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Lieksa Brass Week International Competitions
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 23-29 July 2027 (draw 22 July)
- Location
- Lieksa, Finland (7th Trumpet Competition)
- Registration deadline
- 31 March 2027
- Fee
- EUR 100 if paid by 31 Dec 2026, then EUR 120
Source: lieksabrass.com
Overview
The Lieksa Brass Week holds an annual international solo competition that rotates through trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba. The 7th trumpet competition in 2027 is held in memory of Raimo Sarmas and ends with a final with orchestra.
- Organiser
- Lieksa Brass Week
- Instruments
- Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
- Category
- Trumpet & cornet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba & euphonium
- Rotating
- Rotates trumpet / horn / trombone / euphonium / tuba; 2027: trumpet
Next edition: Brass (Trumpet & cornet) - Age limits
- 2027 trumpet edition: born 1992 or later
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Maximum 35 participants; non-refundable fee.
Rounds & time limits
- First round 23-24 July 2027
- Second round 26 July 2027 (up to 10 selected)
- Final 29 July 2027 with orchestra
Repertoire
2027 trumpet. Round 1: Rautavaara Tarantara, Turrin Caprice, Schubert Impromptu No. 3 (arr. Dokshitser). Round 2: Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien (arr. Harjanne and Turriago), Antheil Sonata. Final: Linkola Tango-Tarantella and Arutiunian Rhapsody with wind orchestra.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Jouko Harjanne (chair)
- Mary Bowden
- Sachio Hotokezaka
- Touko Lundell
- Marco Pierobon
- Aki Valimaki
Prizes
- I prize EUR 6,000
- II prize EUR 3,000
- III prize EUR 2,000
- Vivo Symphony Orchestra special prize: soloist engagement 2028 with EUR 1,000 fee
Past editions
- 2026 — Lieksa source
1st Jon Arnar Einarsson (Iceland, trombone); 2nd Mustafa Khalilov (Azerbaijan); 3rd Aaron Small (USA) - 2025 — Lieksa source
1st Raul Sabiote Sanchez (Spain, euphonium); 2nd Linus Tschopp (Switzerland); 3rd Tewinn Spiess (France) - 2024 — Lieksa source
1st Zhengxu Ji (China, trumpet); 3rd Oscar Torkildsen Brodahl (Norway) and Mehdi Mercier (France), shared - 2023 — Lieksa source
1st Richard Bence Masa (Hungary, tuba); 2nd Ilkka Marttila (Finland); 3rd Joel Wendelin (Finland) - 2022 — Lieksa source
1st Achille Fait (Italy, horn); 2nd Lauri Vasala (Finland); 3rd Yang Liu (China)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source