Then apply to the next cello competition in autumn 2025 and do not miss the opportunity to compete with the best cellists of your generation!

You will find the entry conditions and the competition proceedings in the rules of the 2026 session (pdf).

Online application opens: end of October or beginning of November 2025
Application deadline: Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 12 GMT (noon)
Age limit: Candidates are aged at least 18 and have not yet reached the age of 30 on 31 December 2025 (i.e. they must be born after 31 December 1995 and before 1 January 2008).
Important to know: The participants have to be available from 30 April 2026 (arrival day) until 27 June 2026 (last concert in the concert series organised by the Competition). They will receive the complete list of concerts that are offered to the laureates upon their definitive acceptance.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to send us an e-mail at application[a]queenelisabethcompetition.be.