Dates

  23 - 27 September 2012

  up to 30  (* 1-1-1982)

Location

History

1st time international in 2002
2nd int'l competition in 2007

every five years

since 2005

Preselection

DVD

1st stage

solo --- 45 min.
(40 pianists)

2nd stage

solo --- 60 min.
(<14 pianists)

Finals

Chamber Music +
one concerto
(6 pianists)

Appl. fee

1st

2nd

3rd

Finalist

Gary Graffman (usa) (Chm.)
Pi-hsien Chen (chn/frg)
Akiko Ebi (jpn)
Ilja Ivari (lat/hol)
Dominique Merlet (f)
Matti Raekallio (fin)
Eliso Virsaladze (geor)

Preselection
DVD

   solo
1 - Viennese-classical work
1 - virtuoso etude

1st stage

   solo -- 45 min.
1 - Bach PF
1 - Dussek/Haydn/.../Schubert
     (> 10 min.)
1 - Chopin Etude
1 - Etude by Liszt/Alkan/SS/Rach/Scr.
     or Toccata by Czerny/Schumann
1 - Etude 20th Century (except ...)
     or Toccata by Deb/Ravel/Prok.
1 or more works >1960
(+ before 1750, optional)

2nd stage

   solo -- 60 min.
1 of 2 commissioned works (5~10 min.)
or
1 own composition (10 min.)
or
1 improvisation (10 min.)
- Sibelius (> 5 min.)
- free choice

Finals

  Chamber Music
1 - piano quartet Br./Faure/Moz./Schum. (spec.)
  one concerto
1 from 16

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.siba.fi/majlind
or contact AAF

Anna Krohn

The Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition
Sibelius Academy
P.O. Box 86
FI-00251  Helsinki
Finland

Töölönkatu 28
FI-00260  Helsinki
Finland

(+358) 20 - 7539645

(+358) 20 - 7539600

anna.krohn@siba.fi

www.siba.fi/majlind