Nordisk orgelkonkurranse
Nordic Organ Competition
The Norwegian Organ Festival is hosting the Nordic Organ Competition as part of the 2020 festival programme. Providing young Nordic organ players with the opportunity to be awarded for their skills and for the audience to discover new talent. Semi-finals and finals will happen between Sept 17th - 20th in Stavanger, Norway.
Semi-final candidates
Six candidates have been elected by a qualifying round jury to take part in the semi-final:
- Berg, Eivind (Bergen, Norway)
- Heian, Kristian (Oslo, Norway)
- Nielsen Bendix, David (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Niskala, Irina (Helsinki, Finland)
- Radovanovic, Milkica (Jessheim, Norway)
- Sunstein, Aaron (Piteå, Sweden)
Prizes
1st prize
NOK 30,000 + recital opportunities:
- St Mary’s Parish Church, Bergen, 2021
- St Olav’s Parish Church, Avaldsnes, 2021
- Oslo Cathedral, 2021
- Norsk orgelfestival, 2021
2nd prize
NOK 15,000
3rd prize
NOK 10,000
Audience prize
NOK 5,000
(based on the Final Round at Stavanger Concert Hall)
The Stavanger concert hall organ, built by Ryde & Berg. Photo: Olav Bjørkum.
