Épinal – Concours International de Piano d’Épinal

In 1972, it was decided that the competition would be biennal and the fourth competition, held in 1973, hosted twenty competitors. The first price was awarded to a young Filipino, Maria-Louisa Lopez-Vito. With the help of the Conservatoire’s Professor Yankoff, the Competition became a real cultural event and, in 1979, the competition was granted the agreement of the World Federation of International Music Competitions of Geneva.