Jury Member – Christophe MANTOUX

Christophe MANTOUX

Christophe Mantoux is titular organist at Saint-Séverin Church in Paris and professor of organ at the Regional Conservatory and the Pôle Supérieur de Paris. He studied organ and improvisation with Gaston Litaize, as well as harmony and counterpoint at the Paris Conservatory, notably with Jean-Claude Raynaud. In 1984, he won the Grand Prix d'interprétation at the Chartres International Organ Competition.

His regular visits to historic instruments in many countries—in France as an expert member of the National Heritage and Architecture Commission—and his study of original editions and manuscripts, as well as treatises and texts from all periods, feed his thinking as a performer and teacher.

He has published several studies, including on the reading of classical French sources for organ, legato in César Franck, and Maurice Duruflé.

His concerts have taken him to some thirty countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. He also teaches at various universities and academies and is a member of the jury for numerous international competitions. His recordings (Guilain, Marchand, Bach, Alain, etc.) have been praised by critics.