2021 competition program
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 45-50 minutes, different from the previous rounds. Mandatory including a work by Alexandre Scriabin and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance, (in 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.
Final-Concerto: The Concerto presented by the laureats, this time played in full with Symphonic Orchestra.
Rules 2021
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 2021!
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 2021.
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 2021, 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 2021, 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 2021 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 2021 midnight, the candidate will automatically be disqualified and registration fees won't be refunded.
* The 1st round results will be announced on April 7st 2021 on the website www.gpipl.fr , in order to let enough time to the semi-finalists to prepare their trip to Lyon.
* 36 up to 40 candidates are admitted to the semifinals, which takes place on July 6th and 7th 2021 at the Regional Conservatory of Lyon.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. All candidates who take part to the semi-final will receive a semi-finalist diploma upon request to eganian@gpipl.fr
14. The competition has the right to request complementary information to any candidate.
15. The candidates can change their programs of semi-final or final till May 20th 2021, last delay.
16. The timing of each piece must be indicated!
17. The jury reserves the right to cut short a candidate's performance if the scheduled time for the test is exceeded.
18. The jury will be composed of musicians of international fame: concert pianists and teachers, conductors, artistic agents, producers, etc.
19. If a candidate is studying with a member of the jury, that member of the jury cannot be allowed to vote for.
20. The name of candidate’s teacher/professor is not printed in the program for the jury.
21. The jury is the only one who can give an award, except for the Public Prize.
22. The decision of the jury is final and will not be subjected to reviews or appeals.
23. In case of equality, the jury proceeds a second vote. The vote of jury is transparent, displayed and visible for all.
24. All performances are open for public within the limit of the number of places available.
25. In case of withdrawal, the applicant must inform the management of the competition by mail to eganian@gpipl.fr
26. 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 )
27. Candidates can include one of the pieces they have recorded on the 1st round in semi-final program or final-recital program.
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. The entry in the competition implies the acceptance of the present rules without any reservation.
33. Failure to comply with one or more rules of these regulations will result in the disqualification of the candidate. The decision cannot be contested.
34. Photocopies of scores are prohibited under the laws in force (Law of 11/3/1957 art. 425 of penal code)
35. In case of differences between translations, only the French version will prevail.
36. Rules may be subject to any change without notice.
Planning - 2021
Forty-four candidates from all over the world, aged between 17 and 35, will compete for the 2021 edition. The course of the event will be structured in three phases.
1) Before Thursday April 1, 2021 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 number of candidates admitted to the semi-finals at the end of this first round is 44. The results of this first round were published on April 7.
2) At the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon (4, montée Cardinal Decourtray - Lyon 5th)
July 5: - 2.p.m.: reception of the candidates of the 12th International Piano Competition of Lyon
- 7.30 p.m. .: The Opening concert given by Albert Mamriev, President of the Jury, in the Debussy room
July 6 - 7: -9 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Semi-final Salle Debussy. The successful candidates propose their program which can use one of the works recorded for the first round
July 8: -9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The Final-Recital:
The 6 selected candidates will present a free program of 45-50 minutes including obligatorily one or more works by Alexandre Scriabin and the first movement of the concerto they worked, chosen from the list of works proposed for this edition, accompanied on the 2nd piano by Nobuyoshi Shima, professional guide
-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 Alvaro Mùr, 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 9: - 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
-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, the young singer Olena Pognoievska will perform for the first time on a French stage, accompanied by the orchestra of the Governorate of Bryansk.
-The Award ceremony and the closing cocktail reserved for VIPs, members of the jury, host families and candidates.
Jury 2021
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 jury
Albert Mamriev (Israel)
Albert Mamriev, born in Dagestan in 1974, studied the piano with his father, Jankel Mamriev, but also with Alexander Bakulov and Sergei Dorenski in Moscow. He was also a student of Arie Vardi in Tel Aviv and Hanover. Since 1988 when Albert Mamriev won the 1st Prize of the "Delia Steinberg International Piano Competition" in Madrid, he has established himself as one of the most versatile pianists of his generation. He regularly gives Masterclasses in China, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United States. In 2014 he founded the "Young Piano Stars" International Competition in Königs-Wusterhausen. Albert Mamriev is also present on radio and television. Recordings of his concerts are enjoyed throughout Europe, the United States, Mexico, Australia and Asia.
International Jury
Svetlana Eganian (France)
Svetlana Eganian trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow with prestigious professors such as Bella Davidovitch (1st Prize at the 1st Warsaw Chopin Competition in 1949) and Zinaïda Ignatieva, disciple of Samuel Feinberg, contemporary and friend of Alexandre Scriabin. Winner of the first four prizes (soloist-concert performer, chamber musician, pedagogue, and accompanist-partner of opera singers) awarded by a jury composed of eminent members of the Russian School: Tatiana Nicolaeva, Dmitri Bashkirov, Evgeni Malinin, Lev Naoumov and Sergeÿ Dorenski, she moved to France, and, since 1981, teaches at the CNSMD in Lyon.
Edward Ambartsumyan (Armenia / Russia)
Edward Ambartsumyan is a pianist by training, he received the diploma in "Composition" in 1992 at the Komitas National Conservatory in Yerevan and in 1993 the diploma in "Opera and Symphony Conductor". He was already a winner of the Competition for young composers of the Soviet Union in Moscow in 1988. From 1989 until 1993, Mr. Ambartsumyan conducted, as principal conductor, the chamber orchestra of the State Conservatory, and took charge of the Armenian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra in 1991. At the same time, he conducted the orchestra of major operas "La Bohême", "Carmen", "Rigoletto", as well as the ballets "Spartacus", "Le Sacre du Spring ”or“ the Firebird ”. In 1993 he obtained the post of conductor of the Bryansk Chamber Orchestra, which in 2011 became the Bryansk Governorate Symphony Orchestra, with which he regularly toured Europe and Russia.
Aline Artinian (France)
Aline Artinian is a piano teacher. She is artistic director of the "Music First" festival at Barbizon, which for the past five years has been mixing renowned artists and young talents. She is also the artistic director of the "Les heures musicales" festival in Gargilesse, one of the most beautiful villages in France. Aline Artinian is also Vice-President of the "Francis Poulenc International Piano Competition".
Dorian Leljak (Serbia / Croatia)
Pianist, Professor Royal College of Music London. After having mainly studied at the Yale School of Music, Dorian Leljak is Professor of piano at the Academy of Arts in Novi-Sad; he is an exam jury at the Royal College of Music in London. He studied with Arbo Valdma and
Boris Berman (DMA, Yale University).
Dorian Leljak has won several international piano competitions (Rachmaninov Competition, Novi-Sad Piano Competition) and has received numerous prizes such as that of the University of Novi-Sad, Yale University Mary Clapp Howell and Irving Gilmore and Parisot Prizes among others . He successfully pursued an international career as a recital pianist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician, establishing a collaboration with cellist Istvan Varga and pianist Ninoslav Zivkovic.
Philippe Raskin (Belgien)
The interpretations of Belgian pianist Philippe Raskin are described as "generous and committed" (MDM-La libre Belgique). His acting shows "impressive confidence" (JK, Mundo Classico). He studied at the Queen Elizabeth Royal Music Chapel in Brussels and at the "Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia" in Madrid, with teachers such as Jean-Claude Van den Eynden, Dmitri Bashkirov and Emanuel Krasovsky. Winner of several international competitions such as the Lyon International Piano Competition or “Spanish Composers” in Madrid, 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.
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.
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.
Hostel
- Auberge de jeunesse HI (hostelling international)
41 montée Chemin neuf, 69005 Lyon
+33 (0)4 78 15 05 50
- Centre international de séjour de Lyon (international youth hostel of Lyon)
103 Bd des Etats Unis, 69008 Lyon
+33 (0)4 37 90 42 42
Hotel
Hôtel Axotel Lyon Perrache
12 Rue Marc-Antoine Petit, 69002 Lyon
tel : +33 (0)4 72 77 70 70
Email registration
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.
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Our team
Svetlana Eganian – Founder and Artistic Director
Laureate of no less than four First Prizes from the Russian school, she settled down in France and has been teaching at the Lyon CNSMD (Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse) since 1981. She is deeply involved with the discovery of young talents and leads teaching and artistic efforts internationally. In addition, she pursues her career as a concert pianist, both in France and abroad.
In 2009, she founded the International Piano Competition of Lyon, which attracts a growing number of quality candidates from all over the world. Svetlana Eganian is also invited as a member or president of prestigious juries in Italy, Germany, Spain, Lituania and Belgium.
Yolande GALLAY-KOUZNETSOV | Co-directrice artistique
Parmi ses centres d’intérêts l’illustration, le jazz et la composition; ses pièces sont éditées aux éditions Lemoine, Delrieu et Soldano.
Grâce à la dimension internationale du concours de Lyon, c’est une occasion pour elle de rencontrer de jeunes artistes du monde entier et de leur faire découvrir sa ville natale.
Jérôme BROSSETTE | Vice-président | Benefactor
Pascal CHÉRON | Trésorier | Organisation Technique et photo | Benefactor
Membre fondateur du Concours International de Piano de Lyon avec Svetlana Eganian et coorganisateur de soirées Musicales avec l’association Appassionata, nous faisons tout pour promouvoir les jeunes talents.
Actuellement Président d’une société spécialisée dans les diagnostics immobiliers, je suis devenu tout naturellement mécène de l’évènement musical Lyonnais.
Jean-Jacques KARAGUEUZIAN | Sponsoring | Benefactor
Cet intérêt s’est traduit dès 1999 par le sponsoring de production de CD pour des musiciens réputés. Plus récemment, son action s’exerce au travers de la Fondation créée au nom de ses parents Berdjouhie et Kevork Karagueuzian pour promouvoir la formation musicale à l’attention des jeunes enfants et assister les jeunes musiciens en début de carrière par l’organisation de concerts et le mécènat du Concours international de Piano de Lyon.
Jacqueline CHEVALIER | Relations médias et partenaires
Christian RORDORF | Enregistrement audio vidéo et Mixage
Petit-fils du fabricant de piano zurichois éponyme, il est pianiste amateur. Il organise aussi régulièrement des concerts de musique classique et de jazz. Il s’est piqué d’intérêt pour l’enregistrement live, et suit une formation d’ingénieur du son.
Après avoir été l’élève de Svetlana Eganian, il a tout naturellement rejoint l’équipe du GPIPL en tant que responsable des enregistrement + mixages audio et de la réalisation de CD et DVD des meilleurs moments du GPIPL
Hélène BALLIGAND | Coordinatrice du réseau des familles d’accueil et organisation de concerts et familles d'accueil
André Cuerq |
Pierre-Michel BRUNEL | Infographie
Jahnvi Pananchikal | In-Charge of Partnership
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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”.
Awards granted for this edition
1st award - 6000€
2nd award - 3000€
3rd award - 2000€
4th award - 1000€
5th award - 700€
6th award - 300€
Special Award À.Scriabine - 300€
Public Award - 1000€
Retrospective of winners
2017
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)
Albert MAMRIEV (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 2020
Saturday 4th July 2020: Opening Concert: Recital given by Albert Mamriev, President of the jury 2020
Sunday 5 and Monday 6 July at the Debussy Hall: 1st public round from 9 am. Selected candidates will have to present a free program of 15/18 minutes, including works of différents styles .
Tuesday, July 7 - Debussy Hall:
6pm-Two-pianos concert given by Svetlana Eganian and Yolande Kouznetsov-Gallay, Artistic Director and Co-Artistic Director of the Competition - Festival.
Wednesday, July 8 - Debussy Hall:
10 am to 4 pm: Final - recital, The 6 finalists will present a free program of 45-50 minutes including obligatorily one or more works of Alexandre Scriabine, and the first movement of the concerto that they worked (chosen in the list of proposed works for this edition), accompanied on the 2nd piano by a professional accompanist.
From 4 pm to 4:45 pm : Deliberations and announcement of the three laureates for the evening of Gala the next day.
From 5pm to 8pm: possible masterclass by jury members for all non-finalists who wish to do so (contact Svetlana Eganian directly for conditions and reservations).
Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm: At the Municipal Hall "La Bourse du Travail » 205, Place Guichard 69003 Lyon will run the gala evening, from 7 pm including: The Final-Concerto, the vote of the "Public Prize", the awards ceremony, and the closing cocktail reserved VIPs, jury members, host families and candidates.
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Videos of 2019 edition
Introduction of 2019 edition
1st prize – Yeon Min Park
Home video kindly granted and produced by Vadon familie who has welcomed the first prizewinner of 2019 edition.
Videos of 2018 edition
Introduction of 2018 edition
1st price Elizaveta Kliuchereva
2nd price Konstantin Khachikyan
3rd price Young Sun Choi
France 3 reportage
Videos of 2015 edition
Introduction of 2015 edition
Videos of 2014 edition
1st price Pavel Yeletskiy
2nd price Min Jun Kim
3rd price ex aequo Igor Andreev
3rd price ex aequo Jun Ishimura
Videos 2013 edition
France 3 reportage
Videos of 2011 edition
Introduction of 2011 edition
2021 Laureats
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 2021 edition
Olena Pognoievska - soprano
Olena Pognoievska is a classical singer who has been passionate about music for as long as she can remember. With a rigorous formal training in music high school and academies of Ukraine and Austria, she devoted her formative years to developing her voice, working with both world-class vocalists and actresses, as well as taking a series of masterclasses from internationally recognised coaches. Today, she is a rising star on the classical scene and has her sights set internationally, something helped by an ability to speak six languages. Olena’s creativity finds its kindred expression in the world of fashion, travel and nature. Further information: www.olenart.com
Olena Pognoievska will perform on the gala party on july 9th.
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
3rd award ex æquo : Hayato SUMINO - Japan
3rd award ex æquo : Salih Can GEVREK - Turkay
4th award Harrison : HERMAN - Australia
5th award Kristoffer : GYLLING - Finland
6th award Hoyel : LEE - Corea
Award À. Scriabine : Salih Can GEVREK - Turkey
Competition and jury’s concerts program
Almost forty worldwide candidates, aged from 17 to 35, will compete for 2021 edition. The event will be divided in three steps.
1) Before thursday the 1rst of April for the first round, candidates have to send their application file including the record on youtube weblink of one virtuoso work and one original work of J.S Bach, completed by a work of their choice. Total : 15 to 20 minutes max. The number of candidates admitted at the end of the first round will be between 36 and 40.
Results of first round will be known on April the 7th.
2) At the concervatory of regional influence of Lyon (4 montée Cardinal Decourtray – Lyon 5ème)
On July, the 5th:
- 2p.m: Candidates welcoming of the 12th international piano competition of Lyon
- 7:30p.m: Opening concert by Albert Mamriev, president of Jury, hall Debussy
July 6th:
- from 9a.m to 7p.m : semi finale hall Debussy
The selected applicants will propose their program which can include one of the first round recorded masterpieces.
On July the 7th:
- from 9a.m to 7p.m: semi finale continuation
The selected applicants will propose their program which can include one of the first round recorded masterpieces.
- from 7p.m to 7:30p.m: jury's deliberation
- 7:30p.m: anouncement of the six selected applicants for the final recital
- 8p.m : The concert performed by the members of the international jury
On July the 8th:
- from 9a.m to 4p.m: Final recital
The six selected applicants will present a free 45-50 mins program including necessarily one or several works from Alxander Scriabine and the first movement of the concerto they have studied, chosen amongst the list of proposed concertos for this edition accompagnied on the 2nd piano by a professional.
- from 4p.m to 4:45p.m: deliberation and announcement of the three selected laureates for the final concerto with orchestra of the next day.
- from 5p.m to 8p.m: Masterclasses by jury members, for all non-finalists who wish.
3) At the "Bourse du travail" of Lyon (205 Guichard square - Lyon 3rd district)
On July the 9th:
- 7:30p.m: Final concerto
- The Gala evening in which the three selected laureate play the complete concerto, accompagnied by the symphonic orchestra of Briansk, conducted by chef Edward Ambartsumyan.
- Vote of "the public prize". The public vote is clear, displayed and visible by everyone.
- the jury deliberation with also a clear vote, displayed and visible by everyone. During this deliberation, the young Polish singer Olena Pognoievska will perform for the first time on a french stage, accompanied by the symphonic orchestra of the governorate of Bryansk.
- The award ceremony, and the closing cocktail reserved to V.I.P, Jury members, host families and candidates
Semi-finalists 2021
By alphabetical order :
AN Kieun - South Korea
BERNARD Kim - France
BOGDANOV Daniil - Russia
CHAN Yi-Chen - Taiwan
DORNIK Nadja - Serbia
DOUTNEY Dominic - UK
GWAK Ji-Hyang - South Korea
HAN Hee Jun - South Korea
HEO Danbi - South Korea
HWANG Jiwon - South Korea
ICHIMURA Hikari - Japan
IRANKHAH Adrien - France
JEONG Soyeong - South Korea
KEPES Ivan - Hungary
KEPES Olivér - Hungary
KHANDOKI Uladislau - R. of Belarus
KIGUCHI Yuto - Japan
KIM MeeJi - South Korea
KIM Song-Ha - South Korea
KUROSAKI Takumi - Japan
KUROSAWA Ami - Japan
LEE Beor - South Korea
LEE Jaeyoung - South Korea
LEE Mervyn - Singapore
LESHKIN Andrei - Russia
LEYERER Anna - Russia
LI Dongfang - China
LIN Harvey - UK
LIN Peng - China
MADJAR Alexandre - France
MATINYAN Gevorg - R. of Armenia
NICHOLSON Leah - UK
NOH Suryeon - South Korea
OSINTSEVA Natalia - Russia
PARK Jeongro - South Korea
SEGAL Alexandra - Israel
SHERLING Mariamna - Russia
SONG Minhyuk - South Korea
STEPANOV Igor - Russia
VENISSAC Pierre - France
YAMAKAWA Mitsuru - Japan
YERAM Park - South Korea
YOON Gihoon - South Korea
YOON Jeong Hyun - South Korea
All the participants by video - 2021
In alphabetical order :
AN Kieun - South KoreaBACK Minjae - South Korea
BASS Orlando - France
BERNARD Kim - France
BOGDANOV Daniil - Russia
BRAUN Susanna - Swiss
BÜYÜK Ferhat Can - R. of Turkey
CHAN Yi-Chen - Taiwan
CHARRIERE Edouard - France
CHIA-YANG Hsu - Taiwan
CHOI Selin - South Korea
DOMANI Tomer - Israel
DORNIK Nadja - Serbia
DOUTNEY Dominic - UK
DYACHENKO Eduard - Russia
FAURE Pierre - France
GWAK Ji-Hyang - South Korea
HAN Hee Jun - South Korea
HEO Danbi - South Korea
HIKARI Sahara - Japan
HWANG Jiwon - South Korea
ICHIMURA Hikari - Japan
INOUE Kiyoko - Japan
IRANKHAH Adrien - France
JEON Seyoon - South Korea
JEONG Soyeong - South Korea
KAMEI Ayano - Japan
KEPES Ivan - Hungary
KEPES Olivér - Hungary
KHANDOKI Uladislau - R. of Belarus
KIGUCHI Yuto - Japan
KIM Eunhei - South Korea
KIM MeeJi - South Korea
KIM Song-Ha - South Korea
KUROSAKI Takumi - Japan
KUROSAWA Ami - Japan
KUSONOKI Aiko - Japan
LEE Beor - South Korea
LEE Jaeyoung - South Korea
LEE Mervyn - Singapore
LEE Sehyeon - South Korea
LESHKIN Andrei - Russia
LEYERER Anna - Russia
LI Dongfang - China
LI Qing - China
LIN Harvey - UK
LIN Peng - China
LIU Chieh Hsi - China
MADJAR Alexandre - France
MALTSEV Aleksandr - Russia
MATINYAN Gevorg - R. of Armenia
NICHOLSON Leah - UK
NOH Suryeon - South Korea
ON Seokmin - USA
OSINTSEVA Natalia - Russia
PARK Hyeonki - South Korea
PARK Jeongro - South Korea
PARK Y Yeonwoo - South Korea
SAIENKO Danylo - Ukraina
SAIKI Rena - Japan
SEGAL Alexandra - Israel
SHERLING Mariamna - Russia
SONG Minhyuk - South Korea
STEPANOV Igor - Russia
VENISSAC Pierre - France
YAMAKAWA Mitsuru - Japan
YERAM Park - South Korea
YOON Gihoon - South Korea
YOON Jeong Hyun - South Korea
Live
Planing of candidates
July the 6th
Ichimura Hikari - JAPAN - 9h a.m
Lee Beor - SOUTH KOREA - 9h25 a.m
Leyerer Anna - RUSSIA - 9h50 a.m<
Li Dongfang - CHINA - 10h15 a.m
Venissac Pierre - FRANCE - 10h40 a.m
Pause 10 minutes
Gwak Ji-Hyang - SOUTH KOREA - 11h15 a.m
Matinyan Gevorg - ARMENIA - 11h40 a.m
Kepes Olivér - HONGARIA - 12h05 p.m
Yeram Park - SOUTH KOREA - 12h30 p.m
Lunch break 1h05
Kurosawa Ami - JAPAN - 2h00 p.m
Kurosaki Takumi - JAPAN - 2h25 p.m
Break 10 minutes
Yoon Gihoon - SOUTH KOREA - 3h p.m
Kim Mee Ji - SOUTH KOREA - 3h25 p.m
Jeong Soyeong - SOUTH KOREA - 3h50 p.m
Pause 10 minutes
Bernard Kim - FRANCE - 4h25 p.m
Dornik Nadia - SERBIA - 4h50 p.m
Sherling Mariamna - RUSSIA - 5h15 p.m
Lee Jaeyoung - SOUTH KOREA - 5h40 p.m
Pause 10 minutes
Kepes Iván - HONGARIA 6h15 p.m
Noh Suryeon - SOUTH KOREA - 6h40 p.m
July the 7th
Hwang Jiwon - SOUTH KOREA - 10h15 a.m
Han Hee Jun - SOUTH KOREA - 10h40 a.m
Break 10 minutes
Yamakawa Mitsuru - JAPAN - 11h15 a.m
Madjar Alexandre - FRANCE - 11h40 a.m
Irankhah Adrien - FRANCE - 12h05 p.m
Park Jeongro - SOUTH KOREA - 12h30 p.m
Lunch break 1h30
An Kieun - SOUTH KOREA - 2h25 p.m
Yoon Jeong Hyun - SOUTH KOREA - 2h50 p.m
Kiguchi Yuto - JAPAN - 3h15 p.m
Kim Song-Ha - SOUTH KOREA - 3h40 p.m