Rules of the 2026 Cello Competition
 
03/02/2025

From 4 May to 10 June 2026, the Competition will be dedicated to the cello. Cellists interested in participating, can now consult the requested repertoire, the entry conditions and more detailed information about the competition rounds in the rules.


Online application: opens end of October or beginning of November 2025
Application deadline: Wednesday 26 November 2025 12:00 (noon) GMT
Age limit: The 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).

Competition timeline: 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 laureates' concerts upon their definitive acceptance as a candidate.

The applications will be done entirely online, through the 'APPLY' section of our website.

We highly recommend that you check out the techniqual requests for the preselection videos in the rules before you start recording!

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

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