The prestigious International Sibelius Conductors’ Competition, held every five years in Helsinki, has ended with the jury declining to award a prize to any of the three finalists. Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, speaking for the judges, declared the level of competition to be “disappointing,” and further announced to the audience that “not one finalist conducted the symphony by Sibelius in a way that would entitle him to any of the first three prizes.” The jury awarded each of the finalists a lesser prize instead, but the competition’s chairman was clearly displeased by the decision.