Programme
Programme
First round: 19-21 May, 2025
Concert Hall, Sibelius Academy R-Building
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki
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1st First round: May 19, 10 AM-2:40 PM
Monday, May 19, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 12:10 to 12:40.
Total duration including intermission approximately 4 hours 40 minutes.
2nd First round: May 19, 5 PM-8:30 PM
Monday, May 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Total duration including intermission approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.
3rd First round: May 20, 10 AM-2:30 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 12 to 12:30.
Total duration including intermission approximately 4 hours 30 minutes.
4th First round: May 20, 5 PM-8 PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Total duration including intermission approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.
5th First round: May 21, 10 AM-2:30 PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 12 to 12:30.
Total duration including intermission approximately 4 hours 30 minutes.
6th First round: May 21, 5 PM-8 PM
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions.
Bach, Ernst, Paganini, Salvatore Sciarrino, Sibelius, Jörg Widmann
Intermission approximately from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Total duration including intermission approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.
Second round: 23-25 May, 2025
Concert Hall, Sibelius Academy R-Building
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki
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1st Second round: May 23, 10 AM-2:20PM
Friday, May 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen.
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 11:10 AM to 11:30 AM and from 12:40 PM to 1:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
2nd Second round: May 23, 5 PM-9:20 PM
Friday, May 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM and from 7:40 PM to 8:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
3rd Second round: May 24, 10 AM-2:20PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 11:10 AM to 11:30 AM and from 12:40 PM to 1:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
4th Second round: May 24, 5 PM-9:20 PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM and from 7:40 PM to 8:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
5th Second round: May 25, 10 AM-2:20PM
Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 10:00 AM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 11:10 AM to 11:30 AM and from 12:40 PM to 1:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
6th Second round: May 25, 5 PM-9:20 PM
Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM
Competitors perform solo works and pieces with a pianist, including mandatory and freely chosen compositions. They also perform the competition’s commissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen
Jean Sibelius, Outi Tarkiainen
Intermissions approximately from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM and from 7:40 PM to 8:10 PM.
Total duration including two intermissions approximately 4 hours 20 minutes.
Finals and Awards Ceremony May 27–29, 2025
Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13 A, Helsinki
May 27–29, 2025
Each evening 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
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1st Finals: May 27, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Finalists perform two violin concertos, one of which is Sibelius’.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk
Unsuk Chin, Oliver Knussen, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Jean Sibelius
Intermission: approximately 7:30 PM–8:00 PM.
Total duration, including intermission: 3 hours.
2nd Finals: May 28, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Finalists perform two violin concertos, one of which is Sibelius’.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk
Unsuk Chin, Oliver Knussen, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Jean Sibelius
Intermission: approximately 7:30 PM–8:00 PM.
Total duration, including intermission: 3 hours.
3rd Finals: May 29, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Finalists perform two violin concertos, one of which is Sibelius’.
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Pekka Kuusisto
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Dima Slobodeniouk
Unsuk Chin, Oliver Knussen, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Jean Sibelius
Intermission: approximately 7:30 PM–8:00 PM.
Total duration, including intermission: 3 hours.
After the concert: announcement of results and awards ceremony.
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semifinalists
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finalists
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days of music
