WFIMC 2025 Yearbook

ILMARI HANNIKAINEN PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION Jyväskylä, Finland

WFIMC Member since 2023

Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Chamber Music Competition is open for piano trios (piano, violin, cello), violin and piano duos, or piano duos either for four hands or two pianos. Age range for competitors worldwide is 16–35. All ensembles compete through three rounds in the same series, and the concerto finales are played together with Jyväskylä Sinfonia. The competition is streamed live over the internet, and ensembles receive recordings of their performances. The venue is the Ilmari Hannikainen Hall at the Finnish Music Campus. Orchestra finales will be played at Encore Concert Hall. The competition is held every three years in the height of winter in Jyväskylä, hometown of Ilmari Hannikainen. This small university town at 62 degrees north and 570 km from the Polar Circle is surrounded by natural beauty, and occupies a significant place in the culture and civilization of Finland.

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2026/ Piano Chamber Music

Application Due: Nov 15, 2025 Competition Dates: Feb 26 - Mar 05, 2026

Total Prize Money: EUR 28.000 Other Awards: Recordings, Marketing/ new website Travel support: no Streaming: Youtube, Violin Channel, own website Application System: own Jury Paavali Jumppanen (Chair), Johan Fröst, Marianna Shirinyan, Cecilia Zilliacus, Marcel Johannes Kits

Artists Jyväskylä Sinfonia/ Lorenzo Passerini, Conductor

JYVÄSKYLÄ, FINLAND

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