First round Cello 2026
Monday 4 May 2026 - Saturday 9 May 2026 (15:00 & 20:00) Flagey, Brussels
All the candidates who have been selected after the video preselection process can take part in the first public round. They each perform a sonata by Luigi Boccherini, with cello accompaniment, a piece with piano accompaniment chosen from Meditation by Nikolai Roslavets, Ballade op. 3 by Josef Suk and 3 Pièces by Nadia Boulanger, and Lullaby for solo cello by Kaija Saariaho.
- All dates
- Monday 4 May 2026
- Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Wednesday 6 May 2026
- Thursday 7 May 2026
- Friday 8 May 2026
- Saturday 9 May 2026
Monday 4 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Ivan Skanavi
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Mana Oguchi, pianist accompanist
Alejandro Viana
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Boris Kusnezow, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Maria Zaitseva
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Maria Zaitseva Sr, pianist accompanist
Isaac Lottman
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Katsura Mizumoto, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Jiayi Liu
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Mana Oguchi, pianist accompanist
Lionel Martin
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Anna Naretto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Monday 4 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Yo Kitamura
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Naoko Sonoda, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Carlos Vidal Ballester
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Luiz Fernando Venturelli
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Liang-yu Wang, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Carlo Lay
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Ana Bakradze, pianist accompanist
Alexandra Kahrer
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Mana Oguchi, pianist accompanist
Tuesday 5 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Paolo Tedesco
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Alexander Wollheim
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Dina Ivanova, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Caterina Isaia
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Yukie Takai, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Ivan Sendetsky
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Ettore Pagano
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Naoko Sonoda, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Keisuke Morita
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Tuesday 5 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Theresa Laun
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Dina Ivanova, pianist accompanist
Jihyeuk Choi
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Jakob Solle
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Michael Song
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Katsura Mizumoto, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Gabriel Guignier
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Kanae Endo, pianist accompanist
Wednesday 6 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Kuan-Yu Huang
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Maria Leszczyńska
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Agnieszka Kozło, pianist accompanist
Bence Temesvári
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Simon Tetzlaff
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Boris Kusnezow, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Jonathan Reuveni
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Clara Dietlin
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Antoine de Grolée, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Wednesday 6 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Sandro Meszaros
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Charlotte Miles
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Mana Oguchi, pianist accompanist
Constantin Heise
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Dina Ivanova, pianist accompanist
Dilshod Narzillaev
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Dana Protopopescu, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Katharina Meldre
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Boris Kusnezow, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Thursday 7 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Léo Ispir
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Dana Protopopescu, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Romain-Olivier Gray
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Noreen Polera, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
João Pedro Gonçalves
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Katsura Mizumoto, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Jiaxun Yao
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Dana Protopopescu, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Maxim Calver
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Katsura Mizumoto, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Benett Tsai
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Noreen Polera, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Thursday 7 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Anna Meipariani
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Jiyeon Maeng
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Yukie Takai, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Kiril Fasla-Prolat
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Anna Naretto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Eline Hensels
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Álvaro Lozano Cames
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Naoko Sonoda, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Friday 8 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Leland Ko
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Adria Ye, pianist accompanist
Jonathan Gerstner
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Anna Naretto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Xuanhan Xu
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in F major G. 9
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Anna Naretto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Noam Ginsparg
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Liang-yu Wang, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Michael Wehrmeyer
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Dina Ivanova, pianist accompanist
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Friday 8 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Gaeun Kim
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Saebom Lee
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Milo Ferrazzini
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Anna Naretto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Roric Cunningham
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Thomas Hoppe, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Krzysztof Michalski
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Aude Van De Keere, pianist accompanist
Saturday 9 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 15:00
Jiwoong Chae
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Tatiana Chernichka, pianist accompanist
Karel Steylaerts, cellist accompanist
Sarah Moser
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Boris Kusnezow, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Felix Brunnenkant
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Boris Kusnezow, pianist accompanist
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Jiaqi Liu
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Vanessa Hunt Russell, cellist accompanist
Mana Oguchi, pianist accompanist
Arne Jesper Zeller
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Naoko Sonoda, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Saturday 9 May 2026 - Studio 4 (Flagey) - 20:00
Andrew Ilhoon Byun
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Katsura Mizumoto, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Marcus Michelin
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in B flat major G. 8
Yukie Takai, pianist accompanist
Javier López Escalona, cellist accompanist
Tae-Yeon Kim
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Josef Suk Ballade op. 3
Kristína Chalmovská, cellist accompanist
Noreen Polera, pianist accompanist
Tzu-Shao Chao
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Nikolai Roslavets Meditation
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
Olivia Marckx
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pièces
Kaija Saariaho Lullaby
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in G major G. 15
Moeko Ezaki, pianist accompanist
Katharina Litschig, cellist accompanist
