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NewsThe Queen Elisabeth Competition appoints a new president
Count Yvan de Launoit will take over from Baron Huyghebaert, who has reached the maximum age to serve on the board of directors, in April 2025
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Premium ❘ FeatureAn unforgotten talent: 100 years of violinist Leonid Kogan
The matchless Soviet violinist Leonid Kogan was born 100 years ago on 14 November 1924. To mark the centenary, Tully Potter examines the life of ‘the greatest violinist’ he’s ever heard in concert
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Premium ❘ FocusPostcard from Brussels: 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition
The 2024 Queen Elisabeth Competition confirmed that the standards and the stakes are higher than ever. Melissa Lesnie reports from one of the most influential string events on the international circuit
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NewsDmytro Udovychenko wins the 2024 Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition
The Ukrainian violinist scooped first prize of €25,000, concert engagements and loan of a Stradivari violin, in a final round full of performances from many familiar faces in today’s violin competition circuit
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition violin finalists announced
Twelve violinists will perform in the finals between 27 May and 1 June
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition names violin semi-finalists for 2024
24 candidates will perform a concerto and a recital in the semi-final rounds this week, which conclude on Saturday 18 May
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition announces violin candidates for 2024
69 participants have been chosen to take part in this year’s competition, taking place in Brussels from 6 May to 12 June 2024
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FocusHow do you prepare for a concerto competition?
Performing as a soloist with an orchestra can be a nerve-wracking experience, particularly for competition finalists who have very little rehearsal time. Pauline Harding talks to jury members, conductors and soloists about how to prepare
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NewsHayoung Choi wins 2022 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition
Choi wins the top prize of €25,000, plus numerous concert opportunities in Belgium and abroad
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FocusHow to prepare for a competition: Queen Elisabeth winning violinist Ji Young Lim
The violinist won the competition in Brussels in May 2015, receiving €25,000, concert performances and the loan of the ‘Huggins’ Stradivarius for four years.
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NewsFinalists selected for the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition
Twelve cellists will compete in the final rounds taking place each evening from 30 May to 4 June, for the chance to win €25,000
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Cello Competition 2022 names 24 semi-finalists
The semi-final rounds take place from Monday 16 May until Saturday 21 May, with contestants playing for the chance to win the top prize of €25,000 in the final round
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News2022 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition announced
The competition’s first cello edition since 2017 will take place in May and June this year, with 68 initial candidates performing for the chance to win the top prize of €25,000
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2019 announces finalists
Twelve candidates will compete in the final round, which takes place at the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2019 announces semi-finalists
24 candidates will take part in the semi-final stage of the Brussels-based competition
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NewsQueen Elisabeth Competition 2019 names its violin candidates
49 women and 22 men compete for the grand prize of 2019
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ArticleCellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia performs in the final of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017
Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia performs Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Stéphane Denève in the final of the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition – where he won third prize of €17,000 and concert opportunities. Currently pursuing a master's degree at the Hochschule für ...
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ArticleCellist Victor Julien-Laferrière gives winning performance at Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017
French cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière performs Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Stéphane Denève in the final of the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition - where he won the grand prize of €25,000 and concert opportunities. A former student of Heinrich Schiff at the ...
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ArticleFrench cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière wins Queen Elisabeth Competition 2017
The cellist, who receives the €25,000 grand prize, was one of 12 finalists competing at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels this week
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ArticleYuya Okamoto performs in the final of the Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition
Japanese cellist Yuya Okamoto performs Dvorák's Second Cello Concerto with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Stéphane Denève in the final of the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition - for which he won second prize. The 22-year-old former prize winner of the Competition of Japan and Witold Lutoslawski ...
