Excellence program

2025 WINNERS
PROGRAM
the jury
2025 winners
ANCIENNE EGLISE

Competition rules

  • Auditions in Maisons Laffitte, on 2nd June 2025
  • The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities
  • The awards ceremony will take place at the end of the auditions
  • Audition dates and times are subject to change
  • Pieces must be played from memory except for contemporary works*

Excellence program

Competitors to present a programme
lasting a maximum of 20 minutes
comprising 3 or 4 works
from different periods or aesthetics: 

Competitors who exceed the timing will be interrupted by the jury.

One "Etude"

Choice of a baroque or classical work (without repeats).

A romantic and/or modern and/or contemporary work.*

* Contemporary composers accepted

Adès, Anderson, André, Bacri, Barber, Beffa, Benjamin, Berio,  Birtwistle, Boucourechliev, Boulez, Bussoti, Cage, Campo, Carter, Castérède, Castiglioni, Chin, Copland, Crumb, Denisov, Donatoni, Dusapin, Dutilleux, Eötvös, Escaich, Fedele, Filidei, Françaix, Francesconi, Fujikura, Gagneux, Gaussin, Gervasoni, Glass, Goubaïdoulina, Hersant, Höller, Holliger, Holt, Hosokawa, Jervik, Jolas, Jolivet, Kapustin, Knussen, Kröll, Kurtág, Kyburtz, Ligeti, Lindberg, Magin, Mantovani, Messiaen, Murail, Neuburger, Nicolau, Ohana, de Pablo, Pärt, Pauset,  Penderecki, Saariaho, Sancan,  Saunders, Sciarrino, Silvestrov,  Stockhausen, Stroppa, Suckling, Takemitsu, Tanguy, Vachi, Volkonski, Xenakis, Zimmerman.

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

Jean-Paul GASPARIAN

France

Biography

Maroussia GENTET

France

Biography

Nicolas MARZINOTTO

France

Biography

Paul MONTAG

France

Biography

List of the Prizes and Rewards

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Winners of the 2025 Competition

1st Prize

KUO Meng-Jung

2nd Prize

TAKESHI Shimozato

3rd Prize

HEYDEN Jonathan

2025 WINNERSEXCELLENCE
1st Prize
KUO Meng-Jung, 17 years old (Taiwan)
2nd Prize
Shimozato TAKESHI, 31 years old (Japan)
3rd Prize
Jonathan HEYDEN, 19 years old (Germany)
Special Prize
Special Prize
Mathys RODRIGUES, 19 years old (France / Taiwan)
Special Prize
Luise BOLD, 11 years old (Germany)
Special prize
Yoan LU, 14 years old (France)
Special prize
Barbara GOSTIJANOVIC, 18 years old (France)
Special prize
Taisiia KASIANENKO, 19 years old (Ukraine)
Special prize
Meng-Tien HUANG, 20 years old (Canada)

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.