In 13 years, the International Piano Competition of Lyon (France) has attracted about 700 competitors from nearly 50 countries. It is a wonderful festival of concerts and master class at the heart of the City of Lyon. On the banks of the Rhône River, Lyon is one of the largest and oldest cities of France, with a rich cultural and economic life. The Competition is a member of the Alink Argerich network.
Edition 2022
A week of classical festival at the heart of Lyon; a Competition Prize Money of 15,000€.
First round online: Free program from 15-20 min, including an original piece of J.S.Bach and a virtuoso study. Complete with one or more pieces of your choice. Send your performance via Youtube video link (or any other streaming platform). Please see regulations paragraph 10 about the 1st round online, and read carefully the entire rules.
Semi-Final: Free program from 22 to 25 minutes.
It is possible to include one of the works recorded for the 1st round in the program of the Semi-Final or Final-Recital.
Final-Recital: Free program of 45-55 minutes, composed of works of the candidate's choice, different from the previous rounds. Mandatory including a work by Alexandre Scriabin, the mandatory following work: piano sonata in A minor of Alexey Shor (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev) (you can also download the partition in the "new" section) and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance (among the list of concertos proposed by Artistic Direction of competition). For this test, the candidate will be accompanied on the second piano by a professional accompanist - Mr. Nobuyoshi Shima or M. Pavel Kachnov, laureat of the first prize of the 2017 edition of the Lyon international piano contest.
Final-Concerto: The Concerto presented by the laureats, this time played in full with Symphonic Orchestra or accopagnied with a second piano in case of the unavailability of the orchestra due to the sanitary context.
Rules 2022
Rules of Lyon's international Piano Competition update (please read with care)
Because of the sanitary situation due to Covid19, the artistic management of the competition has decided to organize the first round of the competition "online".
There won't be any pre-selection in 2022!
The 1st round will occur through YouTube-link (see paragraph section 10: rule of the 1st round "online").
1. The Lyon's international Piano Competition is organized by the association "Grand Prix international de Piano de Lyon" (GPIPL), ruled according to 1901 French law, without lucrative purpose.
2. The LIPC is open to pianists of all nationalities, aged from 17 to 35 on the registration day. 3. The registration is open from January 1st 2022.
4. The Deadline for registration and submission of the complete file and the YouTube link of the first Round must be send before and up to the 1st of April 2022, at midnight.
5. Registration:
>online registration on the site www.gpipl.fr
>by mail by sending the complete file (see details below) and the YouTube link of the first round to the address: eganian@gpipl.fr .
Please download the registration form from the website, complete it in capital letters and attach to your file with proof of payment. Applicants must complete the online registration form and send the following documents to have a complete file before April 1st 2022, at midnight:
* Registration form
* Curriculum Vitae in English and French, 10 lines maximum (pdf)
* Picture high definition jpeg (2 Mo maximum)
* Copy of passport (pdf)
* Complete programs of all rounds, indicating timing of each pieces (pdf) * the payment proof of registration fees of 115€ (pdf)
* YouTube link of the 1st round
6. Banking costs are on charge of candidates
7. Registration fees (115€) can be paid :
- by banking transfer (international transfer) to the following bank account
Crédit Mutuel
34, rue du Wacken
67482 Strasbourg (France)
Code IBAN : FR76 1027 8073 1200 0205 8310 119
Code SWIFT (BIC) : CMCIFR2A
To the benefit of : Grand Prix International de Piano de Lyon
- with Paypal on the website www.gpipl.fr
- with a bank check for French residents, on benefit of GPIPL.
8. A candidacy can only be confirmed after the reception of the corresponding application fee.
9. Registration fee will not be refunded or postponed under any circumstances.
10. Please read carefully the rules of the First round (online):
* Free program of 15-20 minutes, including compulsorily an original piece of J.S Bach and a virtuoso study. The applicant can complete with one or more pieces of their choice.
* The video must have been recorded in 2022 especially for the LIPC. The face and hands of the applicant must be visible in the same frame without any special effect (zoom and others.)
It must be sent as a unique link without cuts, as a live performance.
* The video must not be edited (neither video nor audio). Every edited video disqualifies automatically the applicant.
* The video must be uploaded to an online service where they must be streamed without downloading (YouTube, Dailymotion, etc.).
* A YouTube link fits us perfectly. However, it is the responsibility of the candidate to check that the link is online and viewable after submission until the announcement of the 1st round results. Video files including date limits like "We transfer" are forbidden. DVD is not accepted as well.
* According to present circumstances, the record can be done on upright piano with a smartphone. The candidates won't be penalized by the quality of their instrument or record.
* Note: if the link is not sent before April 1st 2022 midnight, the candidate will automatically be disqualified and registration fees won't be refunded.
* The 1st round results will be announced on April 7st 2022 on the website www.gpipl.fr , in order to let enough time to the semi-finalists to prepare their trip to Lyon.
* candidates are admitted to the semifinals, which takes place on July 5th and 6th 2022 at the Regional Conservatory of Lyon.
11. Rules for the final-recital, to read carefuly : Free program of 45-55 minutes, composed of works of the candidate's choice, different from the previous rounds. Mandatory including a work by Alexandre Scriabin, the mandatory following work: piano sonata in A minor of Alexey Shor (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev) (you can also download the partition in the "new" section) and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance, (among the list of concertos proposed by Artistic Direction of competition). For this test, the candidate will be accompanied on the second piano by a professional accompanist - Mr. Nobuyoshi Shima or M. Pavel Kachnov, laureat of the first prize of the 2017 edition of the Lyon international piano contest.
12. Travel and accommodation costs are on charge of candidates. However, there is a possibility for all semifinalists who request it to get a free accommodation in a host family, according to what is possible. For this, you must make the request by e-mail to Mrs Hélène Balligand : helene.balligand@gmail.com, coordinator of host families (please send a copy to : eganian@gpipl.fr). As the number of accommodations is limited, requests will be processed within the limits of availability.
13. All applicants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult who will be fully responsible of the applicant throughout the contest period. If the adult is not one of the applicant's parents, a signed parental authorization must be attached to the registration file.
14. All candidates who take part to the semi-final will receive a semi-finalist diploma upon request to eganian@gpipl.fr
15. The competition has the right to request complementary information to any candidate.
16. The candidates can change their programs of semi-final or final till May 20th 2022, last delay.
17. The timing of each piece must be indicated!
18. The jury reserves the right to cut short a candidate's performance if the scheduled time for the test is exceeded.
19. The jury will be composed of musicians of international fame: concert pianists and teachers, conductors, artistic agents, producers, etc.
20. If a candidate is studying with a member of the jury, that member of the jury cannot be allowed to vote for.
21. The name of candidate’s teacher/professor is not printed in the program for the jury.
22. The jury is the only one who can give an award, except for the Public Prize.
23. The decision of the jury is final and will not be subjected to reviews or appeals.
24. In case of equality, the jury proceeds a second vote. The vote of jury is transparent, displayed and visible for all.
25. All performances are open for public within the limit of the number of places available.
26. In case of withdrawal, the applicant must inform the management of the competition by mail to eganian@gpipl.fr
27. All pieces must be performed by heart, except for contemporary pieces, after a personal request and approval by the artistic direction of the competition ( eganian@gpipl.fr )
28. Candidates can include one of the pieces they have recorded on the 1st round in semi-final program or final-recital program.
29. Candidates are solely responsible for visa applications. A letter of invitation to the Competition can be provided upon request. The visa application should be addressed to the relevant embassy or consulate.
30. The GPIPL association, organizer of the competition, owns a "Civil Liability" insurance which covers the costs in the event of incidents or accidents occurring to participants during the period of the Competition. However, this insurance does not in any way cover parents or accompanying persons. Candidates are advised to check their personal insurance as well as those of accompanying persons in order to guarantee the necessary cover outside the Competition.
31. Candidates must be available for any interview, video recording or meeting in relation with the competition. The presence of all finalists is required at the Gala concert and rewards ceremony.
32. Candidates release, in favor of the competition, all rights to capture, broadcast and recording of any kind, for an indefinite period, made during the Contest. Applicants consent to subsequent uses of the recordings. Participation in the Competition constitutes the agreement of all candidates. A copy of the recording can be given to candidates who have previously provided a USB key of at least 4 GB.
33. The entry in the competition implies the acceptance of the present rules without any reservation.
34. Failure to comply with one or more rules of these regulations will result in the disqualification of the candidate. The decision cannot be contested.
35. Photocopies of scores are prohibited under the laws in force (Law of 11/3/1957 art. 425 of penal code)
36. In case of differences between translations, only the French version will prevail.
37. Rules may be subject to any change without notice.
Planning - 2022
Candidates from all over the world, aged between 17 and 35, will compete for the 2022 edition. The course of the event will be structured in three phases.
1) Before Thursday April 1, 2022 for the 1st round, the candidates sent their registration file including the recording on YouTube link of a virtuoso study and an original work by JS Bach, completed by works by their choice. Total of 15 to 20 minutes maximum.
The results of this first round will be published on April 7.
2) At the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon (4, montée Cardinal Decourtray - Lyon 5th)
July 4: - 2.p.m.: reception of the candidates of the 13th International Piano Competition of Lyon
- 7.30 p.m. .: The Opening concert given by Yuri Bogdanov, President of the Jury, in the Debussy room
July 5 - 6: -9 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Semi-final Salle Debussy. The successful candidates propose their program (from 22 to 25 minutes) which can use one of the works recorded for the first round
July 7: -9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The Final-Recital:
The 6 selected candidates will present a free program of 45-55 minutes including obligatorily one work of Alexandre Scriabin, the mandatory work Sonata for piano in A minor Alexey Shor (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev) and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance, (among the list of concertos proposed by Artistic Direction of competition). For this test, the candidate will be accompanied on the second piano by a professional accompanist - Mr. Nobuyoshi Shima or M. Pavel Kachnov, laureat of the first prize of the 2017 edition of the Lyon international piano contest.
-4pm to 4.45pm: Deliberations and announcement of the three winners for the Gala evening the next day
-6pm: The concert given by the Artistic Directors of the Lyon International Competition, Yolande Kouznetsov and Svetlana Eganian and by a Spanish candidate of the Maria Canals competition in Barcelona as part of a partnership between the two Competitions
3) At the Lyon Labor Exchange – Albert Thomas hall (205 Place Guichard - Lyon 3ème)
July 8: - 7:30 p.m. .: La Finale-concerto
-The Gala evening during which the three winners selected the day before play the full concerto they prepared, accompanied by the BRYANSK Governorate Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Edward Ambartsumyan or accompanied on the 2nd piano by Nobuyoshi Shima (or Pavel Kachnov)
-Voting for the “Audience Award”. The public vote is transparent, displayed and visible to all.
-The Jury's deliberation with an equally transparent vote, announced on stage. During this final deliberation, singer Chrystelle Di Marco-Soccoja will perform.
-The Award ceremony and the closing cocktail reserved for VIPs, members of the jury, host families and candidates.
Jury 2022
Welcome by the Founder
I would like to welcome our jury members, all of them distinguished musicians, who take on a great responsibility. They gather for this task, which is so delicate, with the experience of having run international competitions in their own countries. However difficult, this task brings moments of pure delight to all of us, who are passionate about discovering new musical talents.
- Svetlana Eganian, Founder & Artistic Director
President of the jury
Youri Bogdanov (Russia)
Yuri Bogdanov is a professor at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow, concert performer, Honoré artist of Russia, Steinway artist. He is one of the most gifted pianists of our time. He has received wide international recognition, primarily as a performer of the music of J.S.Bach, F.Schubert and A.Scriabin. In 1996, His recording of sonatas and pieces by F.Schubert was recognized by the Viennese F.Schubert Institute as the best Schubert records in the world, season 1995/1996. He graduated from Moscow State Conservatory P.I.Tchaikovsky with prof.A.Artobolevskaya, prof.A.Mndoyants, prof.A.Nasedkin, prof.T.Nikolaeva and prof.M. Voskresensky. Yury Bogdanov has received several prizes and laureate grades at major international competitions: Leipzig, Dortmund, Hamburg Vienna, Calgary, Kitzingen, Pyongyang, Sydney. In 1992 he received the 1st A.Scriabin scholarship. In the Scriabin House-Museum in Moscow, Yuri Bogdanov performed his first solo recital in 1989. Since then, the pianist has performed in concert in Russia and in many countries. He is the soloist of the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic Society. His repertoire includes solos, chamber music and concertos for piano and orchestra. He has recorded ten CDs. His students have won numerous prizes in many international piano competitions. He has participated as a jury member in numerous international competitions. He directed the international organization “Ecology of Culture” and the international piano festival “Art evenings around Moscow” and the international festival “Musical Krasnogorsk”.
International Jury
Svetlana Eganian (France)
Svetlana Eganian trained at the Tchaikovsky Higher Conservatory in Moscow with prestigious teachers such as Bella Davidovitch and Zinaïda Ignatieva, disciple of Samuel Feinberg, contemporary and friend of Alexander Scriabin. Winner of four first Prizes (Soloist-concertist, Chamber player, Pedagogue, and Accompanist-partner of opera singers) awarded by a jury composed of eminent members of the Russian School: Tatiana Nicolaeva, Dmitri Bashkirov, Evgueni Malinin, Lev Naoumov and Sergeÿ Dorenski, she moved to France and since 1981 has been teaching at the CNSMD in Lyon.
Giuliano Adorno (Italia)
Giuliano Adorno, graduated in Piano under the direction of Maestro Antonio Di Cristofano, specialized in Paris at the Ecole Normale “A. Cortot” and later in Madrid with maestro Leonel Morales. He has obtained prizes and distinctions in more than 30 national and international piano competitions, in Italy, Spain and other European countries. He has given concerts for Italian and foreign institutions and has performed in renowned halls. His latest appearances include a tour of Japan and a concert at Warsaw's Lazienki Park for the Chopin Society. His repertoire includes many authors, works for piano, chamber music and concertos for piano and orchestra: Mozart, Gerschwin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven Liszt, among others. Since 2012 he has been artistic director of the Orbetello Piano Festival and since 2017 he is the founder and artistic director of the Orbetello International Piano Competition.
Philippe Raskin (Belgian)
The interpretations of Belgian pianist Philippe Raskin are described as “generous and committed” (MDM-La libre Belgique). His game shows “impressive confidence” (JK, Mundo Classico). He studied at the Royal Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel in Brussels and at the “Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia” in Madrid, with teachers such as J.-C. Van den Eynden, D. Bashkirov and E. Krasovsky. Winner of several international competitions such as the Lyon International Piano Competition or Madrid's "Spanish Composers", he is regularly invited to play as a soloist or with an orchestra. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of the “César Franck International Piano Competition” in Brussels.
Alvaro Teixeira Lopes (Portugal)
Born in Porto, he completed his “Advanced piano course” at the Conservatory of Porto in 1981. He studied with Isabel Rocha and Helena Sà e Costa, then at the National Conservatory of Lisbon with Jorge Moyano. Fellow of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Austrian Government and the Secretary of State for Culture, he continued his studies in Wien and then in Paris. He won numerous awards and had a long national and international career as a soloist and chamber musician. He was often invited to play in the biggest festivals in Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Malta, Spain and Great Britain. Brittany. He heads the "Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition" in Porto, Portugal, which will celebrate its XXII edition in 2020.
Florian Koltun (Germany)
German pianist and music director Florian Koltun studied at the Universities of Music in Cologne and Trossingen with Prof. Ilja Scheps and Tomislav Baynov. He also had Masterclasses with prestigious professors like B. L. Gelber or G. Rosenberg. His active concert work began at the age of 14 when he was already making a name for himself by winning several first prizes at the German Jugend Musiziert competition as well as at the National Bach Competition in Köthen. He is laureate of several international piano competitions. Florian Koltun is regularly invited to various well-known concert venues in Europe and Asia.As a soloist, he has appeared with many famous orchestras, among them the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Kammerphilharmonie St. Petersburg, Zagreb Soloists , Berliner Camerata under the direction of celebrity chefs. Florian Koltun is the founder and artistic director of the international piano festival in Geilenkirchen, Germany. He is often invited as a jury member in numerous international piano competitions. From 2015 to 2017 he taught piano at the Cologne University of Music.
Hervé Billaut (France)
Born in Villefranche-sur-Saône , Hervé Billaud entered the Lyon Conservatory at the age of ten. He continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory, where he studied in classes with Germaine Mounier (piano), Jean Hubeau (chamber music), Jeanine Rueff and Bernard de Crépy (writing). Hervé Billaut won a Grand Prix at the “Marguerite Long Competition” (1983), and distinguished himself in many international competitions. He has performed in France (Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées), Spain (Teatro Real de Madrid), and on all continents, particularly in South America and Asia. He has collaborated with the choreographers Jean-Christophe Maillot, John Neumeier and Roland Petit as a soloist with the Ballets de Monte Carlo and performs regularly at the Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, in Granada, Paris, Toulouse and at La Folle Journée de Nantes. He is artistic director of the Rendez-vous de Rochebonne.
Paolo Francese (Italia)
Paolo Francese began studying the piano at the age of seven. He entered the Italian State Conservatories where he obtained his Magna cum laude diploma in piano. He attended piano masterclasses with renowned artists and obtained the doctorate in piano performance with highest marks, honors and special mention. Winner of several national and international piano competitions, Paolo Francese began a brilliant career as a concert performer very early on, both as a soloist and in various chamber music ensembles, in Italy and abroad. Also regularly invited by prestigious theaters, music festivals to perform with orchestra, he has managed over the years to establish excellent relationships with musicians, musical associations and institutions all over the world. He is frequently invited to participate as a jury in national and international piano competitions. He is promoter and artistic director of the International Piano Festival “PianoSolo”, and of the Querceto International Piano Festival & Masterclasses in Tuscany (Italy). Also involved in the dissemination of new music, he participated in some early performances of contemporary works. He teaches piano in Italian state music schools and organizes piano masterclasses for musical institutions and organizations around the world.
Accommodation
Host family (free of charges)
After you have succeeded the first round online, you have the opportunity to stay at host family in Lyon. Please contact first Mme Eganian (eganian@gpipl.fr), and after Mme Balligand, our host family manager (helene.balligand@gmail.com).
The applicant will be host according to availability.
Instructions :
1) Download the application form
2) Follow the instructions mentioned inside the application form
3) Send your application at : eganian@gpipl.fr
4) You can pay with the paypal button below or by any way mentionned in application form or in rules. Please specify the name of the candidate in your proof of payment.
President and artistic director - general organisation
Yolande GALLAY-KOUZNETSOV
Co-director - practice rooms scheduling - candidates presentation to the jury
Jérôme BROSSETTE
Vice president
Pascal CHÉRON
Treasurer and technical and audiovisual management
Françoise CHAILLOL
Financial director and accountant
André Cuerq
Logistic and organisation - general ressources management - safety management
Jean-Jacques KARAGUEUZIAN
Donor and press management
Jacqueline CHEVALIER
Secretary in charge of communication and of the relashionship with festivals and medias
Christian RORDORF
Audio recording
Hélène BALLIGAND
Host families management
Pierre-Michel BRUNEL
Graphic design and infography
Jean-Noël REGNIER
Programs formatting and redaction
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Concertos
Candidates can choose one of the following works for their Final:
J.S.Bach-Concerto N 1 d-moll BWV 1052
F.Chopin -Concerto N 1 e-moll op.11
F.Chopin-Concerto N 2 f-moll op.21
W.A.Mozart-Concerto N 21 C-dur K467
W.A.Mozart-Concerto N 23 A-dur K 488
R.Schumann -Concerto a-moll op.54
F.Liszt-Concerto N 1 Es -dur S 124
F.Liszt -Concerto N 2 A-dur S 125
L.V.Beethoven -Concerto N 1 C-dur op.15
L.V.Beethoven-Cocerto N 2 B-dur op.19
L.V.Beethoven-Concerto N 3 c-moll op.37
L.V.Beethoven -Concerto N 4 G-dur op. 58
L.V.Beethoven -Concerto N 5 Es-dur op.73
Saint-Saens -Concerto N 2 g-moll op.22
E.Grieg-Concerto a-moll
M.Ravel -Concerto en Sol Majeur
S.Prokofiev- Concerto N 1 Des-dur op.10
S.Projofiev-Concerto N 3 C-dur op. 26
S.Rachmaninov-Concerto N 2 c-moll op.18
S.Rachmaninov -Concerto N 3 d-moll op. 30
P. Tchaïkovski - Concerto N 1 b-moll op. 23
Orchestra invited for the Grand Final
The Bryansk symphonic orchestra
The Bryansk symphonic orchestra is one of the most brilliant artistic bands of Bryansk.
For its time being the orchestra has prepared and performed a lot of concert programs. The orchestra band is distinguished for its high performing mastership, excellent ensemble and a wonderful sense of style.
The repertoire of the band is vast and various - from the classics to the music of modern composers. These are Vivaldi, Corelli, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Svendsen, Shostakovich, Schoenberg, Shaw and many others.
The Bryansk orchestra runs vast concert activities in the cities of Russia and abroad. Since 2001 in cooperation with the association “The Philharmonic Orchestra of Europe” more than 200 concerts have been prepared and performed in the most prestigious concert-halls of Europe, where the band have had a great success and managed to win love of the public, which was proved by high opinion of the press.
Every year the Bryansk orchestra takes part in The International Festival of Modern Art named after N.Roslavets and N.Gabo, in the series of the concerts of classical music “May assemblies”, in the decade of arts to the memory of princess Tenisheva, in The International Contest of Young Pianists named after T.N.Nikolaeva. The orchestra took part in The Russian Festival of String-and-bow Art held in Bryansk in 1997. At the same year the European association “Esta” held The All-Russian seminar of leading Russian and European masters of string-and-bow art on the basis of the orchestra.
The art director and chief conductor of the Bryansk symphonic orchestra is The Honored artist of the Russian Federation Edward Ambartsumyan, a talented musician, composer and conductor. He heads it since 1993.
Edward Ambartsumyan graduated from The Yerevan State Conservatory named after Comitas on the speciality “composition” in 1992 and on the speciality “a conductor of opera-house and symphonic orchestras” in 1993. During his studies in the conservatory he worked as a chief conductor of The Yerevan Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. In 1991 – 93 he was a conductor of the symphonic orchestra of Armenian radio and television and at the same tame a conductor in the Academic Opera named after Spendiarov.
In 1988 he took part in The All-Union Contest of Young Composers in Moscow, where he was became a laureate. In 1996 he took part in the Second International Contest of Conductors named after S.Prokofiev in St.Petersburg.
Edward Ambartsumyan performs with the best symphonic and chamber orchestras of Armenia, Belarus, Russia,Macedonia .
In 1999 on the invitation of The Macedonia National Theatre of Opera and Ballet Edward Ambartsumyan conducted the opera-house orchestra in Skopje with a symphonic program. The ballet “Romeo and Juliet” by S.Prokofiev was perfomed by him in 2000. He also conducted this orchestra in 2007 – 2010.
Edward Ambartsumyan is characterized by his high professionalism, excellent taste and vivid emotionality.
The international biography center of The Cambridge University (The Great Britain) has included Edward Ambartsumyan into the world anthology “The names of the 21st century”.
The Finale-concerto
The Gala evening during which the 3 selected laureats of the day before play fully the concerto they prepared, accompagnied by the Bryansk symphonic orchestra under the leadership of Edward Ambartsumyan or accompagnied by a second piano by M. Nobuyoshi Shima (or M. Pavel Kachnov) in case of the unavailability of the orchestra for sanitary reasons.
Pavel Kachnov (Ukraine)
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, to a family of musicians, Pavel Kachnov started playing the piano at the age of 3. A pupil of Irina Barinova at the Kiev Higher Music School, he accumulated the first prizes in national and international competitions from a very young age (Prokofiev competition, Karamanov competition, etc.). Admitted at the age of 16 at the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music, then at the Kiev Higher Conservatory, in 2010 he became soloist of the Royal Vienna Orchestra. He has been teaching since 2013 at the Vienna Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts. Guest of the largest concert halls such as the Musikverein (2018) he has performed with numerous groups, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, the Odessa
Orchestra, of Madrid ...
Its vast repertoire ranges from Baroque to contemporary creation. In 2017 he founded his own international piano competition in Kiev, and, again in 2017, won 1st prize at the international piano competition in Lyon where he was "spotted" by Musica Formosa.
Nobutoshi Shima (Japan - France) - pianiste accompagnateur du concours
Born in Hokkaido in Japan, he mainly studied composition up to the doctorate at the National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo (Géïdaï faculty). He perfected his piano skills in the accompaniment class of Michel Tranchant at the CNSMD in Lyon and obtained his DNESM (National Diploma of Higher Musical Studies) in Accompaniment in 2007. Currently, Nobuyoshi SHIMA is a composer; accompanist for Françoise Pollet's singing class and Jean-Philippe Amy's Atelier Lyrique at the CNSMD in Lyon, musical director and vocal coach at the Pôle Lyrique d'Excellence de Cécile De Boever, vocal coach at the Center de la Voix Rhône-Alpes, editor-translator at Nihongakufu-Shuppansha (Tokyo music publishing company). Each year, he accompanies the candidates of the Lyon International Piano Competition during the Finale-Recital for the 1st movement of the chosen Concertos.
Awards granted for 2022 edition
1st award - 5000€
2nd award - 2500€
3rd award - 1500€ - Offered by Madam Geneviève Baud
1er prix et prix du public Pavel Kachnov (Ukraine)
2ème prix Daniil Kazakov (Russia)
3ème prix Shogher Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Prix Scriabine Junichi Ito (Japan)
2016
1er prix Leonel Morales-Herrero (Spain)
2ème prix Caterina Grewe (Germany)
3ème prix et prix du public : Bruno Vlahek (Croatia)
Prix Scriabine : Artavazd Hambaryan (Armenia)
2015
1er prix et prix du public Wataru Hisasue (Japan)
2ème prix et prix Scriabine Ronaldo Rolim (Brazil)
3ème prix Yeontaek Oh (Korea)
2014
1er prix Pavel Yeletskiy (Byelorussia)
2ème prix et prix du public Min-Jun Kim (Korea)
3ème prix ex aequo Igor Andreev (Russia)
3ème prix ex aequo Jin Ishimura (Japan)
2013
1er prix Evgeny Starodubtsev (Russia)
2ème prix et prix du public Alexander Yakovlev (Russia)
3ème prix Jean-Paul Gasparian (France)
2012
1er prix Alessandro Tardino (Italia)
2ème prix Philippe Raskin (Belgium)
3ème prix et prix du public Anna Fedorova (Ukraine)
2011
1er prix Akihiro Sakiyia (Japan)
2ème prix Yedam Kim (Korea)
3ème prix et prix du public Fiorenzo Pascalucci (Italia)
2010
1er prix Dan Zuili (Israel)
2ème prix ex æquo Rena Yoshihara (Japan)
2ème prix ex aequo et Prix du public Damien Bossy (Belgium)
3ème prix ex æquo Yuka Fujii (Japan)
3ème prix ex æquo Nicolas Horvath (Monaco)
2009
1er prix Jean-Vianney Zenati (France)
2ème prix Jahana Chiharu (Japan)
3ème prix Lin Chia-Hung (Taiwan)
Prix du public Jahana Chiharu (Japan)
Jury over time
2017
Vincenzo BALZANI (Italia, president of the jury)
Nicolas HORVATH (Monaco-France)
Philippe RASKIN (Belgium)
Albert MAMRIEV (Israel)
Edward AMBARTSUMYAN (Armenia)
Yuri BOGDANOV (Russia)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
2016
Dmitri BASHKIROV (Russia, president of the jury)
Michele DELLA VENTURA (Italia)
Nigara AKCHMEDOVA (Uzbekistan, Russia)
AMRIEV (Israel)
Eduard AMBARTSUMYAN (Armenia)
Philippe RASKIN (Belgium)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
2015
Marie-Catherine GIROD (France, president of the jury)
Vincenzo BALZANI (Italia)
Tatiana ZELIKMAN (Russia)
Albert MAMRIEV (Israel)
Philippe RASKIN (Belgium)
Gilead MISHORY (Germany)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
2014
Michel DALBERTO (France, president of the jury)
Akemi YAMAMOTO-ALINK (Japan / Dutch)
Alain LOMPECH (France)
Elena ROSANOVA (Russia)
Philippe RASKIN (Belgium)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
Thomas HERBUT (Pologne)
2013
Christian IVALDI (France, president of the jury)
Philip de la CROIX (France)
François-Frédérique GUY (France)
Alain JACQUON (France)
Vincenzo BALZANI (Italia)
Gilead MISHORY (Germany)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
2012
Jacques ROUVIER (France, president of the jury)
Christian IVALDI (France)
Hervé N'KAOUA (France)
Muza RUBACKYTE (Lituania)
Serguei MILSTEIN (Russia)
Luba AROUTIOUNIAN (Belgium)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
2011
Alexander PALEY (USA, president of the jury)
Marie-Catherine GIROD (France)
Grégory BEER (Poland)
Serguei MILSTEIN (Russia)
Luba AROUTIOUNIAN (Belgium)
Yanka HEKIMOVA (Bulgaria)
Svetlana EGANIAN (France)
Ying Ming QIN (China)
2010
Svetlana EGANIAN (France, president of the jury)
Grégory BEER (Pologne)
Serguei MILSTEIN (Russia)
Yanka HEKIMOVA (Bulgarie)
Muza RUBACKYTE (Lituania, Suisse)
Luba AROUTIOUNIAN (Belgium)
Catherine ALEXANDRE (France)
Prosper TEBOUL (France)
2009
Svetlana EGANIAN (France, president of the jury)
Catherine ALEXANDRE (France)
Serguei MILSTEIN (Russia)
Tamayo IKEDA (Japan)
Luba AROUTIOUNIAN (Belgium)
Practical informations for 2022
Opening concert given by Yuri Bogdanov on Monday 4th of July 2022 at 7.30p.m, room Debussy, District conservatory of Lyon, 4 montée Cardinal Decourtray - 69005 LYON
Romantic program:
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue - J.S Bach
Carnival Op.9 - R. Schumann
Five preludes - Y. Bogdanov
Finale recital: Thursday 7th of July 2022, from 9a.m to 4p.m le jeudi 7 juillet 2022 de 9h à 16h room Debussy, District conservatory of Lyon, 4 montée Cardinal Decourtray - 69005 LYON
Concert of the artistic director of the competition Svetlana Eganian and Yolande Kouznetsov, thursday 7th July 2022 at 6p.m (first part) , Room Debussy, District conservatory of Lyon, 4 montée Cardinal Decourtray - 69005 LYON.
Rachmaninov's Suite for Two Pianos, n°1 op.5 and n°2 op.17
Concert of guest pianist, Laureat of the Barcelona Maria Canals piano competition in a context of a partnership : thursday 7th July 2022 at 6p.m (second part) Room Debussy, District conservatory of Lyon, 4 montée Cardinal Decourtray - 69005 LYON.
Gala evening with the final concerto of the three laureats and lyrical song, all accompagnied by the Bryansk Orchestra or by a second piano if the orchestra would be unavailable for sanitary reason, on Friday 8th of July 2022 at 9.30p.m at the room Albert Thomas, Bourse du Travail de Lyon – 205 place Guichard Lyon 5ème
1e prize Mariamna SHERLING (N°19)- Norway
2e prize Anna LEYERER (N°3) - Russia
3e prize Ji-Hyang GWAK (N°6) - South Korea
4e prize Jaeyoung LEE (N°20) - South Korea
5e prize Jeongro PARK (N°36) - South Korea
6e prize Gihoon YOON (N°14) - South Korea
Special prizes
Scriabine prize : Mariamna SHERLING
The favorite of KNS classical (disc record) : Mariamna SHERLING
The favorite fo Lyon Chopin association (concerts commitment) : Ji-Hyang GWAK - South Korea
Concert commitment with our parrtner "le Festival Sand Chopin at La Seyne sur Mer" and the festival "Nouveaux Talents de Villers sur Mer".
Poster of 2022 edition
Results 2018
1st prize and public award: Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
2nd prize: Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
3rd prize: Young Sun Choi - Korea
4th prize: Kristina Zelenina - Russia
5th prize: Eunhee Baek - Korea
6th prize: Brian Le - USA. Ex-æquo
6th prize: Karlis Gunars Tirzitis - Lettonia
Special prize À. Scriabin: Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
List of proposed concertos for 2018 final
J. S. BACH - Concerto N°1 d-moll BWV 1052
J. S. BACH - Concerto N°3 D-dur BWV 1054
J. S. BACH - Concerto N°4 A-dur BWV 1055
F. CHOPIN - Concerto N°1 e-moll opus 11
F. CHOPIN - Concerto N°2 f-moll opus 21
J. HAYDN - Concerto N°11 D-dur Hob. XVIII/11
W. A. MOZART - Concerto N°12 A-dur (K 414)
W. A. MOZART - Concerto N°13 C- dur (K.415)
W. A. MOZART - Concerto N°14 Es-dur ( K. 449)
W. A. MOZART - Concerto N°23 A-dur (K 488)
F. MENDELSSOHN - Concerto a-moll pour piano et cordes
A. SCHNITTKE - Concerto pour piano et cordes (1979)
Orchestra for the great final
Chamber orchestra "La Primavera"
The chamber orchestra "La Primavera" has been created in 1989. His bandmaster and artistic director Rustem Abyazov, gave a name inspired by the painting of Boticelli known under the name "La Primavera", "the spring" in Italian.
Final
Winners selected to play for the final with orchestra:
Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
Young Sun Choi - Korea
Final
Candidates selected for the final:
Kristina Zelenina - Russia
Brian Le - USA
Eunhee Baek - Korea
Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
Young Sun Choi - Korea
Karlis Gunars Tirzitis - Lettonia
Semi final results
First rounds of the international piano competition of Lyon have achieved. Just after a coktail offered by the Alink Argerich Fundation, with the presence of Mr Gustav Alink, the results of the semi finale have been pronounced by Svetlana Eganian, President and artistic director of the competition.
For this trial, we will have 12 candidates:
Kristina Zelenina - Russia
Yannaël Quenel - France
Brian Le - USA
Junichi Ito - Japan
Eunhee Baek - Korea
Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
Minhee Won - Korea
Ryutaro Susuki - Japan
Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
Young Sun Choi - Korea
Karlis Gunars Tirzitis - Lettonia
Jean Jacques Bedikian - France
List of candidates for 2018
Ai ISAWA - Japan
Kyoungsun PARK - South Korea
Zu-An Shen - Taïwan
Timothy Chiang - Australia
Yuelu Cui. - China
Tongtong. Zhu - China
Ryutaro Suzuki. - Japan
Brian Le - USA
Marija Bokor - Suisse
Gabriela Abrahamyan - Armenia
Herman Harrison - Australia
Rolando Valdes - Mexico
Kaito Kobayashi - Japan
Aleksandr Maltsev - Russia
Ayumi Nabata - Japan
Hanna Yu - South Korea
Qi Kong - China
Vladimir Kuzin - Russia
Eunhee Baek - South Korea
Saeko Miyasho - Japan
Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
Yu Zhou Zhang - England
An-Chi Mai - Taïwan
Danilo Mascetti - Italia
Yun Chih Hsu - Taïwan
Kristina. Zelenina - Russia
Anna Mironova - Russia
Mikhail Kovalev - Russia
Young Sun Choi - South Korea
Shih-Wei Huang - Taïwan
Xizi Zhang - China
Stanislava Kucherenko - Byelorussia
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula - Swiss
Salih Can Gevrek - Turquey
Mayuko. Obuchi. - Japan
Karlis Gunars - Tirzītis Latvia
Tikhon Selivanov - Russia
Jean-Jacques. Bedikian - France
Igor. Stepanov - Russia
Joon. Yoon - South Korea
Ruben Kozin. - Russia
Minhee. Won. - South Korea
Junichi. Ito - Japan
Sangwon Lee. - South Korea
Yannaël. Quenel - France
Elizaveta. Kliuchereva - Russia
Justin Joon-Kee Min - Canada
Winners of the 2019 edition
1st award and public award : Yeon Min PARK - Corea
The International Piano Competition of Lyon 2022 makes part of the prestigious 14 ways to the final stage of the "Classic Piano" International Piano Competition which will be held in 2024 in Dubai. (www.14waystodubai.com) The best 5 participants from each of these 14 competitions will be invited to participate in the final stage of the "Classic Piano" International Piano Competition 2024.
The 5th winners of the 2022 edition of the international piano competition of Lyon will be invited to participate to the international piano competition of Dubai 2024.
Presentation of the Lyon International Piano Festival and Competition
The Founding President and Artistic Director
Dear friends,
I welcome you to the Lyon International Piano Competition and Festival, which will take place from 4th to 8th July 2022 (www.gpipl.fr).
Every summer, it is my pleasure to welcome candidates, jury members and many spectators to our beautiful city of Lyon.
This great music festival brings together young musicians from such different countries in a fraternal atmosphere — certainly to compete, but also to experience moments of conviviality with the competition team, the jury and the public.
The motto of our Competition, "Revealing artists and enriching society", implies a competition that is intended to be warm and welcoming.
We avoid a tedious drawing of lots: everyone knows in advance their time of competing, and can concentrate on their preparation. Most of the candidates are accommodated in a host family which often has a quality piano and which provides real material comfort and moral support.
Thus, these talented musicians have the opportunity to discover our city, and the public who come to meet them can appreciate the excellence for which they were chosen — something which gives this competition a reputation that is now recognized in the profession.
This year, the Lyon International Piano Competition will take place as part of the preliminary phase of the prestigious “Classic Piano” Dubai International Piano Competition 2024.
The top five winners of our competition will be invited to Dubai in 2024 to compete for an astonishing total prize fund of €250,000 — with a top prize of €150,000. Further information can be found on the website: www.14waystodubai.com
I would particularly like to thank the European Foundation for Support of Culture, and personally its President, Mr. Konstantin Ishkhanov, for having asked the Lyon International Piano Competition to represent France in this monumental project.
Sincerely,
Svetlana Eganian
Dear friends,
On behalf of the whole team at the European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC), I warmly welcome you to the 13th edition of the Lyon International Piano Festival and Competition 2022 which is taking place in the emblematic capital of the Gauls in France.
In addition to the significance and prestige which the International Piano Competition of Lyon carries in its own right, the 2022 edition is also forming part of a larger series of 14 international piano competitions entitled ‘14 Ways to Dubai’. This endeavour will see the top five ranked entrants from each preliminary contest invited to participate in the International Classical Piano Competition 2024, which will be held in Dubai as part of the distinguished InClassica International Music Festival.
One of the central missions of the EUFSC is to discover, promote and support the next generation of musical masters, to rediscover unusual repertoire and to provide audiences with a unique musical experience. Through projects like this, our goal is not only to help guide the careers of talented emerging artists around the world, but to build the audiences of the future so as to help ensure the very existence of classical music. Our aim is to provide a valuable platform for young visionary performers to showcase their talent as well as to exchange knowledge and experience internationally, and we are proud to welcome pianists from all over the world into this endeavour.
With so many artistic achievements under its belt, the European Foundation for Support of Culture looks forward to the continued success of its classical music projects in the future and to the sharing and development of this cherished art form across the world.
I welcome you to the 2022 Lyon International Piano Festival and Competition and wish everyone a pleasant stay in Lyon! Good luck and success to all participants.
