CAILLASSE, Madeleine

Madeleine Caillasse was born in Aix-les-Bains in June 1963. Committed to aesthetic renewal and the intimacy of musical expression, she focuses on compositions for her instrument and for small chamber music ensembles. She honed her skills (in a repertoire ranging from Bach to Ohana) with Jean-Claude Pennetier, whose influence, between 1983 and 1986, was pivotal in her musical development. She won, with her *Harmonies funambulesques*, first prize at the 2022 Golden Key Piano Composition Competition (USA – Category Professional International), followed by second prize at the 5th International Composition Competition – Franz Schubert Konservatorium, Vienna (January 2023). For *Quand l'incolore s'illumine de tintes éphémères*, she received a Certificate of Recognition “Most Distinguished Musician” at the 2022 IBLA Grand Prize, and then second prize at the 2022 Academia Musica International Music Competition, Vienna (January 2023).