X international m. k. čiurlionis piano and organ competition
is planned for September 2027, Vilnius

Participant data

Lea Valiulina received her master’s degree cum laude from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2021 where she studied with professors Peep Lassmann and Ivari Ilja. She has also studied at the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama and as an exchange student – at the St. Petersburg State Conservatoire. She is currently active as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist and has performed in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Germany, France, England and Italy. Lea has participated in various festivals and competitions, in which she received: laureate prizes in four consecutive years in the national intercollegiate piano competitions (2011–2014), 3rd prize in the Theodor Stein Competition (2019), a special prize in the IX Estonian Piano Competition (2019), 3rd prize in the Vilnius Scarlatti Award Competition (2022). Since 2022, Lea works in the Woodwind Department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as a collaborative pianist.

I ROUND

1. Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 17 ("Tempest") · D minor · Op. 31/2
2. Johann Sebastian Bach | WTC Book 2: Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor · BWV 887
3. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · B major · VL 186
4. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · B minor · VL 182a
5. Sergei Rachmaninoff | "Études-tableaux" ("Этюды-картины") ("Etudes-Pictures"), Op. 39: Etude No. 3 · Allegro molto · F sharp minor · Op. 39/3

II ROUND

1. Eduard Tubin | Ballade on a Theme by Mart Saar
2. Alvidas Remesa | "Stigmatas". Five Miniatiures For Piano
3. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | "The Little Sonata" · VL 269-271
4. Sergei Rachmaninoff | Variations on a Theme of Corelli · Op. 42
5. Sergei Rachmaninoff | "13 Preludes" · Op. 32
6. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Prelude · B flat minor · VL 169
7. Sergei Rachmaninoff | "10 Preludes" · Op. 23
   • Prelude No. 2 · Maestoso , B flat major

III ROUND

1. Maurice Ravel | Piano Concerto · G major