Round 2: Ten.Solo.Percussion

One evening, one stage, ten of the world’s best young percussionists. Round 2 is the classical heart of the TROMP Percussion Competition: a recital evening built around a repertoire carefully chosen by the jury.

This is where you hear what each artist does with the music itself. Same selection, ten interpretations, and every one of them brings its own colors, its own ideas, its own choices. The notes on the page stay the same. What each player finds in them doesn’t. It all happens in the Recital Hall of Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, ten outstanding artists side by side across a single evening, each one making the music entirely their own.

TROMP International Percussion Competition 2026
The TROMP International Percussion Competition 2026 takes place from 19 to 27 September 2026 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. This biennial event is regarded worldwide as the leading competition for solo percussion and offers a platform to some of the most talented young percussionists from around the globe. For the 2026 edition, TROMP has redesigned the format to place greater emphasis on the artists’ individual creative identity.
The Main Competition (TIPC 2026) brings together ten selected top-level performers who travel to Eindhoven to present their own unique artistic programs, ranging from classical to electronic and contemporary music.

Round 1 consists of ten 35-minute recitals, where audiences are free to move between three immersive spaces.

Round 2 is a classical recital evening, where all ten artists perform the same jury-selected repertoire, each offering a distinct personal interpretation.

Round 3 transforms the Paterskerk into a continuous soundscape, with musicians positioned throughout the space as the audience moves freely between them. The central work is Seismisms by Yannis Kyriakides.

The Final features three finalists collaborating with an artistic team to create a personal 35-minute recital, including a world premiere by Malika Kishino and specially commissioned material by Genevieve Murphy.