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Concours 2026 – PROGRAM<\/h2>\n

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Virtuosity Without Borders<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From the First Round to the Grand Final, buy your tickets now to the different rounds of the Concours 2026.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t
FIRST ROUND
\n5 SESSIONS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u2019s virtuosity (Bazzini, Ernst, Paganini, Saint-Sa\u00ebns, Sarasate, Waxman, Wieniawski), a work of the competitor\u2019s choice from a third musical period.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
<\/b>1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
5 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
5 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, May 29, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
6 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Announcement of the ten Semifinalists<\/span>
Robert-Trempe Junior Jury Prize
Baroque Prize<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY MAY 30, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
\nMINI VIOLINI<\/b>
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\nOfficial sponsor of Mini Violini
\nSpinelli<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
<\/b>1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mini Violini: The Four Seasons<\/strong><\/span>

Laura Jin<\/a> (Australia)
Sacha Jorba-Wu<\/a> (Canada)
Iza Kamnitzer<\/a> (Canada)
<\/span>Ria Kang<\/a> (United States)<\/p>\n

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SEMIFINAL
\n3 SESSIONS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
At this stage of the Concours, each competitor must present a carefully selected 50-minute program comprising of a complete sonata by Bart\u00f3k, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Enescu, Faur\u00e9, Franck, Jan\u00e1\u010dek, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Schumann, Schubert or R. Strauss, a work of the competitor\u2019s choice, by any composer, and a work of the competitor\u2019s choice, by a Canadian composer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
<\/b>1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H3G 1G2
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Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
3 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
<\/strong>Talk: <\/span>Guylaine Tremblay and Lucie Robert<\/span>
Free admission<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
4 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
3 competitors<\/span><\/p>\n

Announcement of the five Finalists<\/span>
Prize for Best interpretation of a sonata during the Semifinal<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY MAY 31
\nTHE CONCOURS ON THE ROAD<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

\u2022 Centre d’art de Richmond<\/strong>, Richmond<\/span>
\u2022 Concerts sur le fleuve<\/strong>, \u00cele des S\u0153urs<\/span>
\u2022 Le Vaisseau d’art<\/strong>, Farnham<\/span><\/p>\n

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FINAL
\nTWO ROUNDS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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 Montr\u00e9al \u2014 the Concours' official orchestra \u2014 under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Maison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/b>
<\/strong>1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (Qu\u00e9bec) H2X 0S1<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/span>
Final \u2013 Mozart Round
<\/strong>5 finalists<\/span><\/p>\n

Announcement of the three Grand finalists<\/p>\n

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Thursday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/span>
Grand final
<\/strong>3 grand finalists
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TICKETS AND PACKAGES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Closing ceremony<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
Announcement of the three 2026 laureates<\/span>
Joseph-Rouleau Career Development Grant (1st<\/sup>, 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> prize)\u00a0
Andr\u00e9-Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist
Sonata Prize\u00a0
Chamber Music Award
Mozart Prize
OSM Prize
ICI Musique Audience Choice Award\u00a0
Concours grant for the two unranked finalists<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOME - CONCOURS 2026<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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SUPPORT THE CONCOURS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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