Who goes through to the semi-final?
11/05/2025
The semi-final takes place from Monday 12 until Saturday 17 May at Studio 4 of Flagey in Brussels, at 3pm and 8pm. The candidates will each perform twice: with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, under the baton of Vahan Mardirossian, for a concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and on another day in recital.
Semi-final schedule (pdf)
Live streaming, radio and television
Thanks to the RTBF and the VRT, the semi-final is streamed live and on demand on our website. You can also follow the semi-final on Belgian national radio or television. More information about the broadcasts.
On Saturday night the 10th of May the chairman of the jury has announced the names of the candidates who go through to the semi-final. In alphabetical order, they are:
- 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
- Yali Zaken
The semi-final takes place from Monday 12 until Saturday 17 May at Studio 4 of Flagey in Brussels, at 3pm and 8pm. The candidates will each perform twice: with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, under the baton of Vahan Mardirossian, for a concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and on another day in recital.
Semi-final schedule (pdf)
Live streaming, radio and television
Thanks to the RTBF and the VRT, the semi-final is streamed live and on demand on our website. You can also follow the semi-final on Belgian national radio or television. More information about the broadcasts.
