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International Uuno Klami Composition Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
International composition competition for works for sinfonietta-size orchestra, held every five years; finalists' works are premiered by Kymi Sinfonietta in Kotka and Kouvola. The V edition (2023-2024) received almost 230 entries.
- Organiser
- Patrons' Association of Kymi Sinfonietta with the cities of Kotka and Kouvola
- Instruments
- Composition
- Category
- Chamber & solo composition
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- Anonymous score review
- Finals: 3-5 works premiered by Kymi Sinfonietta
Repertoire
New work for small (sinfonietta-type) orchestra.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Kalevi Aho
- Magnus Lindberg
- Lotta Wennäkoski
- Mats Larsson Gothe
- Ernest Martínez Izquierdo (conductor of finals)
Prizes
- 1st prize: EUR 11,000
- 2nd prize: EUR 9,000
- 3rd prize: EUR 7,000
- City of Kotka prize: EUR 2,500
- City of Kouvola prize: EUR 1,000
- Audience prize: EUR 500
Past editions
- 2024 — Kotka and Kouvola (finals autumn 2024) source
1st: Matei Gheorghiu (Romania/Finland); 2nd: Dawid Grenda (Poland); 3rd: Roberto Sansuini (Italy); City of Kotka prize: Jonathan Brigg (UK); City of Kouvola prize: Yves Balmer (France/Switzerland); Audience prize: Matei Gheorghiu
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source