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First International Clavichord Competition 2014
The First International Clavichord Competition was arranged at the 2014 NHKF. Finalists from eight countries arrived to the festival. The jury consisted of were Barend Kraal (head of jury), Aapo Häkkinen, Anna Maria McElwain, Dóra Pétery and Michael Tsalka. Winners of the competition were:
Dalyn Cook (1st prize) from the USA
Alexandra Filatova (2nd prize) from Russia
International Clavichord Composition Competition 2018
The final concert of the International Clavichord Composition Competition 2018 was held at Kuopio City Library on May 25, 2018. The performers were Dalyn Cook, Esther Yae Ji Kim, Anna Maria McElwain and Eija Virtanen. The finalist composers were:
Papaki72 (Aspasia Nasopoulou, Greece)
3*1
suite
Uraltau
range (Timur Ismagilov, Russia)
Fantasia
for Clavichord
Forager (Alissa Duryee, USA/France)
Forager's
Journal
Byrd
Farnaby (Michael Kennedy, United States)
Pavin
on a Color'd Field
Amenemope (Gabriele Toia, Italy)
Tamutmutef
The jury awarded Gabriele Toia the 1st prize for his piece Tamutmutef. The 2nd prize was awarded to Alissa Duryee for her Forager's Journal.
We thank all the participants of the competition.
Jury of the International Clavichord Composition Competition 2018 consisted of:
Dr. Pekka Vapaavuori, clavichordist (Chairman of the Jury)
Prof. Leonardo Coral, composer
Lect. Jouni Kuronen, composer
Dr. Joel Speerstra, clavichordist, musicologist
Dr. Albert Mühlböck, clavichordist
Adam Al-Sawad, composer (Secretary of the Jury)
The Nordic Historical Keyboard Festival has no competitions scheduled at this time.
The Nordic Historical Keyboard Festival has no competitions scheduled at this time.