Queen Elisabeth Competition

Treasures from the past

Relive some of the most memorable moments in the Queen Elisabeth Competition history, by watching these videos carefully digitalized by RTBF, in the frame of the programme 'Tempo'.

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Final 1978: Abdel Rahman El Bacha - Prokofiev

Wednesday 31 May 1978
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Sergey Prokofiev Concerto n. 2 in G minor op. 16 (Andantino | Scherzo vivace | Intermezzo (allegro moderato) | Finale (allegro tempestoso))

Abdel Rahman El Bacha, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Georges Octors, Conductor

Final 1978: Abdel Rahman El Bacha - Prokofiev

Final 1980: Yuzuko Horigome - Sibelius

Friday 30 May 1980
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Jean Sibelius Concerto in D minor op. 47 (Allegro moderato | Adagio di molto | Allegro ma non tanto)

Yuzuko Horigome, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Georges Octors, Conductor

Final 1980: Yuzuko Horigome - Sibelius

Final 1983: Pierre-Alain Volondat - Liszt

Pierre-Alain Volondat, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Georges Octors, Conductor

Final 1983: Pierre-Alain Volondat - Liszt

Final 1989: Vadim Repin - Tchaikovsky

Monday 29 May 1989
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Pyotr Tchaikovsky Concerto in D major op. 35 (Allegro moderato | Canzonetta | Allegro vivacissimo)

Vadim Repin, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Georges Octors, Conductor

Final 1989: Vadim Repin - Tchaikovsky

Final 1992: Thierry Felix

Sunday 24 May 1992
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Gustav Mahler Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n (Kindertotenlieder)
Felix Mendelssohn Ist nicht des Herrn Wort wie ein Feuer (Elias op. 70)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Tutto è disposto - Aprite un po' quegl'occhi (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Léo Delibes Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile (Lakmé)

Thierry Félix, Soloist
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra
Marc Soustrot, Conductor

Final 1992: Thierry Felix

Final 1995: Markus Groh - Liszt

Markus Groh, Soloist
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Orchestra
Pierre Bartholomée, Conductor

Final 1995: Markus Groh - Liszt

Final 2000: Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Saturday 27 May 2000
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ombra felice ! - Io ti lascio, e questo addio KV 255
Gustav Mahler Liebst du um Schönheit (B flat major) (7 Lieder aus letzter Zeit)
Gustav Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (D flat major) (7 Lieder aus letzter Zeit)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Da, vspomnila ... Podrougui milye (Pikovaya dama (The Dame of Spades))
Hector Berlioz Au cimetière (D major) (Les nuits d'été op. 7)
Hector Berlioz L'île inconnue (D major) (Les nuits d'été op. 7)

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Soloist
Marc Soustrot, Conductor
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

Final 2000: Marie-Nicole Lemieux

Final 2001: Baiba Skride - Tchaikovsky

Thursday 24 May 2001
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Pyotr Tchaikovsky Concerto in D major op. 35 (Allegro moderato | Canzonetta | Allegro vivacissimo)

Baiba Skride, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Gilbert Varga, Conductor

Final 2001: Baiba Skride - Tchaikovsky

Final 2005: Sergey Khachatryan - Shostakovich

Friday 27 May 2005
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Dmitry Shostakovich Concerto n. 1 in A minor op. 77 (Nocturne | Scherzo | Passacaglia | Burlesque)

Sergey Khachatryan, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Gilbert Varga, Conductor

Final 2005: Sergey Khachatryan - Shostakovich

Final 2009: Ray Chen - Tchaikovsky

Saturday 30 May 2009
Centre for Fine Arts/Salle Henry Le Boeuf

Pyotr Tchaikovsky Concerto in D major op. 35 (Allegro moderato | Canzonetta | Allegro vivacissimo)

Ray Chen, Soloist
National Orchestra of Belgium, Orchestra
Gilbert Varga, Conductor

Final 2009: Ray Chen - Tchaikovsky

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