| Year 2007 competition |

IV International Paulo Cello Competition April 13–24, 2007

The International Paulo Cello Competition was held fourth time in 2007. A record number of cellists, altogether 77 from 31 countries, submitted recordings for the Elimination Round, and 26 were selected for the First Round.

The competition repertoire consisted of a recital of works of the applicant’s own choice and three concertos. The First Round was held at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki. The Second Round and the Finals took uniquely place in five cities and with fice orchestras. The 12 competitors that qualified for the Second Round performed with the Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, the Kuopio or the Oulu Symphony Orcestra. The six finalists were soloists with the Tapiola Sinfonietta (Espoo) and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Helsinki).

The Competition was open to cellists of all nationalities aged 16–33. The first prize was €15 000 and the total of other prizes €27 000. In addition, two special prizes, Raphaël Sommer Memorial Prize of €1 400 and €1 000 donated by The Finnish Broadcasting Company, were awarded in the Competition.

The Laureates I prize Andreas Brantelid, Sweden/Denmark II prize Béatrice Reibel, France III prize Nicolas Altstaedt, Germany/France IV prize (ex aequo) Samuli Peltonen, Finland and Janina Ruh, Germany VI prize Silver Ainomäe, Finland/Estonia Additional special prizes: Raphaël Sommer Memorial Prize: Andreas Brantelid The Finnish Broadcasting Company Prize: Stefano Cerrato, Italy The Jury Arto Noras, President, Finland Lluís Claret, Spain Min Ja Hyun, South Korea Maria Kliegel, Germany Ivan Monighetti, Switzerland/Russia Philippe Muller, France Leslie Parnas, USA Martti Rousi, Finland Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, USA/Japan

The finalists of 2007 Competition after the prize ceremony..

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