Conductors vie to no avail in contest
The Third International Sibelius Conductors’ Competition in Helsinki, Finland, came to a surprising end this week when the jury declined to name a winner in any of the top three categories.
“The level of the competition was a disappointment,” competition chairman and Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen said.
The decision of the eight-member jury, which also included Los Angeles Philharmonic President Deborah Borda, former Philharmonic general director Ernest Fleischman and composer-conductor Oliver Knussen, was unanimous.
The next Sibelius competition will be held in 2010.
-- Chris Pasles
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