BLOG: Who was Maj Lind?

06/04/2017

Maj Lind lived surrounded by different languages and cultures. She would undoubtedly have delighted in the medley of languages that the piano competition bearing her name will be bringing to the Helsinki Music Centre in August 2017.

Please read the blog Maj Lind! on the website of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki.

Piotr Pawlak wins the Maj Lind Piano Competition

27/10/2022

The Maj Lind International Piano Competition held in Helsinki on 14-27 October 2022 culminated in the second Orchestral Final on Thursday evening. The jury declared Piotr Pawlak the winner.

The Maj Lind documentary is available to watch

25/10/2022

See how the competitors are getting ready.

The Performance order of the Orchestral finals has been published

23/10/2022

In the Orchestral Finals the contestants will perform a piano concerto with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing.

Chamber music ensembles in the finals

22/10/2022

In the chamber music final on 23 October, the finalists will play a quartet together with chamber music ensembles Kamus or Meta4.

The finalists of the Maj Lind piano competition have been selected

21/10/2022

The jury selected the finalists on Friday evening after the second round.

comissioned work by Outi Tarkiainen

20/10/2022

The commissioned work for the competition was composed by Outi Tarkiainen. Competitors may, in the second round, alternatively improvise on a theme. The theme is issued 20 minutes before performance.