II Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
The second edition of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, then known as Eugène Ysaÿe Competition, took place in Brussels from May 15 - May 31, 1938, and was the inaugural edition of its piano competition. It was won by Emil Gilels, whose sister Elizabeth had been awarded the 6th prize the previous year.
Jean Absil composed his Piano Concerto op.30 for the competition.
A third edition devoted to orchestral conducting was scheduled for the following year, but due to the outbreak of World War II the competition's third edition didn't take place until 1951. Eventually, no conducting competition has taken place to date.
Palmares[]
Winner | |
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1st Prize | Emil Gilels |
2nd Prize | Mary Johnstone (Moura Lympany) |
3rd Prize | Jakov Flier |
4th Prize | Lance Dossor |
5th Prize | |
6th Prize | Robert Riefling |
7th Prize | Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli |
8th Prize | André Dumortier |
9th Prize | |
10th Prize | |
11th Prize | |
12th prize |
Other competitors[]
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Categories:
- Queen Elisabeth Competition
- May 1938 events
- 1938 in Belgium
- 1930s in Brussels