Participants

Participants

These are the 20 candidates, chosen out of 40 applications from 14 different countries, who participate in the YPF European Piano Competition 2025 – Grand Prix Youri Egorov! The 20 candidates have been selected by the pre-selection jury, consisting of Daria van den Bercken, Mariana Izman, Nicolas van Poucke and Caspar Vos.

Abel Hox

Abel Hox (1998, Netherlands) began playing the piano at the age of eight under the guidance of his father. At thirteen, he was admitted to

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Alexander Jansen

Alexander Jansen (2005, Netherlands) began piano lessons at the age of seven with his mother, piano teacher E. Jansen. By the age of ten Alexander

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Alexandre Lutz García

Alexandre Lutz García (1998, Spain) began his musical studies at 3 years old, playing both piano and violin. Afterwards, Alexandre started studying at the ‘Conservatorio

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Antoni Kleczek

Antoni Kleczek (2006, Poland) is a pianist praised by Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń for his deep understanding, natural expression, and communicative emotions, all delivered with apparent ease.

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Brecht Valckenaers

Brecht Valckenaers (2000, Belgium) is a versatile pianist and composer celebrated for blending classical and contemporary repertoire with his own compositions and improvisations. After eight

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Elizaveta Kliuchereva

Elizaveta Kliuchereva (1999, Russia) graduated from the Central Music School at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory under Maxim Zheleznov and later continued her studies at

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Gorka Plada

Gorka Plada (2002, Spain) began his musical studies independently before receiving private lessons from Maria Jesús Durán. Gorka was later accepted into the prestigious Yehudi

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Jan Cmejla

Jan Cmejla (2003, Czech Republic) began his musical studies at the Prague Conservatory, where he studied under Prof. Eva Boguniová from 2018 to 2022. Since

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Juan Lara Mijancos

Juan Lara Mijancos (2001, Spain) he began his musical studies at the age of seven at the Jacinto Guerrero Professional Conservatory of Music, under the

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Luís Vaz

Luís Vaz (2003, Portugal) began his musical journey at the age of seven, displaying a deep passion for the piano. He participated in master classes

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Paul Salard

Paul Salard (2007, France) discovered a passion for music at the age of 10, inspired by his desire to play ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by ear. By

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Pedro López Salas

Pedro López Salas (1997, Spain) has been pursuing a Concert Diploma at the ‘Cátedra de Piano Fundación Banco Santander’ of the Reina Sofía School of

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Philip Karmanov

Philip Karmanov (2004, Netherlands) discovered his love for piano at the age of six. This passion was solidified in 2015 when he met the Russian

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Viviana-Zarah Baudis

Viviana-Zarah Baudis (1999, Germany) is an internationally acclaimed pianist with a promising career. She played her first piano concert at the age of five and

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Young Jae Kim

Young Jae Kim (2000, South Korea) displayed a deep passion for piano playing from the age of six. After moving to the Netherlands, he began

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