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Helsinki Harp Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The Helsinki Harp Competition is a harp competition combined with a harp festival (31 August - 3 September 2023). Winners gain orchestral experience as second harpist in Nordic orchestras.
- Instruments
- Harp
- Category
- Solo harp
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Short CV, confirmed programme, contact details and ID copy; fee EUR 50 including a full festival pass; confirmation by 31 May.
Rounds & time limits
- First round
- Final
Repertoire
Free programme; special prize for the best performance of Laura Hynninen's 'Annin ja Viljamin Valssi'. Harps provided: Salvi Iris, Lyon & Healy 23, Camac Blue 47.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Isabel Moreton (chair)
- Laura Hynninen
- Laura Stephenson
- Delphine Constantin-Reznik
- Birgitte Volan-Håvik
- Kirsti Vartiainen
- Reija Bister
Prizes
- 1st EUR 700 plus orchestra weeks
- 2nd EUR 500 plus orchestra weeks
- 3rd EUR 400 plus one orchestra week
- EUR 300 for best performance of the Hynninen piece
Past editions
- 2023 — Helsinki source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source