Concours de piano 2025

Concours ouvert aux jeunes pianistes de toutes les nationalités nés après le 1er janvier 2005

Dates of the competition

La prochaine édition du Concours de piano Hélène de Montgeroult aura lieu les 15 et 16 novembre 2025

Regulations

The competition consists of four levels according to the age of the pianists ; in each level, the candidates will perform a compulsory etude by Hélène de Montgeroult and will complete their programme with at least two pieces of their choice from different styles and periods, taking into account the total timing, including pauses. Pieces for prepared piano are not permitted.

Level 1 : pianistes nés dès le 1er janvier 2013. Le minutage total doit être compris entre 5 et 9 minutes.

Level 2 : pianistes nés entre le 1er janvier 2010 et le 31 décembre 2012. Le minutage total doit être compris entre 7 et 12 minutes.

Level 3 : pianistes nés entre le 1er janvier 2008 et le 31 décembre 2009. Le minutage total doit être compris entre 9 et 14 minutes.

Level 4 : pianistes nés entre le 1er janvier 2005 et le 31 décembre 2007. Le minutage total doit être compris entre 12 et 18 minutes.

Le règlement complet et les références des études imposées d’Hélène de Montgeroult seront en ligne dès le 9 décembre 2024. Les inscriptions seront ouvertes du 1er au 31 mai 2025.

Where will the competition take place?

The competition will take place in Romont (Fribourg) in Switzerland. This town, located south-west of Fribourg on the Geneva-Zurich SBB line, was developed around a 13th century castle. It is also home to a Gothic collegiate church with important contemporary stained glass windows, the remains of the medieval wall, and the Vitromusée, a Swiss museum dedicated to stained glass and the glass arts.

The competition will take place at Bicubic. This cultural and sports centre, built in 2005, has a 450-seat auditorium equipped with an excellent Steinway concert hall.

Awards

Level 1

Premier prix : 200 CHF

Deuxième prix : 100 CHF

Troisième prix : 50 CHF

Level 2

First prize : 300 CHF

Second prize : 150 CHF

Third prize : 100 CHF

Level 3

First prize : 400 CHF

Second prize : 200 CHF

Third prize : 150 CHF

Level 4

Premier prix : 500 CHF

Deuxième prix : 250 CHF

Third prize : 200 CHF

Why host a piano competition for young people?

  • To play the work of Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836). Her Études address many aspects of piano playing in pages of great artistic value. We wish to make them known to as many people as possible and encourage teachers to include them in their students' programmes.
  • discover her music
  • To encourage the practice of classical music in general and the piano in particular. Competitions for young pianists stimulates the students' instrumental practice and makes them progress.
  • To give young musicians the opportunity to compete with their peers in a healthy competition. Even if the main motivation of the students must remain the music itself, some young people find additional stimulation in the prospect of a confrontation and are therefore pushed to strive for excellence.
  • Pour que les jeunes pianistes aient l’occasion de recevoir un avis extérieur. Chaque candidate et candidat reçoit les commentaires du jury et des conseils avisés sur la poursuite de sa formation et le développement de son talent.
  • To encourage exchanges between teachers. As musicians are very often in the company of their teachers, it is an opportunity for them to meet colleagues and to exchange on their experience and their teaching practice.