This year's Queen Elisabeth Competition is dedicated to cello. It's a special edition since the world renowned music competition celebrates its 75th edition, a 150 years after the birth of its namesake and founder, Queen Elisabeth and of Pablo Casals, the famous Spanish cellist who is considered one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.
The winner of the 2026 edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition will therefore receive Casals’ legendary “Gofriller” cello on loan for four years.
First round: Monday 4 May to Saturday 9 May 2026 at Flagey.
4 May 2026: After visiting the exhibition "The Belgian royal family and the cello", Mathilde attended a session.
Semi Finals: Monday 11 May to Saturday 16 May 2026 at Flagey.
13 May 2026: King Philippe & Queen Mathilde had a meeting at the royal palace with the jury members of this year's competition, presided by Gilles Ledure.
Finals: Monday 25 May to Saturday 30 May 2026 at Bozar.
25 May 2026: King Philippe & Queen Mathilde attend a session.
29 May 2026: Prince Gabriel (22) attends a session.
30 May 2026: Queen Mathilde attends the final session of the finale week, and the announcement of the winner.
2 June 2026: Queen Mathilde attends the award ceremony at the Queen Elisabeth chapel in Waterloo.
Laureate Recitals (by the 6 non classified laureates) on 3 June and 4 June 2026 at Flagey.
Laureate Concerts (by numbers 6, 5 and 4) on 8 June 2026 at Bozar.
8 June 2026: Queen Mathilde attends the laureate concert.
Final Concert (By numbers 3 and 2 and the winner) on 10 June 2026 at Bozar, attended by King Philippe & Queen Mathilde.
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