Saturday 20 May 2017 Flagey/Studio 4

Saturday 20 May 2017 Flagey/Studio 4 Johann Sebastian Bach : Prelude (Suite n. 5 in C minor BWV 1011) Johann Sebastian Bach : Courante (Suite n. 5 in C minor BWV 1011) Johann Sebastian Bach : Gigue (Suite n. 5 in C minor BWV 1011) Annelies Van Parys : Chacun(e) sa chaconne Luigi Boccherini : Sonate "L'Impératrice" in A major Francis Poulenc : Sonata FP 143 Allegro - Tempo di marcia | Cavatine | Ballabile | Finale Soloist : Aurélien Pascal Pianist accompanist : Anna Naretto

Saturday 3 June 2017 Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Saturday 3 June 2017 Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf Toshio Hosokawa : Sublimation Dmitry Shostakovich : Concerto n. 1 in E flat major op. 107 Allegretto | Moderato | Cadenza | Allegro con moto Soloist : Ivan Karizna Orchestra : Brussels Philharmonic Conductor : Stéphane Denève

Take a peak behind the scenes of the preselection process of the 2017 cello competition ! This competition round is held behind closed doors, but on the occasion of our very first cello competition we want to share some images and some jury members' explanations of the selection procedure with you. All videos were watched twice over the two preselection weeks, each week by a different part of the jury.

Welcome on board of this #cello2017 journey. Please sit back, relax and enjoy the music. The first Queen Elisabeth Cello Competition is about to start ! (from 8 May until 15 June 2017, Brussels)

A few days before the beginning of the first round, the candidates arrive in Brussels. They meet the team of the Competition, get the chance to test the acoustics of the concert hall at Flagey (Studio 4) and attend the drawing of lots, which determines their order of appearance throughout the Competition.