Established in 2005, this annual award bears the name of its founder, Peter Mendell, an influential lawyer at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and a true music lover who is an enthusiastic cellist in his spare time. He established the scholarship in association with the JMC Foundation to foster the development of musical excellence.
This year, the award includes a $ 5 000 scholarship and rewards a full-time string student (violin, viola, cello or double-bass) registered in a classical music performance program at a Québec university, or completing their 3rd, 4th or 5th cycle at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec. Two finalists will also receive $ 500 scholarships, offered by Jeunesses Musicales Canada.
For more information, please contact the Foundation at 514-845-4108 #246 or by email: fondation@jmcanada.ca
The 2020 edition of the Peter Mendell Award is cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Previous laureates since 2005
2014: Marianne Di Tomaso, violin, Conservatoire de musique de 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, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal
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 in 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
