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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.

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FINAL
June 3 and 4


For this final stage, the finalists will be accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.

The Final of the Concours will be presented in two stages.


Final - Mozart Round
Performance of a Mozart concerto, chosen among this first 4 violin concertos.


Grand final
Performance of a violin concerto of the competitor's choice, from the repertoire selected by the Concours.


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

5 Finalists – Concours 2026

 

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

Presented in partnership with
Alfid Services Immobiliers Ltée

Koshiro Takeuchi
Laurel Gagnon
Sara Watanabe
Aozhe Zhang
Bade Dastan


Wednesday, June 3, 2026,
 10:00 p.m.

Announcement of the three Grand finalists

 

GRAND Final
THURsday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

3 Grand finalists

 

CLOSING CEREMONY
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10:00 p.m.

Presented in partnership with
Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation



SEMIFINAL
May 30 and 31

55-minute program comprising of a complete sonata, a work of the competitor’s choice, and a work by a Canadian composer.

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

10 Semifinalists – Concours 2026



FIRST ROUND
May 27, 28 and 31

30-minute performance of a work from the Baroque period, a work showcasing the competitor’s virtuosity, and 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

24 Competitors – Concours 2026

 

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