Program

Concours 2026 – PROGRAM

Virtuosity Without Borders

From the First Round to the Grand Final, buy your tickets now to the different rounds of the Concours 2026.

FIRST ROUND

A 30-minute performance of a work from the Baroque period, a work showcasing the competitor’s virtuosity, and a work of the competitor’s choice from a third musical period.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #1

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 2026, 1:30 P.M.

5 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #2

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 2026, 7:30 P.M.

4 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 2026, 1:30 P.M.

5 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #4

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 2026, 7:30 P.M.

5 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #5

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 2026, 1:30 P.M.

5 competitors

Friday, May 29, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Announcement of the ten Semifinalists
Robert-Trempe Junior Jury Prize
Baroque Prize

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SEMIFINAL

A 55-minute program comprising of a complete sonata, a work of the competitor’s choice, and a work by a Canadian composer.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

SEMIFINAL – SESSION #1
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

3 competitors

SEMIFINAL – SESSION #2
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

4 competitors

SEMIFINAL – SESSION #3
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

3 competitors

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 10:00 p.m.

Announcement of the five Finalists
Canadian Work Prize
Sonata Prize

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PRE-CONCERT TALK
Sunday, May 31, 2026, 12:45 p.m.

Guylaine Tremblay, Spokesperson
and Lucie Robert, President of the Jury

Free admission

FINAL
The Final of the Concours will be presented in two stages, on June 3 and 4

For this final stage, the finalists will be accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.

Final - Mozart Round
Performance of a Mozart concerto, chosen among this first 4 violin concertos.

Grand final
Performance of a violin concerto of the competitor's choice, from the repertoire selected by the Concours.

Maison symphonique de Montréal
1600, Saint-Urbain treet, Montréal (Québec) H2X 0S1

Final – Mozart Round
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Presented in partnership with
Alfid Services Immobiliers Ltée

5 finalists

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 10:00 p.m.

Announcement of the three Grand finalists

GRAND Final
THURsday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

3 grand finalists

CLOSING CEREMONY

Presented in partnership with
Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation

Maison symphonique de Montréal
1600, Saint-Urbain Street, Montreal (Québec) H2X 0S1

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10:00 p.m.

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MINI VIOLINI

Official sponsor
Spinelli

Alongside the main competition events of the Concours, Mini Violini offers a memorable encounter with talented young violinists between the ages of 10 and 14. Come and meet the four young violinists of Mini Violini 2026 and discover these talented, virtuoso and prodigious artists.

Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal (Québec) H3G 1G2

Mini Violini: The Four Seasons
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

Laura Jin (Australia)
Sacha Jorba-Wu (Canada)
Iza Kamnitzer (Canada)
Ria Kang (United States)

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THE CONCOURS ON THE ROAD

Presented in partnership with
Leclerc Leprohon Collection

The Concours musical international de Montréal ventures beyond the Competition itself to offer even more people an unprecedented musical experience offers a unique musical experience to an even wider audience, with the Concours On the Road. 
 