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Ysaÿe International Music Competition

Lieja, Bélgica

Próxima edición

Edición
2027
Fechas
Preselection 4-8 Jan, semifinal 3-5 May, final 1-2 July 2027
Lugar
Verviers / Visé / Liège (Royal Philharmonic Hall)
Plazo de inscripción
14 December 2026, 23:59 CET
Cuota de inscripción
Junior EUR 220; Senior EUR 240

Fuente: ysaye-competition.com

Información general

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.

Entidad organizadora
Ysaÿe International Music Competition (founders Elena Lavrenova and Ashot Khachatourian)
Instrumentos
Violín
Categoría
Violín solo
Límites de edad
2027: categoría júnior, nacidos el 1 de enero de 2014 o después; categoría sénior, nacidos el 1 de enero de 1994 o después

Bases y repertorio

Inscripción y cuota

  • 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.

Eliminatorias y duración

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.

Repertorio

  • 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.

Fuente: Official registration and schedule · Official regulations (PDF) · Complete programme (PDF)

Jurado y premios

Jurado

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

Premios

  • 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

Ediciones anteriores

Para proteger a los menores, no mostramos los nombres de los galardonados en categorías abiertas a menores de 18 años. La categoría, la franja de edad y el premio se muestran siempre.

  • 2026 — Lieja fuente
    Senior · born 1994 or later
    • 1.er premio — Christina Nam (EE. UU.)
    • 2.º premio — Tetsutaro Nakatani (Japón)
    • 3.er premio y Premio Ysaÿe — Vilmos Csikos (Bélgica)
    Junior · born 2014 or later
    • 1.er premio — nombre no publicado (categoría abierta a menores de 18 años)
    • 2.º premio — nombre no publicado (categoría abierta a menores de 18 años)
    • 3.er premio ex aequo (2 galardonados) — nombre no publicado (categoría abierta a menores de 18 años)

Resumido a partir de fuentes oficiales; última revisión: 14 nov 2026. Fuente principal