In 15 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.

2025 Edition


A week of classical festival at the heart of Lyon.

1th - 5th of July 2025






2025 Results

First Round Results Now Available Online

2025 Candidates

Candidates participating in the first round in alphabetical order

Registration

Online or mail registration

Competition program

List of proposed concertos for the final

Orchestra

The 2025 lauretas will have the chance to be accompanied by the Man - Orchestra: Pavel Kachnov our winner of the 2017 1st prize

Rules

Contest rules to acknowledge

Jury

Members of the jury

2025 Poster

Poster of the 2025 edition

Accommodation

Host families accommodation solutions are proposed to the candidates.

Videos

Contest videos

Reservations & practical infos

Attend the competition by reserving your seats. You will also find practical information.

Our team

Team of the contest

Prizes and Awards

Prizes of the 2025 Edition.

Previous editions

Results historic and jurys over time.

Sponsors

Our partners

Press section

Press articles and pictures of the competition

2022 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 45-55 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 of the 2025 Competition


- The 1st round of the Competition directly online by YouTube link. (See paragraph 10 "Rules of the First Round Online" below).
- Without pre-selection !

1. The Lyon International Piano Competition (CIPL) is organized by the association Grand Prix International de Piano de Lyon (GPIPL), which is a non-profit association "Loi 1901".

2. The CIPL is open to pianists of all nationality, aged 16 to 35 at the start of the competition.

3. Registration is open from January 1 2025.

4. The deadline for registration, sending the complete file and the Youtube link of the First round is set for April 1, 2025 midnight.

5. Registration:
online at www.gpipl.fr or
by email to: email to the adress : eganian@gpipl.fr accompanied by the complete file (see the list below) and the YouTube link of the 1st round. The following documents must be attached to this file (before midnight on April 1, 2025):
- The registration form to download; http://www.gpipl.fr, to be completed in capital letters
- A CV in English and French of 10 lines maximum (PDF format)
- A high definition photo (jpeg format of 4 MB maximum)
- A photocopy of the passport (PDF format)

- The full program of all the events, with the timing of each work (PDF format)
- Proof of payment of the €125 registration fee (PDF format) Important: Please indicate the candidate's name for each method of payment!
- The Youtube link of the 1st round.

6. Bank charges are the responsibility of the candidates.

7. The registration fee of €125 must be paid :
- either by international bank transfer to the bank account whose references are indicated below:
Crédit Mutuel 34 Wacken Street
67482 Strasbourg (France)
IBAN code: FR76 1027 8073 1200 0205 8310 119
SWIFT code (BIC): CMCIFR2A
Beneficiary: Grand Prix International de Piano de Lyon
- or by PayPal €130 (fees PayPal included) on the site www.gpipl.fr
- or by cheque payable to the GPIPL (for French residents only).

8. The applications will only be accepted and confirmed after receipt of payment of the registration free.

9. The registration fee will not be refunded or postponed for any reason whatsoever.

10. Rules of the First Round (online) to be read carefully:
- Free program of 15 to 20 minutes maximum, including an original work by J.S. Bach and a virtuoso study. The program may be completed by one or more works of the candidate's choice!
Please note :
- The video should preferably be recorded especially for the Lyon International Piano Competition.
- The video must be sent in one or more links (4 maximum) and without cutting within the works. The face and hands must be visible from the same angle and preferably without special effects such as zooms and others.
- A YouTube link is perfectly suitable, however it is the candidate's responsibility to check that this link can be viewed online from the time of registration until the announcement of the results of the first round.
- Recordings can be made on an upright piano, with a smartphone. Candidates will not be penalised by the quality of their instrument or their recording, however digital pianos are not accepted.
- Please note : if the link is not sent by midnight on April 1st, the candidate is automatically disqualified and their registration fee will not be refunded. - The results of the 1st round will be announced on Friday, April 11, 2025 on the website https://www.gpipl.fr in order to give the semi-finalists enough time to prepare their trip to Lyon.

11. Semi-Final : 2 and 3 July 2025 : at the Palais de la Mutualité, Salle Edouard Herriot: 1 place Antonin Jutard 69003 Lyon. Free programme of 22-25 minutes, that may contain a work from the 1st round and study no.55 by Hélène de Montgeroult.

12. Final - Recital : 4 July 2025
6 or 7 finalists. Free programme of 40-45 minutes, Free program of 40-45 minutes, composed of works different from the previous rounds and necessarily including a work by a Spanish composer and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance (see the list of concertos proposed for the year 2025) For this round, the candidate will be accompanied on the second piano by Mr. Nobuyoshi Shima.

13. Final – Concerto : 5 July 2025.
The three best finalists play their concerto in full with the orchestra during the Gala evening.

14. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of the candidates, however for all semi-finalists who wish, there is a possibility of accommodation in host families, depending on availability. This is a free service. To benefit from this, please contact Ms. Hélène Balligand, coordinator of the host family network by email: helene.balligand@gmail.com , with a copy to: eganian@gpipl.fr As the number of accommodations is limited, requests will be processed subject to availability.

15. All candidates under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult who will be fully responsible for the minor throughout the Competition period. If the adult is not one of the candidate's parents, signed parental authorization must be attached to the registration file.

16. All candidates who participate in the Semi-Final will receive a semi-finalist diploma at the end of their performances.

17. The Competition management reserves the right to request additional information from any candidate.

18. Candidates have the possibility to change their Semi-Final and Final programs until May 1, 2025 at the latest.

19. The timing of each piece is mandatory.

20. The jury reserves the right to shorten a candidate's performance if the timing set for the test is exceeded.

21. The jury is composed of internationally renowned musicians: concert pianists, teachers, conductors, artistic agents, producers, etc.

22. Students currently working or having worked in 2024 in the class of a member of the jury will not be able to participate in the 2025 edition of the competition. This does not concern former students (before 2024).

23. The names of the candidate's teachers are not mentioned in the program for the jury.

24. The jury is the only one competent to award or not the prizes, with the exception of the Audience Award.

25. The decisions of the Jury are final.

26. In the event of a tie, the jury will conduct a second vote and the president of the jury may use his right to "double vote".

27. The Jury's vote is transparent, posted and visible to all.

28. All events are open to the public, subject to availability of places.

29. In case of withdrawal, candidates are requested to notify the Competition management by email at : kouznetsov@gpipl.fr copy : helene.balligand@gmail.com eganian@gpipl.fr

30. The interpretation from memory is mandatory, except for pieces of contemporary writing, provided that the candidate's request is accepted by the artistic management of the Competition. This request must be sent by email to eganian@gpipl.fr

31. Candidates may include in their Semi-Final or Final-Recital programs one of the works they have recorded for the 1st round.

32. Participants are solely responsible for visa applications; a letter of invitation to the Competition can be provided upon request. The visa application must be sent to the relevant consulate.

33. The GPIPL association, organizer of the competition, has “Civil Liability” insurance that covers the costs in the event of incidents or accidents occurring to participants during the competition period, but this insurance does not cover parents or accompanying persons under any circumstances. Candidates are advised to check their personal insurance contract as well as that of accompanying persons in order to guarantee risks outside the Competition.

34. Candidates are required to make themselves available for any interview, video or promotional meeting related to the competition. The presence of all finalists at the Gala Evening and the awards ceremony is mandatory.

35. Candidates assign to the organizer of the Competition all rights to capture, broadcast and record of all kinds, for an indefinite period, made during the Competition. Candidates consent to subsequent uses of the recording of these performances. Participation in the Competition constitutes agreement of all candidates.

36. A copy of the recording may be given to candidates who have previously provided a USB key of at least 16 GB.

37. By submitting their registration, the candidate agrees to the rules of the Competition.

38. Failure to comply with one or more rules of these rules will result in the disqualification of the candidate. This decision cannot be appealed.

39. In the event of differences between the translations, only the wording of the Rules in French will be authentic.

40. The winners (4th-5th-6th prize) who did not obtain the 1st-2nd and 3rd prize in previous editions may re-enter the competition and will be entitled to go directly to the semi-final without sending a video for the 1st round online.

41. These rules may be subject to 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 8 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 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 2025


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

Andrea Turini (ITALIE)

Andrea Turini studied at the Conservatory “A. Boito” in Parma, where he graduated in piano performance under the tuition of Professor Anna Maria Menicatti. He then attended the course of chamber music at the Ecole Normale de Paris getting a master degree with top grades and deserving a special jury mention. He improved his qualifications under the guidance of internationally renowned musicians such as Kostantin Bogino and Humberto Quagliata. He won various national and international piano competitions, among which the most significant are the first prize at the 7th international competition “Citta di Roma” and at the 11th international competition “Ibla Grand Prize” where he was also awarded a special mention for the best interpretation of Bach and Ravel. He has made a brilliant career performing in the main Italian cities as well as in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, Holland, Israel, Austria, Portugal, Norway, USA, Macedonia e Polonia. He has held concerts in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Auditorium RAI in Rome, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Teatro Bibiena in Mantova, National Auditorium in Madrid, Teatro Municipal Rosalia de Castro in La Coruna, Salle A. Cortot in Paris… He was invited by influential concert organizations to take part in important chamber music Festivals in Italy (Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Estate fiesolana, Teatro Ghione in Rome) as well as abroad (Bruxelles, Salzburg, Amsterdam, Bergen , Girona, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Vigo, Lisboa, Kotor, Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Little Rock …). Besides his soloist repertoire, he plays in various ensembles. He also performs in Orchestras. The most significant collaborations are with “Orchestra Musici Aurei” Conductor L. Piovano; “Orchestra Camera Fiorentina” Conductor G. Lanzetta; “Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo” Conductor N. Lalov; “Strings Orchestra Asolana Malipiero” Conductor V. Favero; “Orquestra de Camera de Cascais e Oeiras” Conductor L. Alves; Orchestra il COntrappunto Conductor M. Caldi. He has made TV recordings for the Italian Television RAI Uno and the Yugoslavian Television, radio recordings for the three Italian RAI channels, the Vatican Radio, Radio Nacional de Espana and the Yugoslavian Radio. Moreover he has recorded CDs with music of Bach, Brahms , Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Highly appreciated teacher, he is often invited all over Italy to hold master classes and piano performance courses. Many of his students are winners in national and international competitions. He is piano teacher at the Conservatory “Gioacchino Rossini” in Pesaro and he is Department Coordinator of Keyboard and Percussion Instruments and member of the Academic Council. He is the artistic director of the Accademia Musicale Valdarnese and International Piano Competition Humberto Quagliata Città di San Giovanni Valdarno

International Jury

Svetlana Eganian (France)

Svetlana Eganian trained at the Higher Tchaikovsky 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 taught at the CNSMD in Lyon.

Philippe Raskin (Belgique)

The interpretations of Belgian pianist Philippe Raskin are described as “generous and committed” (MDM-La libre Belgique). His playing 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 the “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 Porto Conservatory in 1981. He studied with Isabel Rocha and Helena Sà e Costa, then at the National Conservatory of Lisbon with Jorge Moyano. A scholarship holder from 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 wins numerous awards and enjoys a long national and international career as a soloist and chamber musician. He is often invited to play at the biggest festivals in Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Malta, Spain and Great Britain. Brittany. He directs the “Santa Cecilia International Piano Competition” in Porto, Portugal, which will celebrate its 22nd edition in 2020.

Édouard Ambartsumyan

Armenian conductor Eduard Ambartsumyan graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory as a pianist, composer, and conductor of operas and symphony orchestras. Since 1991, he has worked as principal conductor of the Armenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, as well as at the Spendiarov State Academic Opera, where he conducted the operas "La Bohème," "Carmen," "Rigoletto," and the ballets "Spartacus," "The Rite of Spring," and "The Firebird." In 2011, he founded the Bryansk Governor Symphony Orchestra. It was with this orchestra that he came to Lyon for three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019) to accompany the winners of the Lyon International Piano Competition, performing the piano and orchestra concertos during the Gala evenings. His inspiration and enthusiasm enabled the pianists to perform at their best and offer the audience quality concerts. A brilliant artistic personality, his performances captivate with their open emotions, optimism, and strong will. Since 1999, Edouard Ambartsumyan has collaborated with the Macedonian National Opera Orchestra, conducting the theater's entire repertoire. He has also conducted the finest symphony orchestras in Russia, Europe, Armenia, Belarus, and China. Thanks to his personal qualities and excellent professional level, Edouard Ambartsumyan has earned recognition not only in his own country but also abroad. The International Biographical Centre of the University of Cambridge (Great Britain) has included E. Ambartsumyan in the global anthology "Names of the 21st Century."

Joao Costa Ferreira (Portugal)

Directeur de la Maison du Portugal de la Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, João Costa Ferreira (n. 1986) est un pianiste et chercheur portugais titulaire du Diplôme supérieur d’exécution de l’École normale de musique de Paris et docteur en Musique et musicologie de Sorbonne Université. Il a commencé l’étude du piano à onze ans au Conservatório de Artes do Orfeão de Leiria (Portugal) dans la classe de Luís Batalha. Très tôt, il a révélé une vocation pour la musique, obtenant plusieurs prix de concours de piano nationaux et internationaux. À l’âge de dix-neuf ans, il s’est rendu à Paris. Il a travaillé avec Marian Rybicki et Guigla Katsarava et a été l’élève et l’assistant de Jean Martin. C’est également à Paris qu’il a fait ses études universitaires. En tant que boursier de la Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, il a obtenu son doctorat sous la direction de la philosophe et musicologue Danielle Cohen-Levinas. Bien que son répertoire couvre l’ensemble des styles depuis le baroque, João Costa Ferreira s’est spécialisé dans la musique du 19e et de la première moitié du 20e siècle. Dans ses projets en solo et en musique de chambre, il s’intéresse tout autant à l’interprétation du grand répertoire classique qu’à la découverte de compositeurs oubliés. Il commande aussi régulièrement des œuvres à des compositeurs contemporains. Il s’est présenté dans des salles du Portugal, de France, de Belgique, d’Espagne et des Pays- Bas, notamment à la Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbonne), Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbonne), au Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Lisbonne), à la Casa da Música (Porto), au Teatro Rivoli (Porto), au Palais d’Iéna (Paris), à la Salle Cortot (Paris), à la Salle Gotique de l’Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles. Plusieurs de ses concerts et travaux discographiques ont été retransmis par RTP-Antena 2 (radio classique portugaise) mais aussi France Musique et diverses autres radios européennes. João Costa Ferreira joue un rôle actif dans la réhabilitation et la valorisation du patrimoine musical portugais à travers la publication et l’enregistrement des œuvres de José Vianna da Motta. Depuis l’an 2015, en collaboration avec l’éditeur AvA Musical Editions, il a publié plus de trente œuvres inédites et a enregistré la plupart chez les Grand Piano Records (label de Naxos), MPMP Movimento Patrimonial Vivo et Coriolan / Inventive Art Music. Le premier volume de la série discographique José Vianna da Motta : Poemas pianísticos a reçu la Mention Honorable du Grémio Literário. Avec le pianiste Bruno Belthoise, il a enregistré l’intégrale de l’œuvre du compositeur pour piano à quatre mains. Outre les différents prix qu’il a obtenus dans des concours de piano, étant notamment lauréat du XVe Concours international de piano Maria Campina et du 8e concours des Jeunes solistes de la Sorbonne, João Costa Ferreira a été distingué par différentes institutions culturelles. Il a été élu « Révélation artistique » par l’association Cap Magellan en 2015; il a reçu le « Prix Culture – Musique » d’INATEL Leiria en 2019; il a reçu la Médaille de Mérite Municipal, Classe Culture, attribuée par la Mairie de Leiria en 2024.

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 helene.balligand@gmail.com (copy eganian@gpipl.fr).
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

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

President and artistic director - general organisation
International concert pianist and sought-after teacher, Svetlana Eganian discovered Lyon at the age of 12 during a trip. After studying in Moscow, falling in love with the city of Lyon, she chose to settle there in 1981. She has since forged deep emotional ties with this city and its inhabitants. Always passionate about discovering talent, she made her dream come true by creating the Lyon International Piano Competition in 2009, which, for 15 years now, has brought exceptional pianists from all over the world to Lyon. Thus, music lovers of Lyon and its region have the pleasure of discovering this beautiful cosmopolitan youth, to whom host families make appreciate the local savoir-vivre. This music festival allows the city to shine more internationally on an artistic and cultural level, through the joint involvement of the candidates, the members of the Jury, the organizers, and of course the public, in a warm musical atmosphere...

Yolande GALLAY-KOUZNETSOV

Co-director - practice rooms scheduling - candidates presentation to the jury
Concert pianist, winner of international competitions, including 1st prize in 2019 in the Piano and Orchestra competition in Cantù (Milan), composer; his mastery of languages (French, English, Russian) facilitates communication with candidates. Her experience of international competitions allows her to better understand the needs and expectations of young participants. Among her interests are illustration, jazz and composition; his pieces are published by Lemoine, Delrieu and Soldano. Thanks to the international dimension of the Lyon competition, it is an opportunity for her to meet young artists from all over the world and introduce them to her hometown. Artistic collaborations arise from these very rich exchanges.

Jérôme BROSSETTE

Vice president
Jérôme Brossette is Coordinator of the reception network. Born into a family of industrialists from Lyon, retired lawyer, Jérôme Brossette was brought up in a musical context. Amateur pianist, interested in music combining all genres, he is in particular at the origin of the establishment of the reception network of the candidates coming to participate in the International Piano Competition of Lyon, and of the coordination, in liaison with the host families, means of transport to the various sites of the events.

Pascal CHÉRON

Treasurer and technical and audiovisual management
Born in Normandy into a family of music lovers, I have always considered classical music As a leitmotif for the development of well-being, the piano being my instrument of choice. Founding member of the Lyon International Piano Competition with Svetlana Eganian and co-organizer of musical evenings with the Appassionata association, we do everything to promote young talents. Currently President of a company specializing in real estate diagnostics, I naturally became a patron of the Lyonnais musical event

Françoise CHAILLOL

Financial director and accountant
After a career in finance, Françoise Chaillol, born in Lyon and a graduate of EM Lyon, devotes the time left free by her recent retirement to keeping accounts and budgets for the association and listening to music.

André Cuerq

Logistic and organisation - general ressources management - safety management
He really likes classical music. He makes his professional practice in organizational logistics available to the Lyon International Piano Festival & Competitiont

Jacqueline CHEVALIER

Secretary in charge of communication and of the relashionship with festivals and medias
Jacqueline Chevalier joined the competition team in 2015. Teacher, pianist and music enthusiast, wanted to participate in the promotion of young and brilliant talents from all over the world, and provide the necessary help to Svetlana

Christian RORDORF

Audio recording
Veterinarian, Christian Rordorf devotes a large part of his free time to music. Grandson of the eponymous Zurich piano maker, he is an amateur pianist. It also regularly organizes classical music and jazz concerts. He developed an interest in live recording and trained as a sound engineer. After studying with Svetlana Eganian, he naturally joined the GPIPL team as responsible for audio recordings and mixes and the production of CDs and DVDs of the best moments of the GPIPL.

Hélène BALLIGAND

Host families management
Born in Lyon into a family of industrialists, she studied music at the Conservatoire de Lyon. Professor emeritus of piano, recognized by her peers, she was President of the Association Chopin de Lyon from 2007 to 2018. The choice of artists who have performed for these 10 years shows her great competence and her desire to promote great pianists. talent. Hélène does not hesitate to travel to discover and meet "rare gems" during major international competitions such as Marguerite Long in Paris, Queen Elisabeth in Brussels, Geza Anda in Zurich, Geneva competition, and of course the International Piano Competition in Lyon., whose team she joined after having been an observer for a few years.

Jean-Noël REGNIER

Programs formatting and redaction
Invested for a long time in the musical circles of Lyon for the organization of concerts and the conception of conferences of a musicological nature, Jean-Noël Régnier also writes articles and programs for the public. Producer of radio programs, he joined the GPIPL team in 2021

Raphael RIVIERE

Action Mécénat

Claudine PASQUET

Patronage representative, patron
A retired doctor from the Hospices Civils de Lyon, amateur pianist, she continues to study her piano and plays 2 and 4 hands in geriatric establishments in Lyon. His experience as a hospital doctor and his human qualities are useful for building partnership files in conjunction with numerous contacts. Passionate about classical music, former student of Svetlana Eganian, she is involved in finding sponsors to help this quality Festival and Competition

Alla MARMELADOVA

Arriving in France in 2022, Alla Marmeladova first developed her artistic activities in Ukraine, in Odessa. She founded the impro-content studio there, and participated in numerous events and festivals, as a photographer, videographer and artistic director. Following the war in Ukraine, she arrived in Châteauvillain, in Haute-Marne (52) and gradually rebuilt her life, her friendships, and her artistic activities. In 2022 upon her arrival, Lala participated in the Maison Laurentine summer exhibition and was able to help with videos and video installations. She collaborates with the artist Lidwine Prolonge, also based in Châteauvillain. Since November 2023 she has worked as an artist-author, in order to continue to develop her activities professionally. Alla will be the videographer of the Lyon International Piano Festival & Competition from July 2 to 6, 2024

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Competition program - Warning: please read carefully the rules section 10 to 12.


First round online (deadline April 1st midnight 2025 - see rules) :
Free program of 15 to 20 minutes maximum, including an original work by J.S. Bach and a virtuoso study. The program can be completed by one or more works of the candidate's choice.

New: Special prize for the interpretation of study no. 55 in F minor (duration 1.36 minutes) by the Lyon composer Hélène de Montgeroult, born Hélène Antoinette Marie de Nervo on March 2, 1764 in Lyon and died on May 20, 1836 in Florence. You can include this small study in your program of the semi-final or final recital if you wish to compete in addition for the Special Prize Hélène de Montgeroult (300€). The score is at your disposal, click on the link below :
Prix spécial au Festival & Concours International de piano de Lyon 2025 de l'étude n°55 de Héléne de Montgeroult


Semi-Final ( July 2-3th 2025 ) :
Free program of 22-25 minutes that may contain a work from the 1st round.


Recital Final ( July 4th 2025 ) :
Free program of 40-45 minutes, composed of works different from the previous rounds, necessarily including one or more works by Spanish composers (for special prize) and the 1st movement of the concerto that the candidate has chosen for his performance from the list of concertos proposed for the year 2025 (see below). This first movement will be accompanied on the second piano by Nobuyoshi Shima.


Concerto Final & Gala Evening ( July 5th 2025 ) :
The three best finalists will perform the chosen concerto in its entirety with the orchestra (see the list of concertos below).


Concertos


Candidates can choose one of the following works for their Final:


W.A.Mozart concerto n 21 KV 467 en Do Majeur

W.A.Mozart concerto n°23 K488 en La Majeur

L.V.Beethoven concerto n°5 op.73 en Mi b Majeur

F.Chopin concerto n°1 op.11 en Mi mineur

F.Chopin concerto n°2 op.21 en Fa mineur

E. Grieg concerto op.16 en La mineur

R. Schumann concerto op. 54 en La mineur

F. Liszt concerto n 1 S 124 en Mi b Majeur

C. Saint -Saëns concerto n 2 op.22 en sol mineur

S. Rachmaninov concerto n 2 op.18 en Do mineur

S. Rachmaninov concerto n 3 op.30 en Ré mineur

P. Tchaikovski concerto n 1 op.23 en Si b mineur

S. Prokofiev concerto n°3 op.26 en Do majeur


Nobuyoshi SHIMA - Pianist and accompanist of the contest

Nobuyoshi SHIMA, pianist accompanist Graduated in master's degree in composition at the National University of Fine Arts and Music of Tokyo, and accompaniment at the CNSMD of Lyon, Nobuyoshi SHIMA is a composer, pianist, accompanist at the CNSMD of Lyon, singing director at the Pôle Lyrique d'Excellence and the Centre de la voix Rhône-Alpes, writer-translator at Nihongakufu-Shuppansha (music publishing company Tokyo). He is also often solicited as a pianist or vocal conductor at the Opéra National de Lyon, the Opéra de Saint-Etienne, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Orchestre d'Auvergne, the Concours international de chant lyrique de Mâcon, the Institut "Steminstituut Nederland" in Haarlem (Netherlands), several festivals, academies and masterclasses. He has been official accompanist of the Lyon International Piano Competition since 2018.

Pavel Kachnov (Piano) Austria

Man - Orchestra, our 2017 1st Prize Winner



Pavel Kachnov is a pianist who took his first steps in music in kyiv with professors I. Barinova, B. Fedorov and B. Arkhimovich, but already in his youth he moved to Vienna to receive a European musical education at the Vienna University of Music in the class of the famous pianist and professor Oleg Meisenberg. After graduating from the university, Pavel continued to improve his mastery with professor Albert Mamriev.

List of 2025 concertos

W.A.Mozart concerto n 21 KV 467 en Do Majeur

W.A.Mozart concerto n°23 K488 en La Majeur

L.V.Beethoven concerto n°5 op.73 en Mi b Majeur

F.Chopin concerto n°1 op.11 en Mi mineur

F.Chopin concerto n°2 op.21 en Fa mineur

E. Grieg concerto op.16 en La mineur

R. Schumann concerto op. 54 en La mineur

F. Liszt concerto n 1 S 124 en Mi b Majeur

C. Saint -Saëns concerto n 2 op.22 en sol mineur

S. Rachmaninov concerto n 2 op.18 en Do mineur

S. Rachmaninov concerto n 3 op.30 en Ré mineur

P. Tchaikovski concerto n 1 op.23 en Si b mineur

S. Prokofiev concerto n°3 op.26 en Do majeur




Biographie : Pavel KACHNOV



Education :

Kiev National Tchaikovsky Music Academy
Vienna University of Music (MDW - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst)

Prizes :

- 1 Prize at XI International Piano Competition CIPCE (Madrid, Spain)
- 1 Prize at Lyon International Piano Competition (France)
- 1 and 2 Prizes at International Piano Competition in Cantu(Italy)
- Prize at VIII International Piano Competition
- Prize at VIII International Piano Competition in memory ofVladimir Horowitz (Ukraine)
- Prize at "Neue Sterne" International PianoCompetition (Germay)
- Prize at Delia Steinberg International Piano Competition(Madrid, Spain)
- Prize at Parnassos International Piano Competition(Mexico) and other


Artistic Biography:

Pavel Kachnov is a pianist who took his first steps in music inKiev with professors I. Barinova, B. Fedorov and B. Arkhimovich, but already in his youth he movedto Vienna to receive a European musical education at the Vienna University of Music in the classof the famous pianist and professor Oleg Meisenberg. After graduating from theuniversity, Pavel continued to improve his mastery with Professor Albert Mamriev.

Pavel is a laureate of numerous international musiccompetitions, he regularly takes part in such European music festivals as Classics on the Danube, theOrbetello Music Festival of Italy (Italy), the Classical Music Festival in Lafnitz and the Liszt Festival inRiding (Austria), Piano festival "Menorah" in Duisburg . After the performance of a complex composition “ F. Liszt Malediction" at the Liszt Festival 2019 the famous Vienna Opera star Herbert Lipert saidin the interview to the Austrian television: “I know this pianist, and this is somethingincredible.” Pavel has given concerts in Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Serbia, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Korea, Mexico, ,Ukraine, Moldova. He was applauded

by the Vienna Musical Ferain, the concert hall of the Austrian radio ORF, the Zaragoza Auditorium, the Piccolo Theater in Milan, the hall of the Verdi Conservatoryin Turin, the San Pedro Auditorium in Monterrey, the Concert Hall. Tchaikovsky in Moscow, theSmall Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Philharmonic in Lodz, the Opera and BalletTheater in Mersin, the Halberstadt and Wernigerode theaters in Germany, the National BulgarianNational Radio Hall, the Opera and Ballet Theater in Stara Zagora, etc.

He performed with Krasimira Stoyanova, Pavel Vernikov, MoniOvadia, conductors Pank ka Pang, Mark Georg, Erich Binder, Ovidiu Balan, Franz Anton Kraeger, Christian Fitzner, Johannes Rieger, Cyril Carabitz, Vladimir Sirenko, Hiromi Sakaguchi, San RemoOrchestra, Bolear Islands Orchestra, Verdego Symphony Orchestra, Mexico City Orchestra, VerdegoFestival Symphony Orchestra, Mexico City Orchestra, and many others. In October 2018, Pavel recorded a CD with the works of F. Liszt, the record of which was later transmitted twice by the Austrian radio station ORF. At the age of 27, Pavel received the status of professor at theVienna Prayner Conservatory. In 2017, Pavel started his own International Piano Competitionin Kiev which is of great success among pianists all over the world.

In 2020 Pavel becomes Bösendorfer Artist. In 2023 Pavel had debut in Goldenen Saal MusikvereinVienna,also Berliner Philarmonie and Salzburg Festspiele Haus with Suzhou Orchestra(China)



Awards granted for 2022 edition


1st award - 5000€

2nd award - 2500€

3rd award - 1500€ - Offered by Madam Geneviève Baud

4th award - 750€ - Jean-Paul Sevilla prize (French pianist and concertist)

5th award - 500€ - Offered by Offert par Jacqueline Chevalier et André Cuerq

6th award - 300€ - Offered by Offert par Jérôme Brossette

Public award : gift

Alexandre Scriabine prize : 300€ - Prize Svetlana Eganian

Special prize for the best interpretation of Alexey Shor's sonata for piano in A minor (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev): 2000 €

2024 Winners

1st price Shin Hyojin Republic of Korea
2nd prize Doronin Alexander Russia
3rd prize Karakulidi Simon USA
4th prize Skomorokhov Vladimir Russia
5th prize ex aequo Kim Taeeun Republic of Korea
Otal Josquin France
Public price Shin Hyojin Republic of Korea
Spanish price Otal Josquin France

2024 Admitted candidates to the final 'concerto'


N 7 Karakulidi Simon USA
N 27 Doronin Alexander Russia
N 49 Shin Hyojin Republic of Korea

2024 Admitted candidates to the final 'récital'

N 7 Karakulidi Simon USA 9h00
N 20 Otal Josquin France 9h45
N 21 Kim Taeeun Republic of Korea 10h50
N 27 Doronin Alexander Russia 11h35
N 46 Skomorokhov Vladimir Russia 14h00
N 49 Shin Hyojin Republic of Korea 14h45

2024 Semi-Finalists (by alphabetical order)


Burchuladze Rati Georgia
Chae Jiyeon Republic of Korea
Deng Yubo China
Deng Shunxin China
Dolya Timofey Russia
Doronin Alexander Russia
Elvira Márquez Juan Spain
Feier Luo China
Fujisawa Arisa Japan
Gill Jaskeerat Singh Malaysia
Guo Wenjia China
Guo QingCheng China
Gylling Kristoffer Finland
Henke Adrian Germany
Jeon Hyein Republic of Korea
Ji Lyndon USA
Karakulidi Simon USA
Karaulova Anastasia Russia
Kido Miyu Japan
Kim Ye-Eun Republic of Korea
Kim Taeeun Republic of Korea
Lee Yu-Wei Taiwan
Lee Seungmin Republik of Korea
Lee Jeyu Republik of Korea
Li Zhe China
Lu Yinuo China
Luo Jie China
Marín Rayo Carlos Spain
Murayama Asaka Japan
Navas Padilla Noelia Spanish
Osintseva Natasha Russia
Otal Josquin France
Pan Wenyuan China
Rinaldy Caitlan Australian
Sánchez Labrador Carmen Spanish
Shen Zhu-An Taïwan
Shin Hyojin Republic of Korea
Skomorokhov Vladimir Russia
Sun Dongyuan China
Taniguchi Wakana Japan
Wan Xiaoya China
Wang Zhehao China
Wu Zihao China
Xinchen Wang China
Xue Angela China/USA
Yan Quanzhou USA
Ye Lin China
Yoo Taewoong Republic of Korea
Yoon Jeong Hyun Republic of Korea
ZHANG LIN KAI Canada


2023 Edition


Winners 2023

1rst prize - YAGI Daisuke
2nd prize - MUN Arsenii
3rd prize - NARYSHKIN Pjotr

4th prize - UKOLOV German
5th prize ex aequo - SCHUTZ Bella
5th prize ex aequo - KARAKULIDI Simon
7th prize - HOU Yixiang
8th prize - AUMILLER Jakob
Merit diploma - PECNIK Mia

Public prize - MUN Arsenii

Prize for the best interpretation of the spanish masterpiece - UKOLOV German

2023 Jury

President : Andreas Frölich (Allemagne) Svetlana Eganian (France) Robert Andres (Croatie-Portugal) Carles Lama (Espagne) Vincenzo Balzani (Italie) Philippe Raskin (Belgique) Alvaro Teixeira Lopes (Portugal) Dorian Leljak (Serbie/Croatie)

2023 Accompanists:

Nobuyoshi Shima (Japon)

Merit diploma

N°33 NAKAMURA Yoshimi
N°31 DEPPE Benois
N°22 DOLYA Timofey
N°15 SAHARA Hikari
N°21 ZHENG Ruishi Rosé
N°23 SHIN Jeehye
N°42 HEO Danbi
N°1 KIM Ye-Eun
N°30 KIMURA Yurika
N°10 KIM Minjin
N°9 STREICHER Tabea

Semi-Finalists 2023 (In alphabetical order)

Aumiller Jakob - Germany
Bouvery Clément - France
Chanyeon Jung - South Korea
Cuevas Matias Nestor - Chile - USA
Daisuke Yagi - Japan
Deppe Benoit - France
Diaconu Ionut - Romania
Dolya Timofey - Russia
Dragos Cristiana - Romania
Fukuda Yuka - Japan
Glicklich Samuel - USA
Heo Danbi - South Korea
Hou Yixiang - China
Hsu Curtis Phill - USA - Taiwan
Ito Yuki - Japan
Karakulidi Simon - Greece - USA
Kim Minjin - South Korea
Kim Ye-Eun - South Korea
Kimura Yurika - Japan
Kuroda Teppei - Japan
Kuroiwa Koki - Japan
Li Binghao - China
Liu Tom - USA
Macovei Stefan - Romania
Masuda Tatsuto - Japan
Mizuno Kaisei - Japan
Mun Arsenii - Russia
Nakamura Yoshimi - Japan
Naryshkin Pjotr - Czech Republic
Oh Yugyeong - South Korea
Pecnik Mia - Croatia
Perovic Vladana - Montenegro
Sahara Hikari - Japan
Schütz Bella - France
Seo Seungeun - South Korea
Shimozato Takeshi - Japan
Shin Jeehye - South Korea
Sim Seungyeop - South Korea
Sohn A Jin - South Korea
Streicher Tabea - Germany - Hungaria
Szwajkowski Edwin - Lithuania - Poland
Ukolov German - Russia
Zheng Ruishi Rosé - China

2023 1st round candidates (In alphabetical order)

Akatsuka Kyoko - Japan
Alinea Abraham - USA
Ando Risa - Japan
Arizono Miku - Japan
Aumiller Jakob - Germany
Bouvery Clément - France
Chanyeon Jung - South Korea
Chen Yu-Hsien - Taiwan
Cuevas Matias Nestor - Chile - USA
Daisuke Yagi - Japan
Denisov Aleksandr - Russia - Israël
Deppe Benoit - France
Diaconu Ionut - Romania
Dolya Timofey - Russia
Dragos Cristiana - Romania
Dugué Louis - France
Eris Cansu Naz - Turkey
Fukuda Yuka - Japan
Furutani Karin - Japan
Glicklich Samuel - USA
Guo Yimao - China
Heo Danbi - Croatia
Hioki Hitomi - Japan
HO Chia-Huan - Taiwan
Hou Yixiang - China
Hsu Curtis Phill - USA - Taiwan
Huang Rung-Jiuan - Taiwan
Ikeda Rina - Japan
Ishii Rika - Japan
Ito Yuki - Japan
Karakulidi Simon - Greece - USA
Kim Minjin - South Korea
Kim Ye-Eun - South Korea
Kim Hyunji - South Korea
Kim Nasung - South Korea
Kim Jimin - South Korea
Kim Nayeon - South Korea
Kim Inhan - South Korea
Kim Jiwon - South Korea
Kimura Yurika - Japan
Koketsu Kenta - Japan
Kuroda Teppei - Japan
Kuroiwa Koki - Japan
Kustas Maria - Russia
Kuzin Vladimir - Russia
Laporte Antoine - Canada
Lee Jongmin - South Korea
Lee Yunrim - South Korea
Lee Hyunjung - South Korea
Li Binghao - China
Li Chengzhe - China
Lingbo Zhang - China
Liu Tom - USA
Macovei Stefan - Romania
Masuda Tatsuto - Japan
Miyamoto Kana - Japan
Mizuno KAISEI - Japan
Mun Arsenii - Russia
Nakamura Yoshimi - Japan
Nakayama Akie - Japan
Naryshkin Pjotr - Czech Republic
Nguyen Hao Quang - Viêt-nam
Oh Yugyeong - South Korea
Oh Taehyeon - South Korea
Okui Rizumu - Japan
Park Chaewon - South Korea
Pecnik Mia - Croatia
Perovic Vladana - Montenegro
Sahara Hikari - Japan
Saito Rina - Japan
Sakamoto Mai - Japan
Schütz Bella - France
Seo Seungeun - South Korea
Shimozato Takeshi - Japan
Shin Jeehye - South Korea
Sim Seungyeop - South Korea
Sohn A Jin - South Korea
Streicher Tabea - Germany - Hungaria
Szwajkowski Edwin - Lithuania - Poland
Tozlian Seiran - USA - Armenia
Tsuchiya Mitsuhisa - Japan
Tsukada Shogo - Japan
Ukolov German - Russia
Yanyushkina Elizaveta - Russia
Yokoi Maina - Japan
Zheng Ruishi Rosé - China
Zijian Li - China



2022 Edition

1st prize - Leshkin Andreï Russia
2nd prize - Wu Junlin China
3rd prize - Kim Sangwon Corea
4th prize - Wu Natasha USA/Taïwan
5th prize - Doutney Dominic United Kingdom

The 5 winners have obtained the voucher for participating to the Dubaï competition in 2024.

The 14 ways to Dubai 2024

6th prize - Lin Peng China
7th prize - Petrosyan Tigran Armenia
8th prize - not granted
Finalist distinction award - Maurin Thibault France
prize Scriabin et prize du public- Wu Junlin China

Prize for the best interpretation of A.Shor-M.Pletnev sonata - Kim Sangwon Corea

2022 Jury

President : Youri Bogdanov (Russia)
Svetlana Eganian (France)
Giuliano Adorno (Italia)
Philippe Raskin (Belgium)
Alvaro Teixeira Lopes (Portugal)
Florian Koltun (Germany)
Paolo Francese (Italia)

2022 Accompanists

Romantic concertos: Pavel Kachnov (Ukraine)

Classical concertos : Nobuyoshi Shima (Japon)

Selected candidates for the semi final of 2022

Li Binghao - China
Gurer Izem - Turkey
Xu Rui (Mery) - China
Rivard-Landry Antoine - Canada
Funabashi Yuka - Japan
Wu Jun Lin - China
Yamakawa Mitsuru - Japan
Deppe Benoît - France
Kim Jeongjin - Korea
Lee Hyun-hee - Korea
Luo Jie - China
Hirayama Suzuha - Japan
Taniguchi Wakana - Japan
Park Hyeonki - Korea
Yamada Ayami - Japan
Redor Luc - France
Park Yeonwoo - Korea
Jeon JongWon - Korea
Takahashi Nao - Japan
Maurin Thibault - France
Petrosyan Tigran - Armenia
Ito Yuki - Japan
Ahn Ryohong - Korea
Zhao Ziji Zoé - China
Han Chiyoon - Korea
Lee Kangeun - Korea
Lee Seran - Korea
Qin Sihao - China
Vinour Antonin - France
Mazan Ilona - Russia
Reshetov Sergey - Russia
Kim Sangwon - Korea
Górska Weronika - Poland
Bon-Dansac Paisit - France
An Kieun - Korea
Kim Song-Ha - Korea
Wu Natasha - USA / Taïwan
Harvey Lin - United Kingdom
Doutney Dominic - United Kingdom
Stepanov Igor - Russia
Lin Peng - China
Osintseva Natalia - Russia
Leshkin Andrei - Russia

2022 Poster

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

Edition 2018

Résultats


  1. 1st prize and public award: Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
  2. 2nd prize: Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
  3. 3rd prize: Young Sun Choi - Korea
  4. 4th prize: Kristina Zelenina - Russia
  5. 5th prize: Eunhee Baek - Korea
  6. 6th prize: Brian Le - USA. Ex-æquo
  7. 6th prize: Karlis Gunars Tirzitis - Lettonia
  8. 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:

  1. Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
  2. Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
  3. Young Sun Choi - Korea

Final


Candidates selected for the final:

  1. Kristina Zelenina - Russia
  2. Brian Le - USA
  3. Eunhee Baek - Korea
  4. Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
  5. Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
  6. Young Sun Choi - Korea
  7. 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:

  1. Kristina Zelenina - Russia
  2. Yannaël Quenel - France
  3. Brian Le - USA
  4. Junichi Ito - Japan
  5. Eunhee Baek - Korea
  6. Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
  7. Minhee Won - Korea
  8. Ryutaro Susuki - Japan
  9. Elizaveta Kliuchereva - Russia
  10. Young Sun Choi - Korea
  11. Karlis Gunars Tirzitis - Lettonia
  12. Jean Jacques Bedikian - France

List of candidates for 2018


  1. Ai ISAWA - Japan
  2. Kyoungsun PARK - South Korea
  3. Zu-An Shen - Taïwan
  4. Timothy Chiang - Australia
  5. Yuelu Cui. - China
  6. Tongtong. Zhu - China
  7. Ryutaro Suzuki. - Japan
  8. Brian Le - USA
  9. Marija Bokor - Suisse
  10. Gabriela Abrahamyan - Armenia
  11. Herman Harrison - Australia
  12. Rolando Valdes - Mexico
  13. Kaito Kobayashi - Japan
  14. Aleksandr Maltsev - Russia
  15. Ayumi Nabata - Japan
  16. Hanna Yu - South Korea
  17. Qi Kong - China
  18. Vladimir Kuzin - Russia
  19. Eunhee Baek - South Korea
  20. Saeko Miyasho - Japan
  21. Konstantin Khachikyan - Russia
  22. Yu Zhou Zhang - England
  23. An-Chi Mai - Taïwan
  24. Danilo Mascetti - Italia
  25. Yun Chih Hsu - Taïwan
  26. Kristina. Zelenina - Russia
  27. Anna Mironova - Russia
  28. Mikhail Kovalev - Russia
  29. Young Sun Choi - South Korea
  30. Shih-Wei Huang - Taïwan
  31. Xizi Zhang - China
  32. Stanislava Kucherenko - Byelorussia
  33. Jean-Selim Abdelmoula - Swiss
  34. Salih Can Gevrek - Turquey
  35. Mayuko. Obuchi. - Japan
  36. Karlis Gunars - Tirzītis Latvia
  37. Tikhon Selivanov - Russia
  38. Jean-Jacques. Bedikian - France
  39. Igor. Stepanov - Russia
  40. Joon. Yoon - South Korea
  41. Ruben Kozin. - Russia
  42. Minhee. Won. - South Korea
  43. Junichi. Ito - Japan
  44. Sangwon Lee. - South Korea
  45. Yannaël. Quenel - France
  46. Elizaveta. Kliuchereva - Russia
  47. Justin Joon-Kee Min - Canada










  • 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)
    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)

    Réservation et infos pratiques 2025


    Tous les concerts auront lieu à l'adresse suivante :
    Salle Edouard Herriot - Palais de la Mutualité
    1 Pl. Antonin Jutard
    69003 - Lyon


    Mardi 1 juillet 2025 à 19h Concert d'ouverture
    Andréa Turini -président du Jury 2025 « Goldberg variations » de J.S. BACH

    Mercredi 2 et jeudi 3 juillet 2025 de 9h à 17h: Demi-finales du Concours - Entrée libre
    Tous les candidats sélectionnés après le premier tour en ligne

    Mercredi 2 juillet à 19h : Concert Hommage à Mario Stanchev par François Mardirossian

    Vendredi 4 juillet 2025 de 9h à 16h : Finale récital - Entrée libre
    Les candidats qualifiés joueront un programme de 45 minutes.

    Vendredi 4 juillet 2025 à 18h : Grand Concert
    Mark Drobinsky (violoncelle)et Yolande Kouznetsov (piano), Georges Wanis (ténor) et Svetlana Eganian (piano)

    Samedi 5 juillet 2025 Soirée de Gala : Accueil du public 17h00 - Finale Concerto 18h00
    3 Lauréat(e)s joueront un concerto en entier accompagné au deuxième piano par Pavel Kachnov (Ukraine) 1er Prix du Concours 2017 et Nobuyoshi Shima accompagnateur officiel du concours

    Intermèdes entre les concertos par Mark Drobinsky et Yolande Kouznetsov
    ainsi que Georges Wanis et Svetlana Eganian
    Vote du public – Remise des Prix

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    2021 youtube channel of GPIPL

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    Introduction of 2019 edition

    1st prize – Yeon Min Park

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    1st price Elizaveta Kliuchereva

    2nd price Konstantin Khachikyan

    3rd price Young Sun Choi

    France 3 reportage


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    Introduction of 2015 edition


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    1st price Pavel Yeletskiy

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    3rd price ex aequo Igor Andreev

    3rd price ex aequo Jun Ishimura


    Videos 2013 edition

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    Introduction of 2011 edition

    Poster of 2025 edition




    2025 PRICES

    1st Prize : Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China
    2nd Prize : Paulius ANDERSSON Lituanie
    3rd Prize : Non attribué
    4th Prize : Qi QI People's Republic of China
    5th Prize : Sakurako KITA Japon
    6th Prize : Yun SHANGGUAN People's Republic of China
    Hélène de Montgeroult Prize : Mertol DEMIRELLI Turquie
    Award for the best interpretation of the Spanish work : Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China
    Audience Award : Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China
    CD recording by KNS Classical : Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China

    2025 LAURÉATS

    N°8 Paulius ANDERSSON Lituanie
    N°24 Qi QI People's Republic of China
    N°29 Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China

    2025 FINALISTS

    N°4 Daae KIM Corée 9h00
    N°8 Paulius ANDERSSON Lituanie 9h45
    N°13 Sakurako KITA Japon 10h40
    N°23 Yun SHANGGUAN People's Republic of China 11h25
    N°24 Qi QI People's Republic of China 14h00
    N°29 Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China 14h45

    2025 DIPLOMA OF MERIT

    N°33 Seongyeong BAE Corée
    N°17 Eugene NAM Australie
    N°32 Chi-Chun CHANG Taiwan
    N°26 Mertol DEMIRELLI Turquie
    N°22 Joohyang HAN Corée
    N°15 Seojin HEO Corée
    N°36 Chanyeon JUNG Corée
    N°35 Jeongjin KIM Corée
    N°1 WooJung YOON Corée
    N°5 Lizaveta ZASIMOVICH Biélorussie

    2025 SEMI-FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)

    Paulius ANDERSSON Lithuania
    Min Jae BACK Korea
    Seongyeong BAE Korea
    Ennian BAI People's Republic of China
    Samuel BISMUT France
    Chi-Chun CHANG Taiwan
    Pei-Tsun CHIANG Taiwan
    Mertol DEMIRELLI Turkey
    Augustinas EIDUKONIS Lithuania
    Rudy GATTI France
    Joohyang HAN Korea
    Rina HARADA Japan
    Seojin HEO Korea
    Nicholas HO Singapore
    Mirei IRIOKA Japan
    So ISHIZAKA Japan
    Yonghwan JEONG Korea
    Chanyeon JUNG Korea
    Sungu KANG Korea
    Daae KIM Korea
    Chaewon KIM Korea
    Jeongjin KIM Korea
    Haemin KIM Korea
    Miyu KINOSHITA Japan
    Sakurako KITA Japan
    Yewon KONG Korea
    Yaroslav KRYZHANIVSKYI Ukraine
    Gabriel LANDSTEDT United States
    Qiao LIU People's Republic of China
    Eugene NAM Australia
    Duoduo NIE People's Republic of China
    Nikolay PUSHKAREV Ukraine
    Qi QI People's Republic of China
    Olivier SEUZARET France
    Yun SHANGGUAN People's Republic of China
    Zeyu SHEN People's Republic of China
    Takeshi SHIMOZATO Japan
    Radymyr TSIKO Ukraine
    Daria VASILEVA Russia
    Florian VERWEIJ Netherlands
    Zhehao WANG People's Republic of China
    WooJung YOON Korea
    Lizaveta ZASIMOVICH Belarus

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