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Queen Elisabeth Competition

Queen Elisabeth Competition – Piano 2025 (Live)

$42.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Kazushi Ono, Brussels Philharmonic, Vahan Mardirossian, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Vari
Format
CD
Label
Queen Elisabeth Competition
Released
Sep 19, 2025
Catalog #
QEC2025
UPC
5425019970444

About

The 21st edition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, dedicated to the piano, came to a close on Saturday 31 May 2025 in a packed Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, pulsing with the energy of the twelve finalists. A flagship event on the Belgian and international music scene, the Competition highlights exceptional young artists every year. The 2025 4-volume collection gathers the most striking moments from this edition. First Prize winner Nikola Meeuwsen succeeds Jonathan Fournel, Lukas Vondracek, Boris Giltburg, Denis Kozhukhin, and Anna Vinnitskaya. He shines here in Prokofiev's Concerto No. 2, accompanied by the Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of Kazushi Ono, as well as in Mendelssohn's Variations serieuses. Other orchestral performances on the album include: Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 3 by Valere Burnon (Third Prize, VRT Canvas-Klara audience prize and Musiq3 Prize), Brahms' Concerto No. 2 by Wataru Hisasue (Second Prize), and Schumann's Concerto by Arthur Hinnewinkel (Fourth Prize). The collection closes with Mozart's Concerto No. 27 performed by Jiaxin Min, accompanied by the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie conducted by Vahan Mardirossian. A prominent place is given to solo and contemporary repertoire: the two compulsory works, Music for the Heart by Kris Defoort - performed by Yuki Yoshimi - and Two Studies by Ana Sokolovic - by Shiori Kuwahara - precede Liszt's Reminiscences de Norma by Masaya Kamei (Fifth Prize) and Brahms' Sonata No. 1 by Sergey Tanin (Sixth Prize), recorded at Flagey. A vibrant testimony to this unforgettable edition, to be discovered and rediscovered with each listen.

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Andantino - Allegretto 12:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andantino - Allegretto
    Duration
    12:09
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Nikola Meeuwsen
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  3. 2 II. Scherzo: Vivace 02:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Nikola Meeuwsen
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  4. 3 III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato 06:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Nikola Meeuwsen
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso 12:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
    Duration
    12:21
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Nikola Meeuwsen
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  6. 5 I. Allegro ma non tanto 17:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    17:51
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  7. 6 II. Intermezzo: Adagio 10:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Adagio
    Duration
    10:31
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  8. 7 III. Finale: Alla breve 14:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Finale: Alla breve
    Duration
    14:45
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 18:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    18:22
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wataru Hisasue
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  11. 2 II. Allegro appassionato 09:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wataru Hisasue
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  12. 3 III. Andante 11:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    11:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wataru Hisasue
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  13. 4 IV. Allegretto grazioso 09:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Wataru Hisasue
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  14. 5 I. Allegro affettuoso 15:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro affettuoso
    Duration
    15:06
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Arthur Hinnewinkel
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  15. 6 II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso 05:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Arthur Hinnewinkel
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  16. 7 III. Allegro vivace 11:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    11:11
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Arthur Hinnewinkel
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  17. Disc 3
  18. 1 Part I 07:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part I
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Kris Defoort
    Performer
    Yuki Yoshimi
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  19. 2 Part II 10:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Kris Defoort
    Performer
    Yuki Yoshimi
    Ensemble
    Brussels Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Kazushi Ono
  20. 3 No. 1. Magla 03:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1. Magla
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Ana Sokolović
    Performer
    Shiori Kuwahara
  21. 4 No. 2. Igra 02:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Igra
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Ana Sokolović
    Performer
    Shiori Kuwahara
  22. 5 I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante dolce, come prima - Allegro 16:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante dolce, come prima - Allegro
    Duration
    16:23
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
  23. 6 II. Andante sognando 04:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante sognando
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
  24. 7 III. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace, come prima 09:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace, come prima
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Valère Burnon
  25. 8 3 Burlesques, Op. 8c, BB 55: No. 1. Perpatvar (Quarrel) 07:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Burlesques, Op. 8c, BB 55: No. 1. Perpatvar (Quarrel)
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Wataru Hisasue
  26. 9 Bellini - Réminiscences de Norma, S394/R133 16:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    Bellini - Réminiscences de Norma, S394/R133
    Duration
    16:59
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Masaya Kamei
  27. Disc 4
  28. 1 Variations sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54, MWV U156 12:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Variations sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54, MWV U156
    Duration
    12:26
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Nikola Meeuwsen
  29. 2 I. Allegro 08:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Sergey Tanin
  30. 3 II. Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) 05:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Sergey Tanin
  31. 4 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco 05:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Sergey Tanin
  32. 5 IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco 06:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Sergey Tanin
  33. 6 I. Allegro 13:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    13:56
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jiaxin Min
    Ensemble
    Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  34. 7 II. Larghetto 07:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jiaxin Min
    Ensemble
    Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian
  35. 8 III. Allegro 09:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    09:24
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Jiaxin Min
    Ensemble
    Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vahan Mardirossian