The verdict is just in from the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, held over ten days at the Helsinki Music Centre.
The winners are:
1st Prize €30,000: Sueye Park
2nd Prize €20,000: Minami Yoshida (Japan)
3rd Prize €15,000: Claire Wells (US)
Best Performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto (€3,000) – awarded by the Sibelius family: Minami Yoshida
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