Soprano, Autriche, 26

Public Prize (€1,000)
Young Talent Prize
William Shelton, Contre-ténor, France, 27

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THE JURY

Andreas Scholl (Germany)
President of the Jury
Countertenor

Rosemary Joshua (Wales)
Soprano, Artistic Director of the Dutch National Opera Studio in Amsterdam

Rosa Dominguez (Argentina)
Mezzo-soprano, Teacher

Evamaria Wieser (Austria)
Casting Director and Head of the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival

Louwrens Langevoort (Netherlands)
Director of the Cologne Philharmonic

Nicolas Bucher (France)
Director of the Centre de Musique baroque de Versailles

Vincent Dumestre (France)
Conductor
Musical Director of the Poème Harmonique
Artistic Director of the Festival de Musique Baroque du Jura

Corneille Competition – 2021

THE JURY

Skip Sempé (United States / France)
President, Harpsichordist

Carole Cerasi (United Kingdom)
Harpsichordist, Professor at the Royal Academy of Music

Vincent Dumestre (France)
Conductor, Music Director of the Poème Harmonique
Artistic Director of the Festival de Musique Baroque du Jura

Mitzi Meyerson (Germany)
Harpsichordist, Professor at the Universität der Künste in Berlin

Christine Schornsheim (Germany)
Harpsichordist, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich

Aude Tortuyaux (France)
Delegate for the programming of the Insula Season at La Seine Musicale

Xavier Vandamme (Netherlands)
Director of the Early Music Festival of Utrecht

2017 – SINGING
2nd edition of the Corneille Competition

THE WINNERS

First Prize
Eugénie Lefebvre, Soprano, France

Second Prize
Eric Jurenas, Countertenor, USA

Third Prize
Jana Pieters, Soprano, Belgium

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THE JURY

John Mark Ainsley (United Kingdom)
President of the Jury, Tenor

Pascal Bertin (France)
Head of the Early Music Department at the CNSMDP
Professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague

Laurent Brunner (France)
Director of Château de Versailles Spectacles

Vincent Dumestre (France)
Musical Director of the Poème Harmonique,
Artistic Director of the Festival du Haut-Jura

Albert Edelman (Belgium)
Artistic Coordinator of the Bruges Concertgebouw

Michael Fichtenholz (Germany)
Opera Director at the Karlsruhe State Theatre
Artistic Director of the Handel Festival Karlsruhe

Jennifer Smith (Portugal – United Kingdom)
Soprano

2016 – VIOLIN – CELLO – VIOLA DA GAMBA
1st edition of the Corneille Competition

THE WINNERS

First Prize and Audience Prize
Evgeny Sviridov, Violin, Russia

Second Prize
Augustin Lusson, Violin, France
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, Cello, Canada

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THE JURY

Rachel Podger (United Kingdom)
President of the jury
Violinist
Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London

Vincent Dumestre (France)
Musical director of the Poème Harmonique,
Artistic Director of the Festival du Haut-Jura

Friederike Heumann (Germany)
Violinist
Professor at the Musikhochschule of Würtzburg

Olivier Lexa (France, Italy)
Author and director

Gaetano Nasillo (Italy)
Cellist
Professor at the International Music Academy of Milan

Philippe Pierlot (Belgium)
Violinist
Professor at the conservatories of Brussels and The Hague

Peter Reichelt (Austria)
Director of the Resonanzen festival at the Wiener Konzerthaus.