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

Participant data

Clément Caillier (1993) is currently studying at the CNSMD Paris, in the class of Frank Braley. He is also working with Marian Rybicki at the Ecole Normale de Paris and studying musicology at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He plays not only as a soloist, but also with chamber ensembles and has already given concerts in France, Spain, Luxembourg, and the USA. The pianist won a special prize for the best performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's sonata at the International Competition for Young Performers in Val de Travers, Switzerland in 2017. The same year he also reached the final of George Cziffra Competition in Paris.

I ROUND

1. Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 7 · B flat major · Op. 83
2. Stasys Vainiūnas | "Meadows of Homeland" · Op. 31
   • "The Lilies of the Valley are in Bloom"

II ROUND

1. Stasys Vainiūnas | Ballad · D minor · Op. 30
2. Claude Debussy | Preludes · Book I · L. 117
   • I. "Danseuses de Delphes" ("Dancers of Delphi")
3. Claude Debussy | "12 Etudes" · L. 136
   • 5 "Pour les octaves" , E major
4. Claude Debussy | Preludes · Book II · L. 131
   • "Feuilles mortes"
5. Franz Liszt | "Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H" · S. 529

III ROUND

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 17 · G major · KV 453