The finalists have been selected at the richly endowed Concours musical international de Montréal. All six are male.
They are:
Elias ACKERLEY (UK, South Korea)
Anthony RATINOV (United States)
Gabriele STRATA (Italy)
Derek WANG (United States)
Jaeden IZIK-DZURKO (Canada)
Jakub KUSZLIK (Poland)
The Canadian finalist, 23, has already won two out of the three special awards.
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