The Piano-Piano Academy is dedicated to young duos who wish to develop their career as a piano duo

All courses at this academy are open to the public.

When ?

October 10th, 2024

Where ?

Showroom Kawai – 11 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75010 Paris

(Warming up rooms will be available on site)

Who ?

The audition is open to any piano duo that has been playing together for at least one year.

Age limit : 27 on October 11, 2024.

The program is free, with works for 1 piano 4 hands or 2 pianos 4 hands (please provide at least one copy of the scores for the members of the jury).

Length of program presented: between 10 and 15 minutes.

The jury reserves the right not to listen to the entire program.

The results will be announced at the end of the audition day.

How to register :

Send an email to sandra.rungispianopianofestival@​​gmail.com before September 20, 2024, with the following information:

• Names of both pianists
• Name of duo (if applicable)
• Number of years practicing as a duo
• Biography of the duo
• Artistic project of the duo
• Proposed audition program and timing of works.
• Contact details for the 2 pianists (email and telephone)

What does the academy offer?

• The Piano-Piano Academy gives young piano duos the chance to hone their skills under the guidance of leading pedagogues with extensive experience in piano duos.
• The young duos are followed throughout the year by a teaching team attentive to their needs and questions.
• Young duos benefit from workshops throughout the year, on career building and presenting their duo on and off stage.
• Young duos take part in the Académie's closing concert at Salle Cortot in Paris
• Young duos are invited to play at the Rungis Piano-Piano Festival the following year* (paid concerts).

Academy calendar :

The masterclasses are given by 5 different pedagogues during the year, in the academy's partner venues:

• Showroom Kawai – 11 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75010 Paris
• Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – 209 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
• CRR 93 : Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Aubervilliers-La Courneuve – 5 Rue Edouard Poisson, 93300 Aubervilliers
• Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot – 114bis Bd Malesherbes 75017 Paris
• Conservatoire de Rungis

The sessions take place during the school year between October 2023 and April 2024, according to a schedule defined with the teachers and partner locations.

Dates of the masterclasses :

calendar to be revealed soon

Academy teachers 23/24 :

Obligations of the selected duos :

• Attend all masterclasses (one absence for exceptional reasons will be tolerated)
• Participate in the Closing Concert if selected by the educational team.
• Application fees: Membership of the Piano-Piano association is required for duos in the academy.

Free of charge

All actions carried out on behalf of the Academy's beneficiaries are entirely free of charge for them.

(Only membership of the Piano-Piano association is required for Academy duos).

Duos are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Masterclasses are open to the public, free upon registration.

Mécène principal de l’Académie Piano-Piano : Mécénat Caisse des Dépôts

*Invitations are not systematically extended, depending on the possibilities offered by the organisers and the decisions of the artistic directors.

Christian Ivaldi

Ludmila Berlinskaïa & Arthur Ancelle

Andreas Groethuysen

Clara & Marie Backer

Lux Piano Duo (Chisato Taniguchi & Saori Ishikawa)

Anna & Anastassia Touliankina

Duo Pierrot (Paul Lecocq & Martin Jaspard)

Shapran & Fazekas Piano Duo

21 octobre 2023
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – 209 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
Professeur : Arthur Ancelle

5 décembre 2023
CRR 93 : Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Aubervilliers-La Courneuve – 5 Rue Edouard Poisson, 93300 Aubervilliers
Professeur :

11 janvier 2024
Showroom Kawaï – 11 place de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75010 Paris
Professeur : Christian Ivaldi

12 février 2024
École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot – 114bis Bd Malesherbes 75017 Paris
Professeur :

13 avril 2024
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – 209 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
Professeur : Ludmila Berlinskaïa

28 avril 2024
Salle Cortot – 78 rue Cardinet 75017 Paris
Concert de clôture de l’Académie 2023/2024

Hélène Mercier

Ludmila Berlinskaia & Arthur Ancelle

Lilya Zilberstein

Fiona & Chiara Alaimo

Duo Reflet (Kazuni Mori & Natsu Aoki)

Duo Classico (Elian Ramamonjisoa & Gabriel Durliat)

Mila & Barbara Gostijanovic

November 4, 2022
Showroom Kawai – 11 Pl. de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75010 Paris
Teachers  : Duo Berlinskaia Ancelle

December 3, 2022
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris – 209 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
Teacher : Hélène Mercier

February 21, 2023
CRR 93 : Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional Aubervilliers-La Courneuve – 5 Rue Edouard Poisson, 93300 Aubervilliers - FRANCE
Teacher : Claire Désert

April 23, 2023
Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot – 114bis Bd Malesherbe 75017 Paris
Teacher : Lilya Zilberstein

23 Avril 2023
Salle Cortot – 78 rue Cardinet 75017 Paris
Concert de fin d’académie