Jorma Panula Conducting Competition

The Jorma Panula Conducting Competition, is a music competition for young European conductors held in Vaasa, Finland.{{cite web| title=Panula Conducting Competition| url=http://www.panulacompetition.com/english/index.htm| accessdate=7 August 2009| url-status=usurped| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416171832/http://www.panulacompetition.com/english/index.htm| archivedate=16 April 2009}}

==History==

The first competition, named after the conductor and conducting professor Jorma Panula, was organized in 1999 with the idea of being a platform for young conductors starting their professional careers.{{cite web | author=| title=MIZ-Panula Conducting Competition| url=http://www.miz.org/details_27284_112.html| publisher=MIZ| date= | accessdate=7 August 2009}} The president of the Jury is Jorma Panula and the jury includes several musicians such as Olari Elts, Karsten Witt and Atso Almila.{{cite web | author=| title=FOURTH JORMA PANULA COMPETITION| url=http://conductingmasterclass.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/fourth-jorma-panula-conducting-competition/| publisher=| date= | accessdate=7 August 2009}} During the competition the contestants conduct the Sinfonia Finlandia and the Vaasa City Orchestra.