The Queen Fabiola Competition () is an international music competition for carillon. It was established in 1987 by the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" to supersede the smaller annual competitions held in Belgium. Named after Queen Fabiola of Belgium, the competition's original patron, it was modeled after the Queen Elizabeth Competition. Its establishment was supported by the Flemish Government, Antwerp Province, and the city of Mechelen.
The competition involves learning several pieces of carillon music across three musical styles: baroque, romantic, and contemporary. It is extended over several days, with each contestant playing twice. A panel of judges award five prizes.
Considered the equivalent of top global competitions for piano, it has been described as the most important carillon competition in the world and the "Olympics of the carillon".
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Year 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize 4th prize 5th prize 6th prize 2024 Joseph Min (USA) Annie Gao (USA) Anne Lu (CAN) Claire Janezic (USA) Oleksandra Makarova (UKR) 2019 Alex Johnson (USA) Jasper Depraetere (BEL) Margaret Pan (USA) Keiran Cantilina (USA) Peter Bray (AUS) 2014 Joey Brink (USA) Brian Tang (USA) Thomas Laue (AUS) Rien Donkersloot (NLD) Philippe Beullens (BEL) 2008 Kenneth Theunissen (BEL) Toru Takao (JPN) Malgosia Fiebig (POL) Jonathan Lehrer (USA) Monika Kaźmierczak (POL) 2003 (NLD) Ana Elias (PRT) Liesbeth Janssens (BEL) Charles Dairay (FRA) Henk Veldman (NLD) 1998 Tom Van Peer (BEL) Liesbeth Janssens (BEL) Ann-Kirstine Christiansen (DNK) Stefano Colletti (FRA) Frans Haagen (NLD) Sergej Gratchev (NLD) 1993 (NLD) Koen Van Assche (BEL) Bob van Wely (NLD) Ann-Kirstine Christiansen (DNK) Kenneth Theunissen (BEL) Hylke Banning (NLD) 1990 (NLD) Brian Swager (USA) Gildas Delaporte (FRA) Abel Chaves (PRT) (NLD) Peter Bremer (NLD) 1987 (BEL) (NLD) John Gouwens (USA) Koen Van Assche (BEL) Eddy Mariën (BEL) Bob van Wely (NLD)
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