UPCOMING EDITION
February 21 - February 27 2026
@ Muziekcentrum Enschede
Enschede, The Netherlands

Programme and Winners’ Concert

February 1, 2026
Opening Concert
Thursday, 19 February, recital by Ivan Petrović-Poljak (Croatia), winner 2024.
12:30 PM – Muziekcentrum Enschede, Small Hall
Free admission.
Preliminary Rounds and Final Rounds:
22 February, 11:00–7:00 PM – First round, Group B (ages 16–20)
23 February, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM – First round, Group B (continued)
24 February, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM – First round, Group A (ages 10–15)
25 February, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM – Final round, Group B
26 February, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM – Final round, Group A
27 February, 7:30–10:00 PM – Winners’ Concert & Award Ceremony, Groups A and B
The preliminary rounds take place in the Small Hall of the Muziekcentrum (entrance via the ArtEZ Conservatorium, Van Essengaarde 10) and are free and open to the public. Visitors may enter and leave freely.
Winners’ Concert & Award Ceremony
Friday, 27 February, 7:30 PM – Ontmoetingskerk, Varviksingel 139, Enschede.
Tickets: €15; youth: €10. Reservations: +31 6 10228805 or at the church entrance before the concert or during the competition with Fieke Briër.
The winners of Groups A and B will perform in the Winners’ Concert, followed by the presentation of the competition prizes and the Press and Audience Awards.
Host: Sylvia Heijnen