INTERNATIONAL JEAN SIBELIUS VIOLIN COMPETITION Helsinki, Finland
WFIMC Member since 1969
Since its inception in 1965, the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition has established itself as one of the most prestigious music competitions in the world. The 2025 edition of the competition will be held from 18.-29.5.2025. All three rounds of the competition are open to the public. Finnish audiences are known for their appreciation of new music which shows on the competition’s obligatory repertoire. In the final round the participants play the Sibelius Violin Concerto as well as one of four pre-selected concertos composed between 1994–2015, together with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra or the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Application Due: Jan 29, 2025 Competition Dates: May 18 - 29, 2025
2025/ Violin
Total Prize Money: EUR 96.000 Other Awards: Concerts/ Tours, Workshops/ career support, Travel support: limited Streaming: own website Application System: MUVAC Jury John Storgårds (chair), Elise Båtnes, Levon Chilingirian, Jinjoo Cho, Liza Ferschtman, Jean-Jaques Kantorow, Sung-Ju Lee, Réka Szilvay, Jan Söderblom. Artists The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/ Conductor Pekka Kuusisto The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/ Conductor Dima Slobodeniouk
HELSINKI, FINLAND
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