The Twelfth International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition took place in Helsinki from 18 to 29 May 2022. It was won by South Korean violinist In Mo Yang. [1]
The competition was originally scheduled for late 2020 but was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To compensate for this change, violinists born in or after 1990 were still allowed to compete. [2] 204 violinists applied for the competition and 39 ended up participating. [3]
In Mo Yang was declared the winner of the competition and was awarded 30,000 euros, a mentoring prize with Pekka Kuusisto and Sakari Oramo, a product prize from Genelec, and was loaned a 1772 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin. [4] He additionally won 2,000 euros by the Sibelius family for the best performance of Magnus Lindberg's "Caprice." Nathan Meltzer was awarded second prize along with 20,000 euros and a product prize from Genelec. Dmytro Udovychenko was awarded third prize and 15,000 euros. The three other finalists were awarded 3,000 euros, and all violinists who advanced to the semi-final round were awarded 1,000 euros. [5]
Dates | Round | Venue |
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Thursday, 19 May - Saturday, 21 May | First | Sibelius Academy concert hall |
Monday, 23 May - Wednesday, 25 May | Second | Sibelius Academy concert hall |
Friday, 29 May - Sunday, 31 May | Final | Helsinki Music Centre |
The Twelfth International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition took place in Helsinki from 18 to 29 May 2022. It was won by South Korean violinist In Mo Yang. [1]
The competition was originally scheduled for late 2020 but was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To compensate for this change, violinists born in or after 1990 were still allowed to compete. [2] 204 violinists applied for the competition and 39 ended up participating. [3]
In Mo Yang was declared the winner of the competition and was awarded 30,000 euros, a mentoring prize with Pekka Kuusisto and Sakari Oramo, a product prize from Genelec, and was loaned a 1772 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin. [4] He additionally won 2,000 euros by the Sibelius family for the best performance of Magnus Lindberg's "Caprice." Nathan Meltzer was awarded second prize along with 20,000 euros and a product prize from Genelec. Dmytro Udovychenko was awarded third prize and 15,000 euros. The three other finalists were awarded 3,000 euros, and all violinists who advanced to the semi-final round were awarded 1,000 euros. [5]
Dates | Round | Venue |
---|---|---|
Thursday, 19 May - Saturday, 21 May | First | Sibelius Academy concert hall |
Monday, 23 May - Wednesday, 25 May | Second | Sibelius Academy concert hall |
Friday, 29 May - Sunday, 31 May | Final | Helsinki Music Centre |