Ysaÿe International Music Competition

ሊየዥ, ቤልጂየም

ቀጣዩ እትም

እትም: 2027
ቀናት: Preselection 4-8 Jan, semifinal 3-5 May, final 1-2 July 2027
ቦታ: Verviers / Visé / Liège (Royal Philharmonic Hall)
የምዝገባ ማብቂያ ቀን: 14 December 2026, 23:59 CET
ክፍያ: Junior EUR 220; Senior EUR 240

አጠቃላይ እይታ

International violin competition in Belgium honouring Eugène Ysaÿe, with Junior and Senior violin categories and a separate 'Ysaÿe Rising Stars' competition. The 2027 edition has a video preselection, a livestreamed video semifinal and a live final at the Royal Philharmonic Hall of Liège.

አዘጋጅ: Ysaÿe International Music Competition (founders Elena Lavrenova and Ashot Khachatourian)
መሣሪያዎች: ቫዮሊን
ምድብ: ሶሎ ቫዮሊን
የዕድሜ ገደቦች: 2027: Junior born on or after 1 January 2014; Senior born on or after 1 January 1994

ደንቦች & የሚቀርቡ ሥራዎች

ምዝገባ & ክፍያ

Apply in English by 14 December 2026, 23:59 CET, one category only. Junior born 1 January 2014 or later; Senior born 1 January 1994 or later. Any nationality. Attach vertical recent artistic colour photo at least 300 dpi, artistic biography up to 150 words, passport or national ID, video link, bank transfer proof and all round repertoire. Official PDF does not list recommendation letters.
Junior €220, Senior €240, via bank transfer, non-refundable and non-transferable. Keep links accessible through the competition. If requesting the official final pianist, indicate this when applying and pay €100 between 10 and 30 May 2027 once confirmed.

ዙሮች & የጊዜ ገደቦች

Preselection · video · 4–8 January 2027

Junior, max. 15 min: one free solo étude or caprice plus one virtuoso piece, solo or accompanied. A concerto first movement is allowed. Senior: two contrasting movements (slow and fast) from one Bach solo Sonata, or Bach Chaconne BWV 1004 without repeats, plus one Paganini Caprice Op. 1.

Semifinal · new video due 19 April · jury 3–5 May

Junior, max. 20 min: one free solo work and the first movement of any violin concerto with piano. Programme must differ from preselection. No cuts unless authorized.
Senior: one Paganini Caprice Op. 1 (may repeat the preselection Caprice), one virtuoso work by Chausson, Hubay, Kreisler, Paganini, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Waxman, Wieniawski or Ysaÿe, and the first movement with cadenza of Mozart K. 216, 218 or 219 with piano.

Live final · 1–2 July · Liège

Junior, max. 15 min: one free solo étude or caprice plus one virtuoso work (solo or accompanied), which may be a concerto first movement. Preselection repertoire may return.
Senior: movement I of a Beethoven or Brahms violin-and-piano sonata, or Schubert D. 574 I; one complete Ysaÿe Solo Sonata Op. 27; plus concerto movement I with piano. Choose Beethoven Op. 61, Brahms Op. 77, Dvořák Op. 53, Mendelssohn Op. 64, Paganini No. 1 Op. 6 or No. 2 Op. 7, Prokofiev No. 2 Op. 63, Saint-Saëns No. 3 Op. 61, Sibelius Op. 47, Tchaikovsky Op. 35 or Wieniawski No. 1 Op. 14.

የሚቀርቡ ሥራዎች

Videos: landscape, fixed camera, at least 1920×1080, with face, hands, upper body and instrument visible, and sound recorded in sync. Continuous takes per work or movement, no audio replacement, enhancements or edits inside movements. Preselection may use concert recordings; semifinal recordings must be made specifically for this edition.
Play from memory, except violin-and-piano sonatas may be read. Semifinalists announced 8 January, finalists on 6 May. Finalists arrive and rehearse 30 June.

ምንጭ፦ Official registration and schedule · Official regulations (PDF) · Complete programme (PDF)

ዳኞች & ሽልማቶች

ዳኞች

2026: Ashot Khachatourian (chair)
Hrachya Avanesyan
Andrey Baranov
Ensik Choi
Alexandre Feye
Gabriel Gheorghe
Stefan Jackiw
Philippe Koch
Erez Ofer
Joel Smirnoff
Kirill Troussov

ሽልማቶች

Senior 1st: EUR 5,000, one-year violin loan and a concerto engagement with orchestra
Senior 2nd: EUR 2,000
Senior 3rd: EUR 1,000
Studio recording prize
Junior 1st: EUR 1,000 and a bow
Junior 2nd: EUR 500 and a case
Junior 3rd: EUR 300 and strings
Ysaÿe Prize: EUR 500

ያለፉ እትሞች

ለአካለ መጠን ያልደረሱትን ለመጠበቅ፣ ከ18 ዓመት በታች ላሉ ክፍት በሆኑ ምድቦች ያሸነፉትን ተሸላሚዎች ስም አናሳይም። ምድብ፣ የዕድሜ ክልልና ሽልማት ሁልጊዜ ይታያሉ።

2026 — ሊየዥ ምንጭ
Senior · born 1994 or later
- 1st prize — Christina Nam (አሜሪካ)
- 2nd prize — Tetsutaro Nakatani (ጃፓን)
- 3rd prize and Ysaÿe Prize — Vilmos Csikos (ቤልጂየም)
Junior · born 2014 or later
- 1st prize — ስሙ አይታይም (ምድቡ ከ18 ዓመት በታች ላሉ ክፍት ነው)
- 2nd prize — ስሙ አይታይም (ምድቡ ከ18 ዓመት በታች ላሉ ክፍት ነው)
- 3rd prize ex aequo (2 winners) — ስሙ አይታይም (ምድቡ ከ18 ዓመት በታች ላሉ ክፍት ነው)

ከይፋዊ ምንጮች ተጠቃሎ የቀረበ፤ ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ የተረጋገጠው፦ ኖቬም 14 2026። ዋና ምንጭ