Finalistes 2025 - C.I.P. La Princesse Lalla Meryem

Meet the Finalists

Ho Ya-Chu

Taiwanese pianist Ya-Chu Ho began piano at age five and has won numerous awards, including second prize at the 2006 "Asian Rising Star" and the 2023 Dr. Josef Dichler Piano Competition. She studied in Taiwan and Austria, graduating with a postgraduate diploma from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and is currently pursuing a Konzertexamen degree at Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar under Ben Kim. Ya-Chu has performed internationally at prestigious venues such as the Wiener Konzerthaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus, and Taipei National Concert Hall, with repertoire including Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, Paganini Etudes, and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Critics praise her for her precision, clarity, and confident stage presence.

Kawwas Marc

Palestinian pianist Marc Kawwas, born in Bethlehem in 2006, began piano at age six and studied at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music before moving to Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. A three-time finalist at the RNCM Chopin Competition and a participant in BBC’s Young Musician of the Year, he has performed at venues such as RNCM, Southwark Cathedral, Manchester Cathedral, and The Stoller Hall. His concerto repertoire spans Mozart, Beethoven, Khachaturian, and Gershwin, played with orchestras in the UK and Palestine. In September 2025, he will begin his Bachelor of Music at the Royal Academy of Music with Rustem Hayroudinoff.

Shen Kuan-Chen

Kuan-Chen Shen is a pianist with training from top institutions including the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he studied under Florent Boffard and Claire Désert. His performance career spans international stages such as La Seine Musicale in Paris and Musicatreize in Marseille, and he has earned accolades including first prize at the Concours International de piano du Cognac. Shen’s artistry reflects a rich educational journey and a growing presence in the European classical music scene.

Alakbarzade Eldaniz

Eldaniz Alakbarzade (born 1996 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani pianist who studied in Saint Petersburg and later in Baku, winning numerous national and international competitions. He has performed as a soloist and with orchestras in Azerbaijan, Russia, France, and other countries. In 2025, he graduated with the highest distinction from the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot and was admitted to the Perfectionnement level under Denis Pascal.

Lee Shinyoung

Shinyoung Lee (b. 1997) is a South Korean pianist and prizewinner of major international competitions, including 1st Prize at the Campillos (2023) and ClaMo (2025) International Piano Competitions, and 2nd Prize at the Madrid International Piano Competition. She has performed widely across Europe, appearing at the Mariinsky Theatre and with orchestras such as the Málaga Symphony and Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock. A former student of Matthias Kirschnereit and Antti Siirala, she now studies at the Reina Sofía School of Music with Milana Chernyavska and Claudio Martínez Mehner. She is also a laureate of scholarships from the Horst-Rahe Foundation, Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, and the International Music Academy Liechtenstein.

Mikhlin Artur

Artur Mikhlin Stanislavovich, born in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2006, is a pianist currently based in Alicante, Spain. He completed his academic and musical studies at prestigious institutions including the Republican Secondary School for gifted musicians in Almaty and the Professional Conservatory of Music “Guitarist José Tomás” in Alicante, earning several awards and honorable mentions. Artur has participated in numerous masterclasses across Europe and Asia, studied with renowned pianists, and won multiple national and international piano competitions. He has performed extensively in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings in Kazakhstan and Spain, and also teaches piano at the School of Music “Alter Musici” in Alicante.

Kitahara Yoshitsugu

Yoshitsugu Kitahara began piano studies in the U.S. and later trained at Kunitachi College of Music in Japan, earning both Bachelor (2020) and Master (2022) degrees, where he received the Kreutzer Memorial Prize. He is now pursuing doctoral studies on Schumann’s piano works. A prizewinner of competitions including the Matsukata Hall Music Prize (2nd, 2024), Minoru Nojima-Yokosuka (3rd, 2022), and Takarazuka Vega (3rd, 2020), he was also a semifinalist at the 2024 Robert Schumann International Competition. Kitahara has appeared in concerts sponsored by Yamaha, Bösendorfer, and Bechstein.

Moiseev Yury

Yury Moiseev, a graduate of the Central Music School and Moscow Conservatory, is an assistant intern at the Conservatory and a celebrated pianist. Making his debut at age 7, he has won multiple international competitions, including a Carnegie Hall performance, studied with renowned pianists, and performed worldwide with leading orchestras. He has released recordings such as Route de Paris and serves as an ambassador for the “Russian Piano School,” performing rare works by composers like Franz Liszt.

Attila Szaniszlo

Attila Szaniszló is a Hungarian pianist born in 2005, currently studying at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music’s Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students. He has won multiple national and international competitions, including the Oltregiogo Piano Competition (Italy) and the Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition. Attila has performed extensively in Hungary and abroad, both in solo and chamber music settings, and participates regularly in masterclasses with renowned pianists. He has received several awards, including the Junior Prima Award (2025) and the Kocsis Zoltán Award (2022), and also contributes to charity and volunteer performances.

Roche Virgile

Virgile Roche is a pianist and chamber musician, currently pursuing a Diploma at the Paris Conservatory and an Artist Diploma at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. A member of Trio Pantoum, he has won multiple international competition prizes, performed across Europe with leading orchestras, and recorded with major labels. His training includes studies at top French and European conservatories and masterclasses with renowned pianists and chamber musicians.

Eldaniz Alakbarzade
Azerbaijan

Kuan-Shen Shen
Chinese Taipei

Virgile Roche
France

Yury Moiseev
Russia

Artur Mikhlin
Kazakhstan

Shinyoung Lee
South Korea

Yoshitsugu Kitahara
Japan

Marc Kawwas
Palestine

Ya-Chu Ho
Chinese Taipei

Attila Szaniszlo
Hungary

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