Program

Concours 2026 – PROGRAM


Virtuosity Without Borders

From the First Round to the Grand Final, buy your tickets now to the different rounds of the Concours 2026.

FIRST ROUND
5 SESSIONS
In this First Round, each competitor has 30 minutes to shine by performing a work by J.S. Bach, Telemann, or another Baroque composer, a work showcasing the competitor’s virtuosity (Bazzini, Ernst, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Waxman, Wieniawski), a work of the competitor’s choice from a third musical period.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
5 competitors

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
4 competitors

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
5 competitors

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
4 competitors

Friday, May 29, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
6 competitors

Announcement of the ten Semifinalists
Robert-Trempe Junior Jury Prize

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SATURDAY MAY 30, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
MINI VIOLINI

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Alongside the main competition events of the Concours, Mini Violini offers a memorable encounter with talented young violinists between the ages of 10 and 14. Come and meet the four young violinists of Mini Violini 2026 and discover these talented, virtuoso and prodigious artists.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

Mini Violini: The Four Seasons

Laura Jin (Australia)
Sacha Jorba-Wu (Canada)
Iza Kamnitzer (Canada)
Ria Kang (United States)

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SEMIFINAL
3 SESSIONS
At this stage of the Concours, each competitor must present a carefully selected 50-minute program comprising of a complete sonata by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Enescu, Fauré, Franck, Janáček, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Schumann, Schubert or R. Strauss, a work of the competitor’s choice, by any composer, and a work of the competitor’s choice, by a Canadian composer.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
3 competitors

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
4 competitors

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
3 competitors

Announcement of the five Finalists
Prize for Best interpretation of a sonata during the Semifinal

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SUNDAY MAY 31
THE CONCOURS ON THE ROAD

• Centre d’art de Richmond, Richmond
• Concerts sur le fleuve, Île des Sœurs
• Le Vaisseau d’art, Farnham

 

FINAL
TWO ROUND
The Final of the Concours 2026 will be presented in two stages. It promises unforgettable moments of music, where every note carries the hope of victory. For this final stage, the five finalists, and then the three grand finalists, will be accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal — the Concours' official orchestra — under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.

Maison symphonique de Montréal
1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (Québec) H2X 0S1

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Final – Mozart Round
5 finalists

Announcement of the three Grand finalists

 

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Grand final
3 grand finalists

 

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Closing ceremony
Announcement of the three 2026 laureates
Joseph-Rouleau Career Development Grant (1st, 2nd and 3rd prize) 
André-Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
Sonata Prize 
Chamber Music Award
OSM Prize
ICI Musique Audience Choice Award 
Concours grant for the two unranked finalists

 

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