Third and last episode dedicated to the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano 2025 (Brussels). Immerse yourself in the talent, youthful virtuosity and passionate whirlwind of the world’s upcoming top talent.
Dutch pianist Nikola Meeuwsen has won the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano 2025. Belgian Valère Burnon finished in third place. The competition took place in Flagey and the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels.
The Queen Elisabeth Competition is an international competition for classically trained musicians between the ages of 18 and 30, which takes place every year in May, alternating between piano, cello, voice and violin. In 2025, the competition was for piano.
The finale, in which twelve pianists participated, took place from 5 May to 11 June. The laureates were accompanied by the Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Kazushi Ono.
The finalist played an unpublished compulsory work and a concerto of their choice for the finale.
The next Queen Elisabeth Competition will be for cello and will take place in 2026. Entries for the cello competition will be in November 2025.
In this episode of Concertzender Live we will hear performances by Nikola Meeuwsen, Jianxin Min, Masaya Kamei and Wataru Hisuasue.
The documentary by Swiss broadcaster SFR about the Russian pianist Sergey Tanin, ‘The pianist who came in from the cold’ can be watched here: https://tinyurl.com/2asnvb95
Playlist
Sergey Tanin
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Concerto no. 1 in C major op. 1: Allegro, Andante, Scherzo, Finale
Sergey Tanin, piano
Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Kasushi Ono
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Variations sérieuses op. 54
Nikola Meeuwsen, piano
Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Kasushi Ono
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto nr. 27, KV 595: Allegro, Larghetto, Allegro)
Jiaxin Min, piano
Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie conducted by Vahan Mardirossian
Jianxin Min
Béla Bartók (1881-1886)
3 Burlesques Sz. 47: Pertpatvar, Kicsit ázottan, Capriccioso
Waturu Hisasue, piano
Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Kasushi Ono
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Réminiscences de Norma
Masaya Kamei, piano
Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Kasushi Ono
Ottorino Respighi (1897-1936)
Doppio Quartetto in D minor
Niek Baar, Stephen Waarts, Pauli Paananen, Mairead Hickey: violin, Paul Zientara, Dagmar Korbar,: viola, Alexander Warenberg and Ella van Poucke: cello
Technician: Hans Fischer
