Collioure Piano Festival

This year, the “Piano à Collioure” festival, organised by the Association des Amis d’Alain Marinaro in partnership with the town of Collioure, will be taking centre stage.

The 18th edition of the “Piano à Collioure” festival, organised with the support of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, the Casa Païral hotel and the Stelsia Casino, will take place from Tuesday 30 June to Sunday 5 July 2026.

The International Piano Competition is one of the highlights of the event. Young pianists under the age of 26 from all over the world will gather at the cultural centre for a friendly competition to win the Alain Marinaro Grand Prix.

As every year, there will be flash aperitifs and breakfasts at Casa Païral, as well as a host of other events.

Here’s the festival programme.

Tuesday 30th June
At 4pm, the first session of the competition will take place at the cultural centre. Online sales will close at 3.15pm on the same day, and the ticket office will open on site at 3pm.

At 9.00 pm, Philippe Cassard will perform in the Square Caloni with a programme entitled “From Vienna”, including works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. Online sales close at 6pm, with tickets for the concert opening at 8pm.

Wednesday 1 July
The second session of the competition will be held at 4pm at the cultural centre. Online sales close at 3.15pm and the box office opens at the same time.

At 8pm, a recital by Jan Wachowski will take place at the cultural centre, featuring works by Debussy, Zarębski, Chopin and compositions by the pianist himself. Online sales will close at 6pm, and on-site ticketing will open at 7pm.

Thursday 2 July
The third session of the competition will take place at 4pm at the cultural centre. Online sales close at 3pm and the box office opens at 3.15pm.

At 8pm, Marta Zabaleta will give a recital at the Cultural Centre featuring works by Pedro Soler, Debussy, Granados, Ravel and Albéniz. Online sales close at 6pm and the box office opens at 7pm.

Saturday 4th July
At 8pm, Paul Lay will offer a jazz recital at the cultural centre, featuring improvisations inspired by the music of George Gershwin. Online sales close at 6pm and the box office opens at 7pm.

Sunday 5 July
At 5 p.m., the final phase of the piano competition will take place, with an ensemble of 8 to 9 musicians playing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (2nd and 3rd movements).

The prizes will be awarded at 7pm in the Cultural Centre, in the presence of the jury and the Mayor of Collioure. Online sales close at 4pm and the ticket office opens at 4.15pm.