The sixth Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition will be organized on October 15-28 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.
