Queen Mathilde: Queen Elisabeth Competition 2019: Violin

As patron, Queen Mathilde attended the majority of the sessions of this world renowned classical music competition.

First Round at Flagey

Monday 29 April 2019

Tuesday 30 April 2019

Queen Mathilde attended with her youngest daughter, Princess Eléonore (11) who also plays the violin.

Semi Finals at Flagey

Monday 6 May 2019

Mathilde watched Luke Hsu and Seina Matsuoka play.

Wednesday 8 May 2019

Mathilde watched the concerts of Mio Yoshie and Meruert Karmenova.

Archduchess Anna Gabriele von Habsburg and the Prince d'Arenberg were also in the audience.

Saturday 11 May 2019

Announcement of the finalists.

In the break the Queen went on stage to talk to the members of the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie.

Finals at Bozar

Monday 20 May 2019

The Queen was accompanied by King Philippe.

They watched the final sessions of American Luke Hsu and Belgian Sylvia Huang.

Tuesday 21 May 2019

The King & Queen offered a lunch at the royal palace to the jury members of the Competition.

Prince Laurent & Princess Astrid were also present.

In the evening King Philippe & Prince Emmanuel (13) watched the performances of American Stephen Kim and South Korean Ji Won Song.

Wednesday 22 May 2019

Queen Mathilde and Princess Eléonore (11) watched Japanese Seiji Okamoto play.

After the break Belgium's youngest Princess left and Queen Mathilde came back alone to watch Ioana Cristina Goicea play.

Thursday 24 May 2019

Queen Mathilde was accompanied by Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg to watch the final concerts of Hungarian Julia Pusker and Japanese Yukiko Uno.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Queen Mathilde and Prince Gabriel (15) were accompanied by Duchess Marie von Württemberg and her daughter, Duchess Amélie von Württemberg, who is herself a professional violinist, for the final evening of the competition.