Matei Gheorghiu won the Uuno Klami composition competition

International The Uuno Klami composition competition has been won by a Romanian-Finnish Matei Gheorghiu teoksellaan From the Village of Nowhere.

The awards were handed out on Friday evening in Kotka.

The audience of the final concerts also voted Gheorghiu as their favorite.

A Pole came second in the competition David Grenda and thirdly an Italian Roberto Sansuini. The French-Swiss also made it to the final five Yves Balmer and British Jonathan Brigg.

Almost 230 compositions, whose authors represent 37 different nationalities, arrived at the competition organized for the fifth time.

Final concerts was held on Thursday in Kouvola at the Kuusankoskitalo and on Friday at the Kotka concert hall. The competition works were interpreted Ernest Martínez Izquierdon conducted by Kymi Sinfonietta. A flautist was heard as soloists Kaisa from Kortelai and a pianist From Joonas Aho.

Composer who died in 1961 Uuno Klamin the named competition is held every five years.