FULL Final VI International Mirjam Helin Singing Competition Helsinki 2009 Julia Lezhneva, Nadine Sierra, Keunghea Kang
Popular Singers in this Opera Recording
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Final VI International Mirjam Helin Singing Competition
- Composer: various
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland
- Recorded: August 12, 2009
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Julia Lezhneva, Nadine Sierra, Keunghea Kang, Kishani Jayasinghe, Kihwan Sim, Timothy Mix, David DQ Lee, Azamat Zheltyrguzov
- Conductor: Leif Segerstam
- Orchestra: Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: yle.fi
- Date Published: 2009
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: arenan.yle.fi FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The finalists included countertenor David DQ Lee from Canada, baritone Timothy Mix and soprano Nadine Sierra from the United States, soprano Yulia Lezhneva from Russia, baritone Azamat Zheltyrguzov from Kazakhstan, soprano Kishani Jayasinghe from Sri Lanka, soprano Keunghea Kang and bass Kihwan Sim from South Korea.
The women’s category was won by 19-year-old Russian soprano Yulia Lezhneva, and the men’s category was won by 25-year-old Korean bassist Kihwan Sim.
Laureates and Jury
Women
I prize Julia Lezhneva Russia
II prize Nadine Sierra USA
III prize Keunghea Kang South Korea
IV prize Kishani Jayasinghe Sri Lanka
Men
I prize Kihwan Sim South Korea
II prize Timothy Mix USA
III prize David DQ Lee Canada
IV prize Azamat Zheltyrguzov Kazakhstan
Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song: Katharina Göres Germany
Jury
Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Tereza Berganza, Soile Isokoski, Thomas Moser, Jewgenij Nesterenko, Anna Tomowa-Sintow.