The Fourth International Maj Lind Piano Competition, 17–31 August, 2017
Prizes
I Mackenzie Melemed (United States)
II Jun Bouterey-Ishido (New Zealand)
III Jiyoung Kim (South Korea)
Other Finalists
Hannu Alasaarela (Finland)
So Hyang In (South Korea)
Hyo-Eun Park (South Korea)
Special Prizes
Chamber Music Prize: Mackenzie Melemed (United States)
The Best Performance of the Commissioned Work (Kaija Saariaho: Arabesques et Adages): Hannu Alasaarela (Finland)
Steinway Piano Gallery Helsinki and Finnish Chopin Society Special Prize (shared): Peter Klimo (United States) and Viviana Pia Lasaracina (Italy)
Jury
Dmitri Bashkirov, chairman
Dang Thai Son
Janina Fialkowska
Ralf Gothóni
Ewa Kupiec
Alberto Nosè
Roland Pöntinen
Dina Yoffe
Quartets
Tempera Quartet
New Helsinki Quartet
Orchestra and Conductor
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Anna-Maria Helsing
I Mackenzie Melemed (United States)
II Jun Bouterey-Ishido (New Zealand)
III Jiyoung Kim (South Korea)
Jury 2017: Dang Thai Son (on the left), Alberto Nosè, Janina Fialkowska, Dmitri Bashkirov (chairman), Dina Yoffe, Roland Pöntinen, Ralf Gothóni, and Ewa Kupiec.
