Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition

An international piano competition open for pianists under 30 years regardless of nationality. The next competition is organized year 2027. The competition is named after its benefactress Maria (Maj) Lind, née Kopjeff (1876–1942). A keen music lover, she studied the piano in Kuopio and St. Petersburg and married a Helsinki businessman, Arvid Lind. When he died, she inherited a considerable fortune, some of which she then bequeathed to the Sibelius Academy “for the development of pianists”.

The first Maj Lind Piano Competition was financed by a fund set up under the bequest and held in 1945.

Since 2002, it has been held every five years as an international event.

Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition is named after its benefactress Maj Lind, who was a keen music lover. She inherited a considerable fortune, some of which she then bequeathed to the Sibelius Academy for the development of young pianists. The first Maj Lind Piano Competition was held in 1945 and was organized as a national competition until year 1997. Since 2002 the competition has been open for international competitors. The international competition is organized every five years.

Approximately 35 competitors will be accepted to the 6th Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition year 2027. The preselection of the competitors will be made through videos. The first and second round repertoires include a wide range of solo piano works including a new commissioned work from a Finnish composer or an improvisation on a given theme. The final stage includes both a chamber music work and a piano concerto.

 

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Maj Lind Piano Competition
Terhi Luukkonen
P.O. Box 30
00097 Helsinki, Finland
Finland

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Alberto Nosè, Italy, 2002
*photo Heikki Tuuli

Sofia Guljak, Russia, 2007
*photo Heikki Tuuli

Sergei Redkin, Russia, 2012
*photo Heikki Tuuli

Mackenzie Melemed, USA, 2017
*photo Heikki Tuuli