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]
Competition
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]
Prizes
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]
Schedule
| 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 |
Jurors
Sakari Oramo (chairman)- Jaakko Ilves
Ilya Kaler- Ida Kavafian
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Lucie Robert
Daniel Rowland- Elina Vähälä
Nam Yun Kim (cancelled participation)
Tong Weidong (cancelled participation)
Results
| Contestant | R1 | SF | F |
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| In Mo Yang |
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| Nathan Meltzer |
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 Dmytro Udovychenko |
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 Diana Adamyan |
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| Yesong Sophie Lee |
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| Georgii Moroz |
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| Karisa Chiu |
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| SongHa Choi |
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 Hawijch Elders |
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| Anna Im |
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| Daniel Kogan |
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| Fumika Mohri |
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 Aoi Saito |
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 Felicitas Schiffner |
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| Kasmir Uusitupa |
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| Qingzhu Weng |
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| Minami Yoshida |
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| Otto Antikainen |
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| Rio Arai |
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| Lara Boschkor |
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| Zach Brandon |
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| Jung Min Choi |
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 Mira Marie Foron |
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| Risa Hokamura |
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 Adrián Ibáñez-Resjan |
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 Sarah Jégou-Sageman |
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| Eun Che Kim |
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| Gyehee Kim |
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| Jeewon Kim |
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| Stephen Kim |
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| Miyeon Lee |
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| Maine Nishiyama |
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| Vikram Francesco Sedona |
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| Yoomin Seo |
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| Karen Su |
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| Natsumi Tsuboi |
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| Jaewon Wee |
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| Oukalin Yin |
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References
- ↑ "Yang In-mo wins Sibelius violin competition". Yonhap News Agency. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "12th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition Postponed Until Spring 2022". sibeliuscompetition.fl. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "Inmo Yang wins 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition". The Strad. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ↑ "Korean violinist Yang In-mo wins prestigious Sibelius competition". Korea Times. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ "Inmo Yang wins the XII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition". sibeliuscompetition.fi. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.