2023

— Release of Lorenzo Soulès’ album on October 20th 2023 —

Following awarding Prizes, the Competition supports its winners in the development of their careers as professionalpianists. Amongst activities undertaken, special attention is given to the recording of a CD of an original project.After a flamboyant Competition presided over by Philippe Manoury in 2022, Lorenzo Soulès – BEG IngénierieFirst Prize Winner – recordsImagesby Claude Debussy, a masterpiece and revolutionary collection for pianoand composition in the Twentieth Century. For the next part of the programme, we went with Lorenzo on a questfor the “French sound.” We just had to give pride of place to Olivier Messiaen and hisCatalogue d’Oiseaux(Cata-logue of Birds) and return to Philippe Manoury’s music which had accompanied us at the last Competition withtwoétudes,RéseauxandDérèglement, commissioned for the event. In this programme, how could we not thinkof Tristan Murail and hisMandragore, and of the most French of the British, George Benjamin, with hisPiano Figures?We will also be delighted to present Lorenzo Soulès’s work based on his programmes on a tour in the Centre-Val-de-Loire Region and internationally.We wish you happy listening as you discover this quite outstanding artist!

Isabella Vasilotta, Artistic director of the International piano competition of Orléans.

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