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Levels 1, 2, 3

A day of auditions before a jury selected by the French pianist Anne Queffélec, and a diploma for everyone.

You will play a Shigeru Kawai piano

An SK-EX concert grand, provided by Kawai France.

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Programme

Performance timea few minutes

Level 1 pieces

The candidate presents a single piece, chosen from the list for their year, played from memory and without repeats (except Da Capo).

IC1 · one piece of your choice

  • M. CARRÉ · La Chambre aux Étoiles, p. 47 · Beau comme un Piano vol. 2 · Ed. Hit Diffusion, ref. HIT00026
  • REINECKE · Allegro · Pianissimo 2, p. 20 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28787HL
  • M. CHANOU · Printemps No. 7 · 10 petites pièces · Ed. du Petit Page, ref. 000135

IC2 · one piece of your choice

  • M. CARRÉ · L’Entrée des Clowns, pp. 63–64 · Beau comme un Piano vol. 2 · Ed. Hit Diffusion, ref. HIT00026
  • HANDEL · Sarabande HWV 437, allegretto · Piano à Portée de Mains · Ed. Van de Velde, ref. VV038
  • TANSMAN · La Poupée, p. 2 · Pour les Enfants, book 1 · Ed. Eschig, ref. ME4089

IC3 · one piece of your choice

  • SCHUBERT · German Dance (including repeats) · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 2B, p. 51 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28504HL
  • GILLOCK · Capriccietto · Hello Mr Gillock, Carl Czerny, p. 34 · Ed. Breitkopf, ref. EB8627
  • BARTÓK · Pentatonic Tune · For Children vol. 1 No. 29 · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 3B, p. 12, ref. 28668HL

IC4 · one piece of your choice

  • HANDEL · Allemande · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 4B, p. 26 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 28712HL
  • SAUGUET · L’Enfant de Troupe · Pièces poétiques vol. 2 · Ed. Eschig, ref. ME4516
  • AKIMENKO · Viens, petite Bergerette · Printemps musical · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 23890HL
Level 2 pieces

The candidate presents a single piece, chosen from the list for their year, played from memory and without repeats (except Da Capo).

IIC1 · one piece of your choice

  • SMETANA · Lied Op. 2 No. 2 · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 4A, p. 65 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 26316HL
  • Attributed to BEETHOVEN · Waltz No. 3 WoO 84 in E-flat major · Les Classiques favoris vol. 1B · Ed. Lemoine, ref. P1200
  • NICODÉ · Walzer (à la Cour) · Aphorisms Op. 8 No. 12 · Download the score (PDF)

IIC2 · one piece of your choice

  • J. S. BACH · A two-part invention (except D minor)
  • AURIC · Sicilienne · Neuf pièces brèves de moyenne difficulté · Ed. Eschig, ref. ME6365
  • REBIKOV · Valse mélancolique Op. 2 No. 3 · Download the score (PDF)

IIC3 · one piece of your choice

  • J. S. BACH · A three-part invention (sinfonia)
  • MUSSORGSKY · The Old Castle · Pictures at an Exhibition · Ed. Peters, ref. EP9585
  • PROKOFIEV · Vision fugitive Op. 22 No. 3 · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 5A, p. 68 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 27365HL

IIC4 · one piece of your choice

  • GADE · Elegy · Aquarelles Op. 19 No. 1 · Ed. Durand, ref. DC9303
  • TCHAIKOVSKY · Nocturne · Six Pieces for piano Op. 19 No. 4 · Ed. Henle, ref. HN686
  • GRIEG · Puck Op. 71 No. 3 · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 5A, p. 15 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 27365HL
Level 3 pieces

The candidate presents a single piece, chosen from the list for their year, played from memory and without repeats (except Da Capo, unless otherwise indicated).

IIIC1 · one piece of your choice

  • J. S. BACH · A prelude and fugue of your choice from The Well-Tempered Clavier
  • BERA-TAGRINE · Le Danseur étoile · Les Soirées musicales du Trans-Sibérien · Ed. Van de Velde, ref. VV312
  • TURINA · In the Gardens of Murcia · Contes d’Espagne Op. 20 No. 4 · 23 morceaux pour piano · Ed. Salabert, ref. SLB5818

IIIC2 · one piece of your choice

  • RAVEL · Forlane · Le Tombeau de Couperin · Ed. Durand, ref. DR01687800
  • BEETHOVEN · Minuet from the Sonata Op. 10 No. 3, with repeats
  • SCHUMANN · Romance Op. 28 No. 2 · Drei Romanzen Op. 28 · Ed. Henle, ref. HN85

IIIC3 · one piece of your choice

  • RAMEAU · Tic-toc-choc ou les Maillotins · De Bach à nos Jours vol. 6B, p. 68 · Ed. Lemoine, ref. 27434
  • RACHMANINOFF · Prelude in D major Op. 23 No. 4
  • BARTÓK · No. 3 from the Suite Op. 14

Your child’s day

  1. Families are welcomed at the Ancienne Église 30 minutes before the time given in your child’s audition notice
  2. Performance before the jury: families may attend the audition
  3. Diplomas are presented at the end of each cycle, between auditions

Provisional schedule

  • Sun 6 June · 09:00–21:00Cycles auditions (families only)

Your exact time will be given in your audition notice.

Prizes

Diploma

Every candidate receives a diploma with a distinction ranging from “encouragement” to “very good, with the jury’s congratulations”. The top-ranked entrants in each round also receive a CD from Lyrinx and a voucher from Éditions Lemoine.

PRIZE

Philomuses Special Prize, offered by Chantal Stigliani: a multi-artistic musical afternoon at the Philomuses venue in Paris.

2027 jury

  • Chantal Stigliani
    Jury president

    Chantal Stigliani

    France

    Biography
  • Claire Porteboeuf

    Claire Porteboeuf

    Biography

    Claire Porteboeuf began her piano studies at the Avignon Conservatory of Music. After completing her secondary education in a music-study program, she pursued a Doctorate in Pharmacy at the Faculty of Marseille, during which she joined the student amateur orchestra under the direction of Sébastien Boin.

    Her academic journey led her to Montreal, where she became a student of Wonny Song, a concert pianist and director at the Orford Music Academy.

    She combined her scientific studies with her passion for music by convincing the physiology department to validate her thesis subject: “The Impact of Learning Music on the Brain,” which brought her back to Montreal to work at the BRAMS(International Laboratory for BRAin, Music, and Sound Research).

    In Paris, she received interpretation lessons from Jorge Chaminé, a baritone and President of the European Centre for Music.

    At the Schola Cantorum, she developed an interest in piano pedagogy by serving as a choir accompanist, substituting for absent piano teachers, and taking analysis courses with composer and pedagogue Narcís Bonet.

    Now based in Maisons-Laffitte, she dedicates herself to teaching piano.

Rules

  • The first levels of piano studies. A full day of auditions before the competition jury , with a diploma awarded to every participant. The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities.
  • The auditions are open to families only.
  • A single piece, played from memory and without repeats (except Da Capo or specific indication on the competition programme.).
  • If the wrong piece is chosen, the candidate is heard but not assessed.
  • Results are announced at the end of the rounds; diplomas are presented between the auditions of each cycle.
  • Registration is free for candidates of Ukrainian nationality.
  • Times of the rounds are subject to change.

Download the full rules (PDF) Candidates’ frequently asked questions

Registration open until 18 April 2027, midnightFee: €65Register my child