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
5 SESSIONS

In this First Round, each competitor has 30 minutes to shine by performing a work by J.S. Bach, Telemann, or another Baroque composer, a work showcasing the competitor’s virtuosity (Bazzini, Ernst, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Waxman, Wieniawski), 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
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

5 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #4
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

4 competitors

FIRST ROUND – SESSION #5
Friday, May 29, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

6 competitors

Friday, May 29, 2026, AROUND 8:00 p.m.

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

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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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SEMIFINAL
3 SESSIONS

At this stage of the Concours, each competitor must present a carefully selected 50-minute program comprising of a complete sonata by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Enescu, Fauré, Franck, Janáček, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schnittke, Schumann, Schubert or R. Strauss, a work of the competitor’s choice, by any composer, and a work of the competitor’s choice, 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

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

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

Free admission

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, AROUND 7:30 p.m.

Announcement of the five Finalists
Prize for Best interpretation of a sonata during the Semifinal

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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. 
 

SUNDAY MAY 31

• Centre d’art de Richmond, Richmond
• Concerts sur le fleuve, Île des Sœurs
• Le Vaisseau d’art, Farnham

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FINAL
TWO ROUNDS

The Final of the Concours 2026 will be presented in two stages. It promises unforgettable moments of music, where every note carries the hope of victory. For this final stage, the five finalists, and then the three grand finalists, will be accompanied by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal — the Concours' official orchestra — under the baton of Guest Conductor Sascha Goetzel.

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

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

Presented in partnership with
Alfid Services Immobiliers

5 finalists


Wednesday, June 3, 2026, AROUND 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
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Presented in partnership with
Sandra and Alain Bouchard Foundation

 

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