Adolphe Sax International Competition (Concours International Adolphe Sax)

Regulamento e repertório

Inscrição e taxa

• International applicants born on or after 1 January 1997, including stateless applicants with identity and residence evidence. Former first laureates are ineligible. Submit online form, proof of identity, date of birth and nationality with photo, and legal-representative certificate if underage. Pay €60 and upload both videos by 24 February 2027, 13:00 GMT. No recommendation appears in the published checklist.
• Results by 20 April. Live entrants submit a second form by 20 May at 13:00 GMT with programme choices, semifinal solo score PDF, pianist and housing choices, recent white-background portrait and biography of up to 650 characters including spaces. Pay €220, including a €100 deposit returned at arrival. Programme changes are then closed.

Eliminatórias e duração

Video selection · both prescribed extracts

• Record Boutry Sérénade No. 3, figures 26 through 28, with piano only, and Diricq Mad Stream from 3 Instantanés for solo alto. One file per work. Fixed landscape shot, candidate fully visible, one take per work, no edits or school names. Minimum 1920 × 1080, MP4 H.264/H.265, both files together at most 2 GB. Name them LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_BOUTRY and LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_DIRICQ. Use the organizer’s Dropbox password emailed after payment. Do not publicly share the videos during the competition.

Live elimination · 3 works in order · maximum 20 minutes

• First Bach BWV 1002, movement 4 Double (Presto), without repeats, solo alto, free key and phrasing. Then the complete Benoît Mernier commission with piano. Third, choose one with piano: Decruck Pièces françaises (4, 6, 7 and 8), Husa Élégie et Rondeau, Matsushita Atoll No. 2, Pascal Sonatine, Piazzolla Tango Études (4 and 6), or Zupko In Transit. Where unspecified, movements and starting points are flexible.

Semifinal · 3 works in order · maximum 40 minutes

• With piano choose Auerbach Sonata, Biedenbender Images or Denisov Concerto in piano reduction (movements 1 and 3). Then play Jolivet Fantaisie Impromptu in full with piano. Close with an original solo work for soprano, alto, tenor, baritone or bass saxophone, without transposition, transcription, backing tracks or amplification.

Final · commission plus complete concerto

• With Liège Royal Philharmonic, play the final-round commission first, then one complete concerto from Creston, Constant Concertante and Tomasi. The organizer announces how to obtain the final commission by 15 June, and the candidate pays for the score.

Repertório

• 18 advance from elimination and six from the semifinal. Use the same accompanist for both rounds if bringing your own. An official pianist is available free for those rounds. Check the score and edition requirements in the official programme.

Fonte: Official 2027 rules and full programme