Final Queen Elisabeth Competition | Cello 2026

Each night from 25 May onwards, 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. 

Leland Ko
Fang Man Four Odes to the Tidings of Flowers
Samuel Barber Concerto in A minor op. 22

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