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
1st Prize Soviet Union Emil Gilels
2nd Prize England Mary Johnstone (Moura Lympany)
3rd Prize Soviet Union Jakov Flier
4th Prize England Lance Dossor
5th Prize Uruguay Nivea Marino-Bellini
6th Prize Norway Robert Riefling
7th Prize Italy Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
8th Prize Belgium André Dumortier
9th Prize Nazi Germany Rose Schmidt
10th Prize France Monique Yver de la Bruchollerie
11th Prize Italy Marcella Barzetti
12th prize France Colette Gaveau

Other competitors

Jury

References
  • Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
  • Thierry Bouckaert, Le rêve d'Élisabeth. Pages 33–37
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