Every year, pianists from 20 to 30 countries travel to Maisons-Laffitte. Here is how to prepare for your visit, step by step.
- VisaIf your country requires a visa, we will send you an official invitation letter as soon as your application has been accepted. Please request it at contact@concoursdepiano.com at least two months before the competition.
- AccommodationCandidates aged 15 or over may be hosted free of charge by a local host family in Maisons-Laffitte, from the day before to the day after their audition. Accommodation requests can only be made during the registration process, through the online registration platform.
- PracticeYour host family will often have a piano available for you to practise on. If not, practice sessions will be arranged for you at another location.
- TransportFrom central Paris, the RER A reaches Maisons-Laffitte station in around 20 minutes. The Ancienne Église venue is a 10-minute walk from the station. From an airport, please allow at least 1 hour 30 minutes of travel time.
- PaymentEntry fees must be paid online in euros. Any bank or currency exchange charges are the responsibility of the candidate.