Hungarian Violinist Plays for Belgian Royalty

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The concert, organised to coincide with Belgian?s national holiday, featured former winners of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium. Kelemen won third prize for violin at the competition in 2001.

Kelemen played to an audience of about 2,000 accompanied by the Belgian National Orchestra.

The Queen Elisabeth Competition is open to musicians who have already completed their training and who are ready to launch their international careers. The competition covers the following musical disciplines: piano, voice, violin and composition. The performance sessions take place every four years and the competition for composers every two years.