The Shean Strings & Piano Competition

05/17/2026

Pianist from Longueuil, Québec takes $8,000 Top Prize

Edmonton, AB – On Saturday, May 16, 2026 – after two days of amazing and very high calibre competition via recorded videos – pianist Grégoire Abadie (20-years-old), from Longueuil, Québec, was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Piano Competition. Mr. From has also won the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a future date. Mr. Abadie was one of 4 finalists chosen from the 4 submitted entries to compete virtually in The 2026 Shean Piano Competition.

The complete results of the Competition are as follows (hometowns in parentheses):

 First Place and $8,000, plus the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Grégoire Abadie (Longueuil, QC)
 Second Place and $5,000 – Roswell Reyes (Calgary, AB)
 Third Place and $4,000 – Elly Hung (Calgary, AB)

Unfortunately, Vanessa Yu (Richmond Hill, ON) had to withdraw from the Competition due to illness.

Roswell Reyes also won the $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Memorial Award for Best Performance of the Test Piece – The Little Island, op. 14, no. 2 and Floods of Spring, op. 14, no. 11 by Earl Wild.

The adjudicators for this year’s Shean Piano Competition were David Hoyt, Chair; David Kaplan, and Micah Yui.

The 2027 Shean Strings Competition (for violin, viola, and violoncello) takes place May 18 and 19, 2027 in Edmonton at Knoppers Hall, The King’s University with an $8,000 Top Prize and the opportunity to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Memorial Award for Best Performance of the Test Piece will also be awarded.

www.sheancompetition.com

05/12/2026

The brochure for The 2027 Shean Strings Competition is on our website

Shean Strings Competition Applications, Brochures, Downloads

09/23/2025

Information/requirements for The 2026 Shean Piano Competition can be found here. Deadline to apply is December 8, 2025. The Competition will be held virtually. Detailed information will be sent to those chosen as Finalists.

Shean Piano Competition Applications, Brochures, Downloads

05/19/2025

MEDIA RELEASE: Results of The 2025 Strings Competition

05/18/2025

05/18/2025

’CELLIST FROM LOS ANGELES
TAKES $8,000 TOP PRIZE

Edmonton, AB – On Saturday, May 17, 2025 — after two days of amazing and very high calibre competition — violoncellist Mira Kardan (18-years-old), from Los Angeles, CA was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Strings Competition. She has also won the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a future date. Ms. Kardan was one of 6 Finalists chosen from the 18 submitted entries to compete in The 2025 Shean Strings Competition on May 16 and 17 in Edmonton, AB.

The complete results of The Shean Strings Competition are as follows:

• First Place and $8,000, plus the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Mira Kardan, violoncello (Los Angeles, CA)
• Second Place and $5,000 – Justin Saulnier, violin (Ottawa, ON)
• Third Place and $4,000 – Grace Lau, violin (Toronto, ON)
• Fourth Place and $3,000 – Elliot Sloss, violoncello (Toronto, ON)
• Fifth Place and $2,000– Gordon Giang, violoncello (Edmonton, AB)

Ms. Tessa Nysetvold, violoncello (Calgary, AB) withdrew from Competition before it began.

Justin Saulnier also won the $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Memorial Award for Best Performance of the Test Piece – Caprice, op. 1, no. 5 by Niccolò Paganini.

The adjudicators for this year’s Competition were: David Hoyt, Chair; Steven Dann, viola; and Gil Sharon, violin.

The 2026 Shean Piano Competition takes place virtually on May 15 and 16 with an $8,000 Top Prize and the opportunity to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Memorial Award for Best Performance of the Test Piece will also be awarded. Results and videos will be posted on our website after the Competition.