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Maxence Larrieu-Nice International Flute Competition
Overview
Founded in 2007 and named for French flutist Maxence Larrieu, the competition is held in Nice every few years and is open to flutists of any nationality. The 2024 edition combined online preselection and first rounds with live second round, semifinal and a final with orchestra in Nice.
- Organiser
- Association À Travers la Flûte
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- Born after 1 January 1992 (2024 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online via the Muvac platform; 2024 fee EUR 135; registration 8 Jan-8 Apr 2024.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection (video)
- Round 1 (online, ~40 candidates)
- Round 2 (Nice, 45 min, ~20 candidates)
- Semifinal (Nice, 45 min plus 12-15 min artistic program, ~8 candidates)
- Final with Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Repertoire
2024 edition: Mozart concerto, Fauré or Gaubert Fantaisie and free solo for preselection; Telemann fantasy, Connesson Kaptara in round 1; French repertoire in round 2; harpsichord sonata, Schumann Romance and Liebermann/Schulhoff/Muczynski sonata in semifinal; Mozart flute quartet and Ibert Concerto in the final.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Maxence Larrieu (chair)
- Matthieu Gauci-Ancelin
- Julien Beaudiment
- Jasmine Choi
- Matvey Demin
- Adriana Ferreira
- Herman Van Kogelenberg
Prizes
- 1st EUR 10,000, CD recording and alto flute
- 2nd EUR 6,000
- 3rd EUR 4,000
- 4th EUR 2,000
- Special prizes EUR 500-1,000
Past editions
- 2019 — Nice source
1st Grand Prix Nina Pollet (France); 2nd Silvia Rozas Ramalla (Spain); 3rd Héléna Macherel (Switzerland); 4th Alberto Acuña (Spain); Best Young Hope Han Heewon (South Korea) - 2015 — Nice source
1st Denizcan Eren (Turkey); 2nd Yaeram Park (South Korea); 3rd Chloé Dufossez (France); 4th and Best Young Hope Yeojin Han (South Korea) - 2011 — Nice source
1st Riria Niimura (Japan); 2nd Seiya Uneo (Japan); 3rd Irina Stachinskaya (Russia); 4th Charlotte Bletton - 2007 — Nice source
1st Loïc Schneider (France); 2nd Matteo Evangelisti (Italy); 3rd Denis Bouriakov (Russia)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source