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Michel Becquet International Trombone Competition

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Next edition

Edition: 2027
Dates: 6-10 April 2027 (piano rehearsal 5 April; first round 6-8, semi-final 9, final 10)
Location: Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
Registration deadline: 30 November 2026 (video and registration)
Fee: EUR 60, refunded if not selected

Overview

An international trombone competition named after Michel Becquet, held in Luxembourg. It opens with a video preliminary round and continues with live rounds that are open to the public free of charge.

Organiser: Robin Rinchard and Marc Meyers with the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
Instruments: Trombone
Category: Trombone
Age limits: Trombonists of all nationalities born after 1993

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Any nationality, born after 1993. Submit the official form, audition recording, ID copy, photograph and short CV by 30 November 2026 per the homepage and English rules. The French postal-deadline line also displays 30 October, so confirm with the organizer if applying by post. Transfer €60, refunded if not selected. Recommendation letters are not listed.

Rounds & time limits

Video preselection · one required piece

Record Saint-Saëns Cavatine, Durand edition, with or without accompaniment. Use one continuous take and show a visible timer started immediately before playing and stopped immediately after.

First round · 6–8 April 2027 · one required plus one choice

Play Claude Arrieu Movements (Amphion), plus exactly one of these: Martijn Padding Three Pieces for Trombone Solo movement I or II (Muziek Centrum Nederland), or Folke Rabe Basta (Reimer).

Semifinal · 9 April · two required plus one choice

Required: Bernhard Krol Capriccio da Camera Op. 35 (Simrock) and Juan J. Colomer Concerto Breve movement II (SBEdition). Choose one more: Frank Martin Ballade (Universal Edition) or Jean-Guy Ropartz Piece in E-flat (Leduc).

Final · 10 April · one required concerto

Play Henri Tomasi’s Trombone Concerto in Claude Kesmaecker’s arrangement with Musique Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg, conducted by Jean-Claude Braun.

Repertoire

Official accompanist available free, or bring your own. Official piano rehearsal is 5 April. Travel and accommodation are at the candidate’s expense.

Source: Official announcement · Official registration rules · Official repertoire by round

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

1st EUR 8,000
2nd EUR 4,000
3rd EUR 2,000 (prizes indivisible)

Past editions

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Summarised from official sources, last checked 14 Nov 2026. Main source