Eliminatory round

Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• 1. Candidate’s choice A Caprice by Paganini

  2. Saint-Saëns / Ysaÿe Caprice after the Étude en forme de Valse, Op. 52

  3. J. S. Bach     Andante and Allegro (No. 5) from the Second Sonata in A minor

Among these 20 candidates, 10 will qualify for the semi-finals

Semi-finals

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Each semi-finalist must perform one freely chosen recital piece,

plus one of the following four works:

• Chausson – Poème

• Schubert – Rondo brillant in B minor, D.895

• Schumann/Kreisler – Fantasy in C major for violin and piano

• Poulenc – Sonata for violin and piano

The total performance time must not exceed 40 minutes.

Among the 10 semi-finalists, 5 will qualify for the Finals with Orchestra

Rehearsals with orchestra

Friday, November 13, 2026

• 2 p.m. general rehearsal

Finals with the Orchestra of the Republican Guard

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Each finalist will choose to play one out of 8 concerto options accompanied by The Orchestra of the Republican Guard :

1. LALO
2. BRUCH n° 1
3. BRAHMS
4. TCHAIKOVSKI
5. BEETHOVEN
6. MENDELSSOHN n°  2
7. PROKOFIEV n° 1
8. SIBELIUS

Official Announcement of the results

At 8:00 p.m.

Followed by the Long-Thibaud 1st Prize Winner’s concert and a “Best of” of the finalists