The "Piano Nocturnes" festival
with
Recitals,
the Rencontre des grands Amateurs de piano
and the 2 "Samson François" International Piano Competitions.
"Samson François" International Piano Competition.
The 2023 festival!
2023 partners
Contents
Lhe 2023 festival film
Press coverage of the festival
Les Nocturnes du piano" festival recitals 2023.
2023 - the year of confirmation!
July 3 - Philippe Bianconi & Clément Lefebvre
Philippe's program :
CHOPIN - Nocturne in C # minor Op. 27 No. 1, 3rd Scherzo in C # minor Op. 39, Barcarolle Op. 60, Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22
Clément's program:
SCRIABINE - Two Impromptus opus 14
SCHUMANN - Carnaval opus 9
Philipe et Clément's program:
RAVEL - Ma Mère l'Oye
July 4 - Théo Fouchenneret
Theo's program :
BEETHOVEN - Waldstein
CHOPIN - 4th ballade
MOMPOU - Paisajes (La Fuente y la camapana, El Lago, Carros de Galicia)
SCHUMANN - Fantasy
July 5 - Nour Ayadi
Nour's program:
SCHUMANN - Noveletten op 21: VI. Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor, IV. Ballmäßig, Sehr munter, II. Äußerst rasch und mit Bravour
BEETHOVEN - sonata "Appassionata" op.57
POULENC- Trois novelettes, FP 47/173
RACHMANINOV - Études - Tableaux, Op. 33
July 6 - Florian Noack
Florian's program:
SCHUBERT - Sonata D.960
LISZT - Etudes Transcendentes 10-11-12
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / NOACK - Scheherazade
July 7 - Célia Oneto Bensaïd
Celia's program:
LISZT - Un Sospiro from Concert Etudes S.144
MARIE JAËLL - "Ce qu'on entend dans l'Enfer": Poursuite, Appel, Dans les flammes, Blasphèmes
LISZT - Mephistowaltz no3 S.216
MARIE JAËLL - "What We Hear in Purgatory": Pressentiments, Impotent Desires, Remorse, Now and Then, Obsessions
SCHUBERT / LISZT - Aufenthalt
MARIE JAËLL - "What We Hear in Paradise": Heavenly Ways, Hymn, Contemplation
SCHUBERT / LISZT - Ständchen
July 8 - Jean-Paul Gasparian
Jean-Paul's program:
DEBUSSY - Preludes, Livre 1
SCRIABINE - Sonate N°3 opus 23
RACHMANINOV- Sonate N°2 opus 36
2023 - the year of confirmation!
The Junior Piano Competition
"Samson François" 2023.
60 candidates aged 5 to 15 came from all over the world (Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine). They took part in this 2nd Junior Competition in front of a large and enthusiastic audience.
The list of winners
Category 5 - 6 years :
Highly commended by the jury:
SOROKINA Daria, Russia
CHENG Noémie, France
LIU Hermance, France
Mention très bien, unanimously awarded by the jury :
XU Alice, France
GAO Martin, France
Highly commended :
CHARRIERAS Aïleen, France
FABRE Armand, France
Category 7 - 8 years :
Mention Très bien à l'unanimité du jury avec félicitations et Prix spécial Lanoë (150 €) :
KOSTENKO Nora, Ukraine
Mention très bien by unanimous jury vote :
Li Yun Long, France
BASTIEN Chloé, France
COURVALET Bruce, France
Highly Commended :
BUZZI Adrien, France
TRAN Lucie, France
Mention Bien :
HAN Selena, France
KLING Katarina, Monaco
TANG Léa Yaofhi, France
BEYS Lisa, France
DOGAN Maxime, France
Category 9 - 12 years :
1st Prize unanimously with congratulations of the jury (€300) :
Chanya Bayla SOMBOONVECHAKARN, Thailand
1st Prize (€250) :
Michael Wang, Canada
2nd prize (€150) :
Emanuele IAZZARELLI, Italy
Uzay KURTARAN, Turkey
Lucie LE BALC'H, France
Mention Très bien à l'unanimité du jury avec félicitations :
Qian Shana, France
Tavan Jeanne, France
Mention très bien avec félicitations du jury :
Balducci Angelo, France
Mention very good by unanimous vote of the jury :
Gruba Milan, Ukraine
Mohtaji Pauline, France
Xu Chenhao, France
Zhang Mathis, France
Courvalet Ethan, France
Mention Très bien :
Nunn Alessio, France
Scarcella Fabio, France
Scarcella Paola, France
Tang Boren, China
Tran Louis, France
Wang Ribeil Anaximandre, France
Wang Ribeil Aristarque, France
Bouriche Gabriel, France
Charpentron Balthazar, France
Mention Bien :
Kolev Kris, France
Kremnev Petr, France
Kuhn Charlotte, France
Pealat Julien, France
Popov Jeanne, France
Qin LinTing, Ukraine
Radulescu Maria-Alma, Romania
Ranieri Elena Sofia, Italy
Shiryaev Mickael, France
Azria Louise, France
Category 13 - 15 years :
1st Prize unanimously with congratulations from the jury : Tianrun JIN, China (age 15)
2nd Prize : André Chengyu QIAN, France (age 15)
3rd Prize : Malo RETIF, France ( age 13)
Mention Très bien avec félicitations du jury :
FONTANILLE Anahita, France
Mention Very Good by unanimous vote of the jury :
DE LEMOS PEIXOTO Esther, France
Highly Commended :
KOSTENKO Mishel, Ukraine
YEUNG YUK WING Haylee, France
BARLET Louise, France
BEDNARCZYK Paul, France
BORECKA Violetta, Poland
Mention bien :
MEFFRE Clément, France
STOHNUSHENKO Diana, Ukraine
CANU Jade, France
Mention assez bien :
LUCIANO Gabriele, Italy
NAVARRO Nans-Emilien, France
NIVAL Irène, France
NUNN Delia, France
VALMAGGI Viola, Italy
JUNG Viktoria, Germany
The prestigious jury was composed of, from left to right: Olga Monakh, Nicolas BringuierChristine Gastaud, President of the jury, Festival creator and organizer, Marylise Lanoë and Aisa Ijiri.
Christine Gastaud
(France)
President of the jury
Marylise Lanoë
(France)
A few photos of our young artists!
2023 - the year of confirmation!
The International
International Piano Competition
"Samson François" 2023.
- Candidates from South Korea, Brazil, China, Japan, France, Singapore, Taiwan, Ukraine and Vietnam... competed in the first round, on a free program including a work by Chopin.
- 3 candidates were selected for the final which took place on Sunday, July 2. THE final was& streamed on the Sigmart platform.
The list of winners
1st prize: not awarded
2nd Prize ex-aequo (€2,000):
DIORDIIEV Mykhailo
Ukraine, born 2001
Program :
- Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableau op. 39-2
- Chopin: Nocturne op. 48-1
- Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, S.141, Etude No. 2
- Chopin: 2nd Ballade op. 38
- Liszt. After a reading of Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata
2nd prize ex-aequo (€2,000):
HA Gyutae
South Korea, born 1996
Program :
- Chopin: Polonaise op.53 no.6
- Prokofiev: 3rd Sonata
- Schumann: Carnival op. 9
3rd Prize (€1,000):
KURODA Teppei
Japan, born 1997
Program :
- J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue I No. 22 in B-flat minor, Book I BWV 867
- F. Chopin: Fantasy in F minor Op. 49
- C. W. Gluck (arr. G. Sgambati): Melodie d'Orphée
- J. Brahms: Variations on a Hungarian theme Op. 21 No.2
- Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Special French music prize (€500):
FUJISAWA Arisa
Japan, born in 1993
Special prize for Antoine Cesari's work (€500):
YUNES Yentl
France, born 2002
Special Ukrainian music prize ( 500€ ) :
MYSHIN Andrii
Ukraine, born 2001
The winners received cash prizes and concert engagements in southeastern France and Paris.
Concours International partners
Pictured from left to right:
Carine Daniau-Sinigaglia Director of Kawai France, a partner in the competition who offered us her full support, Kateryna SmirnovaPresident of Totally-Italy - partner of the international competition, Olga MonakhPresident of the Jury, Nicolas BringuierJury, Antoine Cesaripianist and composer, Christine GastaudCreator and organizer of the Festival, including the Samson François Competitions, Giuliano Adorno Competition, Jury, Mykhailo DiordiievSecond Prize ex-aequo in the Samson François International Competition, Markus SchirmerJury, Gyutae HaSecond Prize ex-aequo in the Samson François International Competition, Akiko Ebijury, Bartłomiej Kominekjury, Teppei KurodaThird Prize in the Samson François International Competition, and François Forcioli-ContiPresident of the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, where the competition took place.
The prestigious jury included pianists Olga Monakh, President of the jury, Markus Schirmer, Nicolas Bringuier, Akiko Ebi, Giuliano Adorno, Bartłomiej Kominek and Christine Gastaud.
Olga Monakh
(Ukraine - Germany)
President of the jury
Christine Gastaud
(France)
Artistic Direction
Samson François, 4 syllables forming a bridge between music and magic. A name that awakens in each of us a secret desire for freedom and daring, and reminds us of the original function of the musician, as embodied in the myth of Orpheus: to charm, bewitch, and beguile the listener, and even to raise the dead through the magical powers of sound. This competition is a tribute to this unique artist, a poet of the piano who continues to inspire millions of music lovers around the world. We sincerely hope that young pianists will join this quest for the mystery of music, and that on their way to the "unattainable star", this competition will give them the necessary impetus to try to approach it.
Olga Monakh
Artistic Director
Nicolas Bringuier
Artistic Director
Having had the chance to study for many years with Bruno Rigutto, who was one of the only disciples of Samson François and his "spiritual son", I am very happy that Christine Gastaud, my first teacher in Nice, entrusted us with the artistic direction of this competition, which took place in the marvelous setting of the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur. Indeed, the strong ties that united Samson François to our region are multiple: he studied as a child at the Conservatory of Nice, and later resided in Menton and performed very frequently in our region. Let's hope that the young pianists who participated in this event will follow in his footsteps!
The winners and the Kawai France team (from right to left: Carine Daniau-Sinigaglia, Adusa Omata, Louis-Marie Boussuge and Nicolas Rios).
A few photos of our young artists!
The Massena hall of the Côte d'Azur racecourse where the junior and international "Samson François" competitions were held.
The Massena show at the Côte d'Azur racecourse and the jury.
2023 - the year of confirmation!
The Grand Amateurs pianists' meeting day
Dedicated to non-professional piano lovers, with concerts and master classes led by Nicolas Bringuier, our Artistic Director, this day was a resounding success. This has encouraged us to develop it further in 2024...
2full days will therefore be on the Festival program, to the delight of all!
Noé Zagroun & Giulia Emily Dukes recital
There are unforgettable moments at a Festival..... For the 2023 edition, the musical hour brought to us by young jazz pianist Noé Zagroun and singer Giulia Emily Dukes is one of them!
Their eclectic program and warm personalities have largely contributed to making Our Festival an exceptional event on our Côte d'Azur!
Thank you Noé and Giulia!
Lenor Mendes' recital
In 2023, we were fortunate to begin a partnership with the prestigious École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot in Paris, cradle of countless musicians with international careers.
The arrival of Leonor Mendes, a young pianist who brilliantly obtained her "Diplôme supérieur de concertiste" there in May 2023, was a real gift for all the candidates in the Samson François International Competition!
2023 - the year of confirmation!
Our launch party at the Salle Cortot in Paris
on June 12, 2023
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