Entrance exam 2025/2026 - Shani DILUKA Piano & Chamber Music
Académie de Musique Rainier III - Shani Diluka's residence
The Academy opens its first Piano/Chamber Music Class
The Piano Class is a transmission project aimed at talented young pianists, selected through auditions in France and abroad.
Led by renowned pianist Shani Diluka, the Piano Class offers the six participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of musical work and to grasp the challenges of a professional career.
The class is also open to 4 chamber music groups, which may already be formed or composed by Shani Diluka, depending on the instrumentalists selected.
Objective:
Preparation for international competitions, career development, as well as European graduate schools (Paris, Lyon, Berlin, Brussels, Geneva, London...).
Who can apply?
The auditions are open to all musicians with an entry level for higher education. They may be :
- a student pianist
- an existing chamber music group
- a solo instrumentalist wishing to join a chamber music group.
How to apply:
Candidates must send their Curriculum Vitae, together with a copy of their diplomas, a completed application form and a letter of motivation outlining their personal career plans, as well as 2 videos of pieces in different styles, to the following addresses:
Shani DILUKA | assistantshani@gmail.com
Jade SAPOLIN, Director of Académie Rainier III | jsapolin@mairie.mc
Deadline | Before June 28, 2025
Applications will be studied and you will receive a prompt reply if your application is accepted.
Shani Diluka's biography
Shani Diluka studied at the CNSMD in Paris, from which she graduated unanimously with a First Prize, and joined the highly selective Fondation de Piano de Come, chaired by Martha Argerich.
Guest soloist with numerous orchestras - the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Sinfonia Varsovia, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Royal Swedish Orchestra, the Bremen Symphony Orchestra, the Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkunstler Orchestra in Vienna, the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in Japan, etc, She collaborates with great conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Vladimir Fedosseïev, Ludovic Morlot, Eivind Gullberg Jensen and Gábor Takács-Nagy.
Shani Diluka has appeared in recital at London's Wigmore Hall, Verbier Festival, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Vienna Konzerthaus, Zubin Mehta Foundation, Salzburg Mozarteum, Chicago Ravinia Festival, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Venice La Fenice Theatre, Sala de Sao Paulo, Arsenal de Metz, La Philharmonie de Bucarest, Auditorium de Radio France, Tokyo, where she opened La Folle Journée, Schubertiades in Austria, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Russia and Japan, La Roque d'Anthéron, La Philharmonie de Paris...
Her career has been enriched by collaborations with soloists Natalie Dessay, Karine Deshayes and Michel Portal, and with composers W. Rhim, K. Beffa and B. Montovani. Montovani, whose Cinq pièces en hommage à Paul Klee she created, as well as with big names from the world of cinema such as Sophie Marceau, Gérard Depardieu, Hippolyte Girardot and Charles Berling.
Passionate about chamber music, Shani is also a regular partner of renowned ensembles such as the Ébène, Ysaÿe, Prazak, Modigliani and Belcea quartets.
Transmission being one of her major preoccupations, her solo recordings have won numerous awards (Choc de la musique, RTL d'Or, Choix d'Arte, de Mezzo, Vogue Japon, 5 Diapasons, Gramophone, Fanfare USA, Diapason, Musikzen, Arena Award Japon...) and are broadcast on radio stations worldwide.
Following in the footsteps of such legends as Callas, Rostropovitch and Menuhin, she joins the prestigious WARNER Classics label as an exclusive artist.
Shani Diluka is a regular jury member at the CNSMDP in Paris, the CNSMDL in Lyon and the École Normale Supérieure Alfred Cortot. She is also a member of the selection committees of the Gautier Capuçon Foundation, the Société Générale "Un Été en France" Festival, and the Lagardère Foundation.
Shani Diluka is a guest teacher and gives master classes at national conservatories, as well as at the classical music festival "La Folle Journée de Nantes" and its Japanese version "La Folle Journée de Tokyo", at Villa Musica, the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin, the Zubin Mehta Foundation in India and alongside cellist Valentin Erben of the Alban Berg Quartet.
Shani Diluka is regularly featured in Pianiste magazine, as well as in numerous international piano competitions such as the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition, and is an Exclusive Artist with Warner Classics.
Official Shani DILUKA website www.fr.shanidiluka.com