In 2017, the Queen Elisabeth Competition will organize for the first time in its history a competition devoted to cellists. Timetable and programme are available here. For the semi-final French pianist Frank Braley will conduct the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie and at the final, Stéphane Denève will conduct the Brussels Philharmonic. In May 2016, the Queen Elisabeth Competition is holding a competition for pianists. The following sessions will be devoted to the voice (2018), violin (2019) and piano (2020).
