Mila Levistre
A Franco-Chinese pianist and composer
Prize winner at piano competitions, notably the prestigious Mozart International Music Competition in Salzburg
Active as a composer for French television and cinema, with works presented at the Cannes Film Festival
Mila Levistre is a Franco-Chinese pianist and composer. She is a graduate of the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow, the École Normale de Musique de Paris “Alfred Cortot,” and the Yale School of Music in the United States. Her musical training has been shaped by esteemed mentors including Fu Cong, Hung-Kuan Chen, Boris Berman, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Alexey Skavronsky, and Ramzi Yassa.
Mila has received numerous awards at international piano competitions, notably the prestigious Mozart International Music Competition in Salzburg, Austria. As a soloist, she has performed with leading ensembles such as the Camerata Salzburg, the Royal Orchestra of Brussels, the Valencia Philharmonic Orchestra, the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic, and the Kazan Philharmonic, among others, and has appeared in major concert halls across Europe and Asia.
Since 2016, Mila Levistre has also been active as a composer for French television and cinema. She made her debut in film scoring with the feature film Tout le monde debout by Franck Dubosc, followed by works such as Meurtres à Berry and Le Meilleur entre nous by Florian Crépin, as well as Les Garants by Mariama Gueye, which was presented at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
