The sixth Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition will be organized in October 2027. The competition schedule, rules, and repertoire requirements will be published as the arrangements progress.
History
The International Maj Lind Competition is well-recognized piano competition in Finland and around the world. The competition is named after its benefactress Maria (Maj) Lind, née Kopjeff (1876–1942). A keen music lover, who studied the piano in Kuopio and St. Petersburg and married a Helsinki businessman, Arvid Lind. When he died, she inherited a considerable fortune, some of which she then bequeathed to the Sibelius Academy “for the development of pianists”. The first Maj Lind Piano Competition was financed by a fund set up under the bequest and held in 1945. Since 2002, it has been held every five years as an international event.
Venues
First & second rounds and chamber music final are taking place at the Concert Hall of the R-building, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9 and the orchestral finals at the Helsinki Music Centre, Mannerheimintie 13.
