COMPETITiON Schedule

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FINAL ROUND – performed from memory, 3 finalists
16 June 2026, 18:00
Finalists will perform:

A. Mozart: Rondo in C major for Flute and Orchestra KV 373 161
Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119

Approximate performance time
18:00-19:15    Sofia Petterson-Gutierrez & Federico Altare
19:15-19:35    Intermission
19:35-20:10    Ethan Nylander

PRIZE CEREMONY
16 June 2026, 21:00
Prize Ceremony and announcement of the Winner of Carl Nielsen International Competition 2026 – FLUTE!

1^st ROUND, 24 contestants
9-10 June 2026, 10:00
Contestants will perform 3 pieces from a repertoire of:

1)
a) Herman D. Koppel: Capriccio for Flute and Piano, Op. 73
b) J. P. E. Hartmann: Sonata in B major, Op. 1 – I. Allegro vivace

2)
Louise Alenius: Competition piece commissioned by the Carl Nielsen International Competition.

3)
Johann Sebastian Bach:
a) Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
b) Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
c) Sonata in E major, BWV 1035

9 June, First Round, Day 1
Performance schedule

Yeseul Bahng / Galya Kolarova 10:00-10:30  
Marta Cabañero / Hazel Friedman      10:30-11:00  
Heewon Han / Jacob Lidåkra 11:00-11:30   
BREAK 15 min 11:30-11:45  
Rio Ito / Yuna Miyasaka   11:45-12:15  
Eunbi Jo / Asen Tanchev 12:15-12:45  
Kristin Jonsdottir / Galya Kolarova       12:45-13:15

BREAK 60 min 13:15-14:15

Yegeon Kim / Hazel Friedman 14:15-14:45
Florence Laurain / Jacob Lidåkra 14:45-15:15
Judy Lee / Yume Takasaki 15:15-15:45
BREAK 15 min 15:45-16:00
Louis Liu / Galya Kolarova 16:00-16:30
Svetlana Marenkova / Hazel Friedman 16:30-17:00
Helene Schrøder / Jacob Lidåkra  17:00-17:30

10 June, First Round, Day 2
Performance schedule

Lisa Meignin / Galya Kolarova 10:00-10:30
Ethan Nylander / Hazel Friedman        10:30-11:00
Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez / J. Lidåkra   11:00-11:30 
BREAK 15 min 11:30-11:45
Elvin Schlanger / Galya Kolarova         11:45-12:15
Nikolai Song / Hazel Friedman            12:15-12:45
Siyu Sun / Jacob Lidåkra  12:45-13:15

BREAK 60 min 13:15-14:15

Yajie Wang / Asen Tanchev  14:15-14:45
Enyu Zhang / Galya Kolarova              14:45-15:15
Jia Zhao / Hazel Friedman                  15:15-15:45
BREAK 15 min 15:45-16:00
Inês Alegria / Jacob Lidåkra                16:00-16:30
Federico Altare / Yume Takasaki           16:30-17:00
Manuel A. A. Quintero / G. Kolarova   17:00-17:30 

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2^nd ROUND, 12 contestants
11-12 June 2026, 10:00
Contestants will perform 3 pieces from a repertoire of:

1)
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

2)
a) Luciano Berio: Sequenza I
b) Karl Aage Rasmussen: Pièce de concours
c) Yan Maresz: Circumambulation
d) Lowell Liebermann: Soliloquy, Op. 44
e) Michael Jarrell: Le point est la source de tout… (Épitomé II)
f) Fuminori Tanada: F
g) Philippe Hurel: Loops (for solo flute)

3)
a) Franz Schubert: Introduction, Theme and Variations on “Ihr Blümlein alle”, D. 802
b) Charles-Marie Widor: Suite, Op. 34
c) Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in D major, Op. 94

11 June, Second Round, Day 1
Performance schedule

Marta Cabañero / Hazel Friedman 10:00-10:45
Florence Laurain / Asen Tanchev 10:45-11:30
Judy Lee / Yume Takasaki 11:30-12:15

BREAK 60 min 12:15-13:15

Svetlana Marenkova / Galya Kolarova 13:15-14:00
Lisa Meignin / Hazel Friedman 14:00-14:45
BREAK 15 min 14:45-15:00
Ethan Nylander / Asen Tanchev 15:00-15:45

12 June, Second Round, Day 2
Performance schedule

Sofía Patterson-Gutierrez /Galya Kolarova 10:00-10:45
Nikolai Song / Hazel Friedman 10:45-11:30
Yajie Wang / Asen Tanchev 11:30-12:15

BREAK 60 min 12:15-13:15

Inês Alegria / Galya Kolarova 13:15-14:00
Federico Altare / Yume Takasaki 14:00-14:45
BREAK 15 min 14:45-15:00
Manuel Astudillo Quintero / Hazel Friedman 15:00-15:45

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3^rd  ROUND / SEMIFINAL – performed without conductor, 6 semifinalists
14 June 2026, 18:00
Semifinalists will perform 2 pieces from a repertoire of:

1)
Any work for solo flute chosen by the candidate, maximum duration 6 minutes.

2)
a) C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq 22 (H. 425)
b) C. P. E. Bach: Flute Concerto in G major, Wq 169 (H. 445)

18:00-19:30 

19:30-19:50    Intermission

19:50-21:20