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International Maj Lind Piano Competition

Helsinki, Finland

Official website Rules & repertoire

Next edition

Edition
2027
Dates
15-28 October 2027
Location
Helsinki
Registration deadline
20 May 2027, 4pm CET (application link opens 1 April 2027)
Fee
EUR 100 (non-refundable)

Source: majlindcompetition.fi

Overview

Held every five years in Helsinki, the Maj Lind Piano Competition began as a national event in 1945 and has been open to international competitors since 2002. About 35 competitors are accepted and the final features chamber music and a piano concerto.

Organiser
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Instruments
Piano
Category
Solo piano
Age limits
Pianists born in or after 1997 (2027 edition)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online application from 1 April 2027 to 20 May 2027; fee EUR 100.

Rounds & time limits

  • First round: about 40 competitors, max. 45 minutes
  • Second round: up to 14 competitors, 50-60 minutes
  • Finals: six competitors, piano trio and concerto

Repertoire

First round: music before 1757, a Classical-era work, three études and a free programme. Second round: a commissioned work by Jukka Tiensuu, Sibelius and a free programme. Finals: a piano trio and a concerto from lists.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

  • 1st prize EUR 30,000
  • 2nd prize EUR 25,000
  • 3rd prize EUR 20,000
  • Other three finalists EUR 8,000 each
  • Chamber music prize EUR 8,000; commissioned work prize EUR 1,500

Past editions

  • 2022 — Helsinki source
    1st Piotr Pawlak (Poland); 2nd Bogdan Dugalić (Serbia); 3rd David Munk-Nielsen (Denmark)
  • 2017 — Helsinki source
    1st Mackenzie Melemed (USA); 2nd Jun Bouterey-Ishido (New Zealand); 3rd Jiyoung Kim (South Korea)
  • 2012 — Helsinki source
    1st Sergei Redkin (Russia); 2nd Denis Zhdanov (Ukraine); 3rd Gehui Xu (China)
  • 2007 — Helsinki source
    1st Sofija Guljak (Russia); 2nd Roope Gröndahl (Finland); 3rd Violetta Khachikian (Russia)
  • 2002 — Helsinki source
    1st Alberto Nosè (Italy); 2nd Kotaro Fukuma (Japan); 3rd Pierre Mancinelli (France)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source