The draw determining the competitors’ performance order was held during the official opening ceremony of the Liszt Ferenc International Piano Competition, in the presence of a notary public. As a result of the draw, the semifinal performance order will begin with the letter D.
Accordingly, on 16 September 2026, the competitors will take the stage in the following order:
13:00 – Concert 1
Deng Houjiyuan
Feng Yi-Chen
Ron Maxim Huang
— INTERMISSION —
Ruben Kozin
András Lakatos
Vilhelm Moqvist
18:00 – Concert 2
Sebestyén Pellet
Ildikó Rozsonits
Attila Szaniszló
— INTERMISSION —
Barbare Tataradze
Calvin Abdiel
Cai Huiping
The draw is an important part of the competition’s official proceedings, as it determines the order in which the participants perform before the jury and the audience. This year, fortune chose the letter D as the starting point.
