Presenting the 24 semi-finalists

Robert Bily, Rachel Breen, Valère Burnon, Jacopo Giovannini, Arthur Hinnewinkel, Wataru Hisasue, Miguel Iglesias Lista, Mirabelle Kajenjeri, Masaya Kamei, Uladzislau Khandohi, Song Hyeon Kim, Shiori Kuwahara, Denis Linnik, Nikola Meeuwsen, Nathalia Milstein, Jiaxin Min, Yumeka Nakagawa, Shion Ota, Jinhyung Park, Davide Ranaldi, Changyong Shin, Sergey Tanin, Yuki Yoshimi and Yali Zaken are going through to the semi-final of the Piano Competition. They will perform from Monday 12 until 17 May at Studio 4 of Flagey.

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Semi-final
From Monday 12 to Saturday 17 May (3pm & 8pm) - Studio 4, Flagey

At each session, four different semi-finalists are scheduled. The first two play a Mozart concerto. They are accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, conducted by Vahan Mardirossian. After the break, the other two pianists perform their recital.

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Who performs on Monday 12 May?

At 3pm Davide Ranaldi and Robert Bily play their Mozart concerto. After the break Song Hyeon Kim and Jiaxin Min perform their recital. At 8pm Yuki Yoshimi and Shion Ota play their Mozart concerto. After the break Jacopo Giovannini and Yali Zaken perform their recital.

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Orchestra and conductor in the semi-final

For the performance of their Mozart concerto, the semi-finalists will be accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie. The orchestra is directed by Vahan Mardirossian. "Given the long and beautiful history between the ORCW, its Musical Directors and the Competition, I am very honoured to conduct the semi-final concertos for the third time and to help these young talents give their best."

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Unedited imposed works for the 2025 Piano Competition
For each instrumental session, the Queen Elisabeth Competition calls on two composers to create the unpublished compulsory works. This year, Ana Sokolović has written the semi-final work for piano solo, and Kris Defoort the work for piano and orchestra to be performed in the final.
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Follow the Piano Competition live as from the first round
Those of you who cannot attend the candidates' performances at Flagey or Bozar do not have to miss a single note of the Piano Competition. All the competition rounds will be broadcast live or on demand; on the internet, on the radio or on television.
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The jury members of the 2025 Piano edition
The candidates selected for the 2025 Piano Competition will benefit from the attentive listening of a large audience, but also of a group of internationally renowned pianists and music professionals who form the jury.
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Final
From Monday 26 to Saturday 31 May (8.15pm) - Brussels Centre for Fine Arts
Each finalist performs the imposed work, written specially for the final of this session (world première on Monday 26 May 2025), and a concerto of their own choice, with the Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Kazushi Ono.
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Laureates' recitals
Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 June (8.15pm) - Studio 4, Flagey
The six unranked laureates return to Flagey to conclude their participation in the Competition with a recital. Each night, three laureates will perform solo or together.
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Laureates' concert
Monday 9 June (8.15pm) - Brussels Centre for Fine Arts
The laureates ranked fourth, fifth and sixth present themselves one more time in the Henry Leboeuf Hall, together with the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, directed by Martijn Dendievel.
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Closing concert
Wednesday 11 June (8.15pm) - Brussels Centre for Fine Arts
The first three laureates festively close this piano session in a performance with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, directed by Christoph Altstaedt.
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