is a winner of the ARD Competition in Munich, the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel-Aviv and the Chopin Competition in Warsau. Regarding his Chopin-Cycle last year where he performed all of the composers works, the press wrote:

«Francois Killian totally enchanted the listener with his delicate, cultivated touch ... the pianist brought the various moods and characters of the pieces to life with his exciting, colorful performance ... »