Président Emmanuel Macron
attended a Master-Class
of Dominique Merlet
(score in hands)
while being in Salzburg.
The Valence City Music School is an important institution for music education.
The director is Didier Vadrot
This school gathers 1.000 students coming from Valence city, surroundings and neighbouring counties. The educational team is composed of 50 teachers. All classical musical disciplines are being taught. To note specialities like Jazz, topical music and music linked with imagery (film-making).
Piano education involves about a hundred students trained by 4 teachers. The school proposes 20 training rooms, each with an upright piano. Four more rooms have Baby-Grand pianos.
The competition takes place in the main Auditorium, a 260 seats concert hall, equipped with a concert-Steinway piano whose quality level was appreciated by many renowned artists who staid in Valence (one of them Martha Argerich).
The Music school is located in the centre of Valence city. There are regular buses services and a nearby parking with many spaces.
Next competition 2020 : april 23rd to 26th
Suggested hotels closed the Conservatoire :
-Hôtel de France ***+33(0)4 75 43 00 87 - info@hotel-valence.com -
15' walking to the music school
-Résidence Hévea**+33(0)4 75 25 61 60 - info@hevea-residence.com -
10' walking to the music school
-Hôtel Atrium**+33(0)4 75 55 53 62 - info@atrium-hotel.fr -
15' walking to the music school
-Hôtel de Lyon : +33(0)4 75 41 44 66 - hoteldelyon@wanadoo.fr -
In front of Valence Ville railways station, 20' walking to the musical school
Free lodging in families is possible. Candidates who may be interested should request this possibility when sending their registration file.
Contacts during the competition :
+33(0)6 76 34 56 46 (Mrs Jacqueline Estezet only by SMS for not disturbing the auditions)
contact@concours-piano-llacuna.fr