
UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER
Jean-Claude Van Den Eynden at the Awards of the
Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano.
The other persons are not identified, 1964.
Photo
10 x 15 cm
Coll. Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel/Archives of the Royal Palace
Queen Elisabeth, the third queen of the Belgians (1876-1965), is a passionate musician, a visionary patron and shows great commitment to the development of young musicians. She sees culture and science as important levers to improve society and promote Belgium internationally.
In 2026, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, the Queen Elisabeth Competition, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and the Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation celebrate the 150th anniversary of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel is an international Centre of Musical Excellence whose mission is to offer the new generation of talented musicians one of the finest training programs in the world, in the disciplines of piano, violin, viola, cello, chamber music and voice.