The winner 2024 Mirjam Helin competition has announced its winners. The first prize winner was Chinese mezzo-soprano Jingjing Xu, who received a prize of €50,000. The second prize went to German soprano Kathrin Lorenzen who received €40,000, and the third prize went to the South Korean tenor Junho Hwang who received €30,000. Fourth place went to soprano Justyna Khil while {…}

The Mirjam Helin Competition has announced its 2019 winners. Stefan Astakhov of Germany and Johanna Wallroth of Sweden took home first place in the male and female categories. Both winners received a €30,000 prize to help excel their careers. The second prize winners were Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo and Olga Cheremnykh taking home  €20,000. In addition, Sosa Dal Pozzo won €3,000 for the {…}

The Mirjam Helin Competition has selected its semifinalists. The 20 singers were selected by a distinguished jury that includes Jorma Silvasti, Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski, and Kiri Te Kanawa. The Semifinals will take place at the Helsinki Music Centre on May 25-26 and each performer will have to sing Finnish music, {…}