The Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition

The winner of the prize for women in the VI Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition was Yulia Lezhneva and the first prize for men went to Kihwan Sim

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The Jury of the VI Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition awarded the prizes as follows:


For women:
1st prize (€25 000): Yulia Lezhneva, soprano, Russian
2nd prize (€20 000): Nadine Sierra, soprano, American
3rd prize (€15 000): Keunghea Kang, soprano, Korean
4th prize (€10 000): Kishani Jayasinghe, soprano, Sri Lankan

For men:
1st prize (€25 000): Kihwan Sim, bass, Korean
2nd prize (€20 000): Timothy Mix, baritone, American
3rd prize (€15 000): David DQ Lee, countertenor, Canadian
4th prize (€10 000): Azamat Zheltyrguzov, baritone, Kazakh

The prize of €3 000 for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song went to German soprano Katharina Göres. In addition to the main prize the winners were offered an opportunity to give a recital at the Musashino Hall in Tokyo. The prize sum totalled €143 000.

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Check the ImageGallery for photos of the Final

Watch and listen to the Competition

The broadcasts on YLE Radio 1, Ylen Klassinen and YLE Teema are available for listening and watching on YLE Areena as recordings until August 2nd, 2010.


Link to YLE Areena

Watch a collage of the Semifinals here.

Competition attracts wide following both on the spot and on the Internet

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The VI Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition attracted large audiences at the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, the Finnish National Opera and the Madetoja Hall in Oulu. It was also followed widely on the Internet.
The four Semifinals sessions at the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall were all sold out, as were the Final at the Finnish National Opera and the Prize-winners’ Concert at the Madetoja Hall in Oulu on August 14. The Master Classes given by members of the Jury likewise attracted a record turnout.
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