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

  4. A piece of your choice (maximum 10 minutes)

Among these 18 candidates, 9 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 9 semi-finalists, 4 will qualify for the Finals with Orchestra

Rehearsals with orchestra

Friday, November 13, 2026

• 2 pm General rehearsal

Finals with the Orchestra of the Republican Guard

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Each finalist will choose to play one concerto out of 7 concertos options accompanied by The Orchestra of the Republican Guard :

1. LALO – Symphonie Espagnole
2. BRAHMS
3. TCHAIKOVSKI
4. BEETHOVEN
5. MENDELSSOHN n° 2
6. PROKOFIEV n° 1
7. SIBELIUS
8. SHOSTAKOVICH n°1

Official Announcement of the results

At 8:00 pm

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