Final Queen Elisabeth Competition | Cello 2026

From 25 May onwards, each night, two of the twelve finalists take the stage with the Belgian National Orchestra, conducted by Antony Hermus. Each finalist performs an unedited imposed work, written specially for the final of this cello edition, and a concerto of their own choice. The proclamation of the results will take place after the last performance, on Saturday 30 May around midnight. 

Yo Kitamura
Fang Man Four Odes to the Tidings of Flowers
Sergey Prokofiev Symphony-concerto op. 125

Ivan Sendetsky
​​​​​​​Fang Man Four Odes to the Tidings of Flowers
​​​​​​​Dmitry Shostakovich Concerto n. 1 in E flat major op. 107