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Philippe Giusiano (born 1973, in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

) is a French classical pianist. In 1990, he took part at the

XII International Chopin Piano Competition The XII International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, XII Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina) was held from 1 to 20 October 1990 in Warsaw. For the first time in the history of the competition, the first prize was not awar ...

, where he obtained an Honourable Mention. Five years later, Giusiano took part in the XIII competition and made it to the finals along with Alexei Sultanov and

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. With the 1st prize being declared void, Giusiano and Sultanov shared the 2nd prize. His career took a real turn in 1995, when he won the Second Grand Prize at the Warsaw Chopin International Piano Competition, no first prize having been awarded. Giusiano's teachers have included Odile Poisson (Conservatoire de Marseille), Pierre Barbizet (idem ),

Jean-Claude Pennetier Jean-Claude Pennetier (born 16 May 1942) is a French classical pianist. Biography Born in Châtellerault, Pennetier began studying the piano at the age of three and later entered the Conservatoire de Paris in piano and chamber music classes. A ...

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Jacques Rouvier Jacques Rouvier (born 18 January 1947 in Marseille) is a French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, Pierre Sancan and later on Jean Fassina. He won two Premiers Prix (first prizes): in piano performanc ...

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Karl-Heinz Kämmerling Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (6 May 1930 – 14 June 2012) was a notable German academic teacher of classical pianists, who trained pianists at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover for careers as performer ...

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Fryderyk Chopin Information Centre

Fryderyk Chopin Society's 1995 Chopin Competition Website

International Holland Music Sessions 21st-century French male classical pianists 1973 births Musicians from Marseille Living people Prize-winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition {{classical-pianist-stub