Online commentators take their leave

The results have been announced. We end our online commentaries here. We thank you for your interesting comments and for the debate that will undoubtedly continue to rage over t...

Audience erupts as Sofya Gulyak ends finals

So the finals are over now, too, and the jury are conferring. Just a few brief comments on the last-day players.

Irina Zahharenkova’s Chopin concerto was a good choice....

The board chose Sofya Gulyak, the audience voted for Roope Gröndahl

The winner of The Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition is annouced. Winner is Sofya Gulyak.

It was possible to vote for your favorite on YLE´s Online Maj Li...

Competition secretary holds the reins

The Maj Lind Piano Competition is a hectic time not only for the contestants and the jury but for the organisers as well. And who would know this better than Competition Secreta...

Triple role for Teppo Koivisto

In addition to the contestants and the jury, there are in the Maj Lind Piano Competition a few other musicians who have been putting in long working hours over the past week. On...

Electric start to the concerto finals

There was an air of excitement due to the large audience at Finlandia Hall alone as the first three players in the concerto finals took the platform. I have to start by saying w...

Chamber music finals culminate in evening group

We heard some really fine playing in the second of the two chamber music finals groups. I would even venture to say that the overall impression was consistently higher than in t...

Give and take in the chamber music finals

Assisting in the chamber music finals being held today are violinists Annamarie Åström and Reeta Maalismaa and cellists Markus Hohti and Joel Laakso. Though it is the contesta...

Chamber music brings out new aspects of players

The pianists in the first chamber music session were Marko Mustonen, Sofya Gulyak and Irina Zahharenkova. And it really was interesting to see what different impressions they ga...

The finals have started

The first part of the finals of the Maj Lind Piano Competition started a moment ago at the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall. Beginning the chamber music finals was Finland’s 23-y...