VIII Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
The eighth edition of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition took place in 1957 and was the second one devoted to composition. A specific format in two categories was implanted, and Polish composer Michał Spisak, who had won the inaugural edition, successfully defended the title in the chamber orchestra category.
Jury
- Jean Absil
- Tony Aubin
- Raymond Chevreuille
- Marcel Cuvalier
- Óscar Esplá
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann
- Guillaume Landré
- Vic Legley
- Gian Francesco Malipiero
- Nicolas Nabokov
- Robert Oboussier
- Marcel Poot
- Francis Poulenc
- Virgil Thomson