The Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra are thrilled to announce the 8 semi-finalists selected by the Jury, following the quarter-finals, held on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 February 2026.
Doga Çetin
Lamar Elias
Alizé Léhon
Lea Ray
Nefeli Chadouli
Mojca Lavrenčič
Jiajing Lai
Molly Turner
On Thursday 26 February, the 8 candidates will appear on the stage of the Studio at the Philharmonie de Paris across two sessions, conducting both a concerto and a vocal work with the Paris Mozart Orchestra.
Discover the running order and the repertoire below:
THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY / 2 – 5:30 PM
- Doga ÇETIN (25 – Turkey)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Recitative and Aria of Count Almaviva “Hai già vinta causa”Odette Gartenlaub
Concerto for flute (Moderato) - Lamar ELIAS (26 – Palestine)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Recitative and Aria of Count Almaviva “Hai già vinta causa”Odette Gartenlaub
Concerto pour flûte (Moderato) - Alizé LÉHON (27 – France)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Recitative and Aria of Count Almaviva “Hai già vinta causa”Sofia Goubaïdoulina
Fachwerk for bayan, percussion and strings (from bar 146 to bar 439) - Lea RAY (28 – Germany)
Gioachino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aria di Rosina “Una voce poco fa”Odette Gartenlaub
Concerto for flute (Moderato)
THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY / 7 – 10:30 PM
- Nefeli CHADOULI (32 – Greece)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro, Recitative and Aria of Count Almaviva “Hai già vinta causa”Odette Gartenlaub
Concerto for flute (Moderato) - Mojca LAVRENČIČ (33 – Slovenia)
Gioachino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aria di Rosina “Una voce poco fa”Sofia Goubaïdoulina
Fachwerk for bayan, percussion and strings (from bar 146 to bar 439) - Jiajing LAI (34 – China)
Gioachino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aria di Rosina “Una voce poco fa”Sofia Goubaïdoulina
Fachwerk for bayan, percussion and strings (from bar 146 to bar 439) - Molly TURNER (28 – USA)
Gioachino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Aria di Rosina “Una voce poco fa”Sofia Goubaïdoulina
Fachwerk for bayan, percussion and strings (from bar 146 to bar 439)
Free admission upon reservation. More information on philharmoniedeparis.fr
