2020 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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XII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
XII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition will be held in Helsinki from November 22 to December 3, 2020. First and second rounds with pianist and finals with two symphony orchestras: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Dima Slobodeniouk, and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/Susanna Mälkki.
MAIN OFFICE
Sibelius Academy PO Box 38 FI-00097 Uniarts
FINLAND
+35 8407104217
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all violinists born in or after 1990.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Strings
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DETAILS |
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Quinquennial |
| First prize | €10,000 to €50,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than €5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Sakari Oramo, conductor and professor of Orchestral Training and Orchestral Conducting |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application deadline | August 11, 2020 |
FINALS (live rounds)
December 1-3, 2020, Helsinki Music Centre, Finland: violin soloist with two symphony orchestras, Sibelius Violin Concerto and a volitional concerto listed in the rules. |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ Semifinals | ✔ Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ Finals | ✔ Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2015 Christel Lee
2010 Nikita Boriso-Glebsky
2005 Alina Pogotskina
2000 Sergei Khachatryan
1995 Pekka Kuusisto
SOCIAL LINKS
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