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.
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.
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.
Instructions :
1) Download the application form
2) Follow the instructions mentioned inside the application form
3) Send your application at : eganian@gpipl.fr
4) You can pay with the paypal button below or by any way mentionned in application form or in rules. Please specify the name of the candidate in your proof of payment.
President and artistic director - general organisation 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
Partners
They support us...
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
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)
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.
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
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
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
Tout les concerts du soir et la soirée de Gala sont payants. Billeterie sur place le jour de l'événement
ou en ligne. N'hésitez pas à réserver en amont et profitez du Pass 2-3 ou 4 concerts à tarif dégressif !
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
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
2025 First Round online candidates (in alphabetical order)
ANDERSSON Paulius Lithuania
ARAI Reina Japan
BACK Min Jae Korea
BAE Seongyeong Korea
BAI Ennian China
BISMUT Samuel France
BORGES José Portugal
BÓRQUEZ Maria Inès Chile
BUATOIS. Leopold France
CHANG Chi-Chun Taiwan
CHEN Haoyu People's Republic of China
CHEN Sammi Hong Kong
CHUN Yoojin Korea
CORRADO Giulio Italy
DEMIRELLI Mertol Turkey
DOROKHOVA Tatiana Russia
EIDUKONIS Augustinas Lithuania
FANG Jia People's Republic of China
FUKUHARA Mitsubishi Japan
GATTI Rudy France
GEORGIEVA IVANOVA Ioanna Bulgaria
HAN Joohyang Korea
HARADA Rina Japan
HEO Seojin Korea
HO Nicholas. Singapore
HORINOUCHI Anna Japan
IKEDA Rina Japan
IRIOKA Mirei Japan
ISHIZAKA So Japan
JEON Seula Korea
JEONG Yonghwan Korea
JUNG Chanyeon Korea
KANG Sungu Korea
KIM Chaewon Korea
KIM Haemin Korea
KIM Hyun Ji Korea
KIM Jeongjin Korea
KIM Nayeon Korea
KIM Daae Korea
KINOSHITA Miyu Japan
KIRÁLY Ádám Miklós Hungary
KITA Sakurako Japan
KO Yoobin Korea
KONG Yewon Korea
KRYZHANIVSKYI Yaroslav Ukraine
KWON Inhoi Korea
LANDSTEDT Gabriel USA
LEE Ahhyun Korea
LEE Hanna Korea
LIU Qiao People's Republic of China
NAGANO Sakura Japan
NAM Eugene Australia
NIE Duoduo People's Republic of China
NOEL Arthur France
NOMURA Natsuki Japan
PARK Soo Hyun Korea
PARK Soyoung USA
PARK Yeondong Korea
PEI-TSUN Chiang Taiwan
PUCHEU GABRIEL Tomás Chile
PUSHKAREV Nikolai Ukraine
QI Qi People's Republic of China
SAAKIAN Elena Armenia
SAHARA Hikari Japan
SENED Yoav Israel
SEUZARET Olivier France
SHANGGUAN Yun People's Republic of China
SHEN Zeyu People's Republic of China
SHIMOZATO Takeshi Japan
SHINJIKASHVILI Ani Georgia
SHNEIDER Omer Israel
STANISZ Gabriela Poland
TAKEDA Kevin USA
TAO Matthew USA
TSENG Karina USA
TSIKO Radymyr Ukraine
VALCHEVA Elizara Bulgaria
VASILEVA Daria Russia
VERWEIJ Florian Netherlands
WAN Xiaoya People's Republic of China
WANG Fenglei People's Republic of China
WANG Jiali People's Republic of China
WANG Jielei People's Republic of China
WANG Zhehao People's Republic of China
XUE Angela People's Republic of China/ USA
WU Yuxuan People's Republic of China
YAN Hongjian People's Republic of China
YANG Enruei Taiwan
YIP Wai Kit Hong Kong
YOON Woojung Korea
ZASIMOVICH Lizaveta Belarus
ZHAO Jingshi People's Republic of China
ZHUOYA ZHU Zhuoya People's Republic of China
Prize and Awards 2025
1 Prize - 5000€ + Laureate Diploma + Paid concert at the Festival in France/p>
2 Prize - 2000€ + Laureate Diploma + Paid concert at the Festival in France/p>
3 Prize - 1500€ + Laureate Diploma + Paid concert at the Festival in France/p>
4 Prize - 750€ + Laureate Diploma + partition
5 Prize - 500€ + Laureate Diploma + partition
6 Prize - 300€ + Laureate Diploma + partition
Spécial Prize Spanish music - 300€
Spécial Prize Hélène de Montgeroult -300€
Audience award - Montre Christian Lacroix
Donate
Your donation will help reveal artists and protect the culture they strive for.
Contact us
Your message has been sent.
GPIPL post adress - 29 rue Jules Massenet, 69320 Feyzin - France
