17TH COLLIOURE PIANO FESTIVAL!

- From 24 to 29 June
- Bookings for the piano festival: https://boutique.tourisme-collioure.com/festival-de-piano or at the tourist office

The 17th edition of the Piano à Collioure festival will be held from Tuesday 24 to Sunday 29 June 2025. Organised by the Friends of Alain Marinaro association, in partnership with the town of Collioure and with the support of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, the Casa Païral hotel and the Stelsia Casino, this musical event promises a week rich in emotion and discovery.

The International Piano Competition is one of the highlights of the festival. Young pianists under the age of 26 from all over the world will come together in a friendly competition to try and win the Alain Marinaro Grand Prix. The competitions will take place in the cultural centre at 5pm, from Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 June.

Discover the full programme:
1/ A special pass is available for four major recitals and the competition final:
- Tuesday 24 June at 9pm, square Caloni: recital by Sandrine Erdely-Sayo
- Wednesday 25 June at 9pm, cultural centre: recital by Gabriel Durliat
- Thursday 26 June at 9 pm, cultural centre: recital by Lluis Rodriguez Salva
- Saturday 28 June at 9 pm, cultural centre: recital by Jonas Vitaud
- Sunday 29 June at 5pm, cultural centre: final of the international piano competition
--> Pass price: 60 euros (free for under-18s). Booking recommended.

2/ Tuesday 24 June
- 5pm, Place du 18 Juin: festival inauguration (free admission)
- 9pm, square Caloni: recital by Sandrine Erdely-Sayo with works by Thalberg, Franck, Massenet, Wolfsohn, Liszt and Saint-Saëns. Price: €25, free for under-18s.

3/ Wednesday 25 June
- 11.30am, Place du 18 Juin: "Festival Info" (free admission)
- 5pm, cultural centre: first session of the piano competition. Price: €10, free for under-18s.
- 9pm, cultural centre: recital by Gabriel Durliat, with works by Mozart, Ravel and Liszt. Price: €20, free for under-18s.

4/ Thursday 26 June
- 9.30am, gardens of the Casa Païral hotel: musical breakfast (free admission)
- 11.30am, Place du 18 Juin: "Festival Info" (free admission)
- 2pm, Collioure EHPAD: concert reserved for residents
- 5pm, cultural centre: second session of the piano competition. Price: €10, free for under-18s.
- 9pm, cultural centre: recital by Lluis Rodriguez Salva, in homage to Ricardo Viñes, with works by Ravel, Debussy and Moussorgski. Price: €20, free for under-18s.

5/ Friday 27 June
- 9.30 am, gardens of the Casa Païral hotel: musical breakfast (free admission)
- 11.30am, Place du 18 Juin: "Festival Info" (free admission)
- 11.30am, Jules Ferry primary school: concert for pupils only
- 5pm, cultural centre: third session of the piano competition. Price: €10, free for under-18s.

6/ Saturday 28 June
- 11.30am, Place du 18 Juin: "Festival Info" (free admission)
- 9pm, cultural centre: recital by Jonas Vitaud, with works by Dvoák and Déodat de Séverac. Price: €20, free for under-18s.

7/ Sunday 29 June
- 11.30 am, Place du 18 Juin: "Festival Info" (free admission)
- 5pm, Cultural Centre: Final of the International Piano Competition. Price: €20, free for under-18s.

About the competition:
The jury is made up of six renowned musicians: Daniel Tosi (jury chairman, conductor and former director of the Perpignan Conservatoire), Sandrine Erdely Sayo, Gabriel Durliat, Lluis Rodriguez Salva, Jonas Vitaud and Jean-Pierre Dupuy.

Following the third audition, three finalists will be selected for the final on Sunday 29 June. They will perform the second and third movements of Mozart's Concerto No. 23 in A major (KV 488), accompanied by an ensemble of nine musicians conducted by Timothé Tosi.

The prizes will be
Alain Marinaro Grand Prize (€4,000),
Second Prize (€2,000),
Prize for the best performer of the compulsory contemporary work, "Wiegenlied" by Gabriel Durliat (€1,000),
Audience Prize (€1,000).

The prizes will be awarded at the end of the final in the presence of the Mayor of Collioure.

INFO :
Online ticketing closes at 5pm on 24 and 28 June, and at 3pm on 25, 26 and 29 June. On-site ticket sales open one hour before each concert. Free parking is available at Place du Marché (4 place Général Leclerc, Collioure), on presentation of a ticket, checked at the entrance.