Levels I, II, III

Maisons-Laffitte, Sunday 1st June 2025
Registration deadline: 18 April 2025

The jury
LEVEL I PROGRAM
LEVEL II PROGRAM
LEVEL III PROGRAM
Running Order - Sunday 1st of June 2025

Competition rules

  • Auditions will take place on 1st June 2025.
  • The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities.
  • The candidate presents a single piece that must be played without the score and without repeats, except for Da Capo and the work by Bartok in level IIIC2.
  • The jury will listen to candidates having made a wrong selection but will not assess.
  • The results will be announced at the end of the auditions.
  • Prize-giving at completion of auditions of each level.
  • Dates and time schedules subject to change.

Level I program

IC1: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Lajos PAPP

    Valse

    22 Little pieces, p. 4 | Ed. EMB, ref. Z13216

  • Mathilde CARRE

    Ballerina

    Beau comme un Piano, vol. 1, p. 114 | Ed. Hit Diffusion, ref. HIT00019

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    Minuet in F Major

    (Click here to download the score)

IC2 : CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Marie JAËLL

    Chanson berçante

    Pour les Enfants, 7 pièces faciles | Ed. Delatour, ref. DLT1312

  • Alexandre GOEDICKE

    Etude in e minor

    Poco Forte 2, p. 28 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28723HL

  • Gérard MEUNIER

    Le Serpent charmeur

    Les Animaux magiques, vol. 1, p.22 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 24724HL

IC3: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • LAZARE-LEVY

    Légende Op. 30 N° 12

    Enfantines vol. 1, p. 14 | Ed. Choudens, ref. AC16868

  • Damien GUILLE

    Dialogue

    Etudes expressives, vol. 1 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 29682 HL

  • Dmitri KABALEVSKI

    Sonatina in a minor Op. 27 N°18

    30 Pieces  for Children Op. 27
    Album de Piano pour la Jeunesse, Ed. Chant du Monde, ref. AJ1

     

IC4: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    Scherzo from Partita N°3 in a minor BWV 827

    Ed. Transatlantiques, ref. TR000911

  • Friedrich KUHLAU

    Six easy Variations on an Austrian Folk Song

    Op. 42 N°1
    Più Forte 2, p. 14, Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28836 HL

  • Oskar MERIKANTO

    Valse lente for Piano

    Ed. Chester, ref. CH 01924

Level II program

IIC1 : CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    Scherzo from Partita N°3 in a minor BWV 827

    De Bach à nos Jours, vol. 5A, p.14, Ed. Lemoine, ref.27365 HL

  • Serge PROKOFIEV

    Vision fugitive Op. 22 n°10

    De Bach à nos Jours, vol. 5A, p.70, Ed. Lemoine, ref.27365 HL

  • Moritz MOSZKOWSKI

    Restless (Inquietud) Op. 77 n°4

    Più Forte, p. 64 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 26134HL

IIC2 : CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    One Two-Part Invention

    (to be chosen by the candidate)
    Except d minor BWV 775

  • Zoltán KODALY

    Il pleut dans mon Cœur comme il pleut sur la Ville

    Più Forte, p. 80 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 26134HL

  • Franz SCHUBERT

    Allegretto in c minor D915

    De Bach à nos Jours, vol. 3B p. 74 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28668 HL

IIC3: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    One Three-Part Invention

    (Of the candidate’s choice)

  • Franz LISZT

    Piece N°2 S. 192

    From 4 Little Pieces,  S 192 Fortissimo p. 64 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 26603HL

  • Francis POULENC

    Le petit Eléphant « Merci Madame »

    L’Histoire de Babar
    De Bach à nos Jours, vol. 5A, p.62 | Ed. Lemoine, ref.27365 HL

IIC4 : CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Maurice RAVEL

    A la Manière de Chabrier

    Ed. Salabert, ref. SLB5537

  • Frederic CHOPIN

    Mazurka Op. 63 N°3

    De Bach à nos Jours vol. 6B p. 20 | Ed. Lemoine, ref. 27434HL

  • Henri DUTILLEUX

    Blackbird

    Ed. Billaudot, ref. GB6401

Level III program

IIIC1: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Jean Sebastien BACH

    One Prelude & Fugue

    (to be chosen by the candidate)
    From Well Tempered Clavier, Books 1 or 2

  • Ludwig van BEETHOVEN

    Sonata Op. 10 N°1 in c minor

    1st mvt. | Ed. Henle, ref. HN47

  • Nathalie BERA-TAGRINE

    Michel Strogoff

    Soirées musicales du Transsibérien | Ed. Vandevelde, ref. VV 312

IIIC2: CHOOSE ONE WORK

IIIC3: CHOOSE ONE WORK

  • Edvard GRIEG

    March of the Dwarfs Op. 54 N°3

    Lyric Pieces  opus 54 | Ed. Henle, ref. HN 681

  • Claude DEBUSSY

    Général Lavine -Eccentric

    Preludes, Book II | Ed. Durand, ref. DD16613

  • Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL

    Allemande from the Suite N°9 HWV 439 in g minor

    Click here to download the score:
    Suite in G minor, HWV 439 (Handel, George Frideric) - IMSLP

The Jury

Members of the jury are expert pianists with an outstanding musical reputation. They are chosen by Anne QUEFFELEC.
Their reputation, competence and integrity contribute to maintaining the excellence of this competition.

Chantal
STIGLIANI

President France

biography

BENSIMHON
Jacqueline

France

BIOGRAPHY

Catherine
IMBERT

France

biography

BENSIMHON
William

France

biographY

ROUVET DE LAROQUE
Françoise

France

BIOGRAPHy

List of  the Prizes and Rewards

Click on the star to get the list

Attend auditions

Ancienne Église - Acces map

Auditions are open to the public.
The public is allowed to enter and leave between performances.
Silence is required during each audition.

Venue: Ancienne Église – Place de la vieille église – 78600 Maisons-Laffitte – Acces map below.

Information/reservations:
Maisons-Laffitte Tourist Office +33 1 39 62 63 64
online www.concoursdepiano.com or at the entrance.