Biography

Winner of the 2025 Clara Haskil International Competition, where he received both the Clara Haskil Prize and the Audience Prize, Paul Lecocq stands out as one of the most gifted pianists of his generation. He is invited to perform at prestigious festivals and concert series such as the Festival de La Roque d’Anthéron, the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise, Les Pianissimes, Piano en Valois, Piano-Piano, the SMAC de Marseille, and the Deià Festival in Mallorca. He performs both in recital and with orchestra, notably with the Zermatt Festival Orchestra (Switzerland), the Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), and the Euregio Chamber Orchestra (Germany). In addition to the Clara Haskil Competition, he is a prizewinner of the Pierre Barbizet, Piano Campus, and Euregio Piano Award competitions, and distinguished himself at the Long-Thibaud Competition in 2022.

After ten years of study with Christine Fonlupt at the CRR of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, he has been pursuing his training since 2022 at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) in the class of Claire Désert and Romano Pallottini. There, he also deepens his knowledge of composition, keyboard harmony, analysis, and chamber music. A passionate chamber musician, he founded the Duo Pierrot with pianist Martin Jaspard and collaborates regularly with cellist Léo Léna. He has also received guidance from artists such as Elisabeth Leonskaja, Anne Queffélec, François-Frédéric Guy, Bernard d’Ascoli, and the Trio Wanderer. Committed from a young age to the Petites Mains Symphoniques association, through which he took part in more than 150 concerts, Paul Lecocq acquired extensive stage experience early on. Curious about all musical repertoires, he works with contemporary composers such as Jörg Widmann, Édith Lejet, and Fabien Touchard. Early music also holds a central place in his artistic life, and he cultivates a dual practice of piano and harpsichord.