Culture|Sibelius Violin Competition
The final will be played at the Music Hall from Friday to Sunday.
25.5. 22:19
Sakari Oramon The jury, chaired by the jury, selected the finalists for the international Jean Sibelius Violin Competition on Wednesday night after three full-day semi-finals.
Six violinists reached the finals. They are:
Dmytro UdovichenkoUkraine
Inmo YangSouth Korea
Diana AdamyanArmenia
Yesong Sophie LeeUnited States
Nathan MeltzerUnited States
Georgii MorozUkraine.
Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest and would now have the opportunity to win two prizes in the Sibelius Violin Competition. At the same time, the competition offers the finalist duo the opportunity to take comfort in the music while the country is under attack in Russia.
“I am studying in Essen, Germany and last time I was in Lviv, Ukraine in January with the Lviv Philharmonic. But the whole situation is a shock and it’s hard to believe the truth, I haven’t been able to go home to Kharkov in six months, but my father still lives there. Dmytro Udovichenko tells HS. He was considered a pretty sure finalist. It’s an interesting musician personality.
“I am studying in Singapore and I haven’t gotten to Ukraine in two and a half years. Fortunately, at the beginning of the major attack, my family first got to our cottage in the countryside and then fled to Poland, ”says Georgii Moroz.
There were three Finnish competitors this time, and it was the best until the semi-finals Kasmir Uusitupa.
The surprise falls included an impressive one, for example SongHa Choi.
“It’s nothing, everything has been fantastic except that I haven’t had time to get to know other competitors. Now that is also possible and I hope to have time to visit Ainola as well, ”he says.
Final will be held from Friday to Sunday, May 27-29 at 6:30 p.m. from the Music Hall, at Mannerheimintie 13 A.
Each finalist will play the Sibelius Violin Concerto as well as another concerto from the given selection. The Helsinki City Orchestra (HKO) conducts Anna-Maria Helsing and Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO) Dima Slobodeniouk.
Final order:
Friday, May 27th.
18.30–19.00 Dmytro Udovychenko HKO / Helsing / Sibelius
19.00–19.30 Inmo Yang HKO / Helsing / Nielsen
20.00–20.30 Diana Adamyan RSO / Slobodeniuk / Sibelius
20.30–21.00 Yesong Sophie Lee RSO / Slobodeniuk / Beethoven
Saturday, May 28th
18.30–19.00 Nathan Meltzer RSO / Slobodeniouk / Sibelius
19.00–19.30 Georgii Moroz RSO / Slobodeniouk / Bartók
20.00–20.30 Diana Adamyan HKO / Helsing / Mendelssohn
20.30–21.00 Yesong Sophie Lee HKO / Helsing / Sibelius
Sunday, May 29th
18.30–19.00 Dmytro Udovichenko RSO / Slobodeniouk / Shostakovich
19.00–19.30 Inmo Yang RSO / Slobodeniouk / Sibelius
20.00–20.30 Nathan Meltzer HKO / Helsing / Bartók
20.30–21.00 Georgii Moroz HKO / Helsing / Sibelius
Awards ceremony on Sunday at about 10 p.m.
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