I International Uuno Klami Composition Competition 2003-2004

The First International Uuno Klami Composition Competition was held in Kymenlaakso, the region of Southeast Finland, 2003-2004. The First International Uuno Klami Composition Competition had a large number of entries: 117 compositions from 23 countries. The finals concerts were held in the cities of Kouvola and Kotka in September, 2004.

FINALISTS AND RESULTS (2004)

I prize	Giovanni Bonato, Italy	Arcanae Obices
II prize	Harri Ahmas, Finland	*Symphony no. 2*
	Barnaby Hollington, United Kingdom	*A Certain Chinese Encyclopaedia*
III prize	Kevin Mayo, United Kingdom	*Sirens*
	Peter Seabourne, United Kingdom	*Piano Concerto*

The audience at the finals concerts voted that the audience prize be given to Harri Ahmas for his Symphony no. 2. Ahmas was also the winner of the prize awarded by the Municipality of Virolahti. The members of the Society of Finnish Composers convening in Kotka on 18 September 2004 voted Giovanni Bonato's Arcanae Obices as their favourite work.

RECOMMENDED WORKS (2004)

To allow as many composers as possible to benefit from the I International Uuno Klami Composition Competition the Jury drew up a separate list of recommended works that did not reach the finals.

Geoffrey Alvarez, GB	*Concertino for Pianoforte and Chamber Orchestra*
Alberto Colla, IT	*The Eye of Silence*
Daria Katarzyna Jablonska, PL	*Visions of Light*
Panagiotis Liaropoulos, GR	*Journal Intime d’un Avril Invisible*
Frédérick Martin, FRA	*Concerto pour piano et orchestre*
Tomi Räisänen, FIN	*Delirium Nocturnum*
Tapio Tuomela, FIN	*Double Sinfonietta*
Patrik Vidjeskog, FIN	*Concerto for accordeon and small orchestra*

Ann Kuppens, BE	*Rhapsodie Concertante per violoncello e orchestra*
Osmo-Tapio Räihälä, FIN	*Ardbeg*
Anno Schreier, DE	*Divertimento*
Roderick R. Starr, GB	*Suite for Oboe and Strings*