
First Round performance order drawn at Ainola, Jean Sibelius’s home, during competitors’ opening event
The performance order for the First Round of the XIII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition was determined by a draw held on the evening of Saturday, May 17, during the opening event for the competitors at Ainola (Jean Sibelius’s home).
The competition begins on Monday, May 19. The first competitor to perform is number 9, Adrian Ibañez-Resjan, after which performances will proceed in numerical order.
In the first round, each competitor has 30 minutes of performance time.
The updated schedule for the First Round is now available on the competition website.
A total of 40 young violinists from around the world are participating in the XIII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. Before the draw, the competitors planted an apple tree in the garden of Ainola.
The competitors’ numbers (1–42) will remain the same throughout the competition. Competitors number 11 and 22 have withdrawn, and these numbers will not appear in the performance order.
Photo: All competitors at Ainola (Jean Sibelius’s home). Photo by Matias Ahonen.
First Round Schedule and Performers
1st First round: May 19, 10 AM
9. Adrian Ibañez-Resjan
10. Gabrielle Després
12. Otto Antikainen
13. Hiu Sing Fan
14. Nakyung Kang
15. Wonbeen Chung
16. Lina Leikola
17. Minchae Kim
2nd First round: May 19, 5 PM
18. Claire Wells
19. Hyun Jae Lim
20. Charlie Lovell-Jones
21. Minami Yoshida
23. Sara Watanabe
24. Qingzhu Weng
3rd First round: May 20, 10 AM
25. Bohdan Luts
26. Rio Arai
27. Karisa Chiu
28. Jueun Jeong
29. Marika Konishi
30. Youjin Lee
31. Shaoheng Zhong
32. Hanna Park
4th First round: May 20, 5 PM
33. Marina Wako
34. Esther Yang
35. Aoi Saito
36. Julia-Xiaozhuo Wang
37. Amia Janicki
5th First round: May 21, 10 AM
38. Sueye Park
39. Lilia Pocitari
40. Jiwoo Son
41. Yukiko Uno
42. Matthew Hakkarainen
1. Ria Honda
2. Leonard Toschev
3. Yebin Yoo
6th First round: May 21, 5 PM
4. Chenming Wang
5. Alice Lee
6. Anna Lee
7. Charlotte Spruit
8. Jaewon Wee