Under the tuition of Antoine François Marmontel, the Conservatoire's professor of piano, Bizet's pianism developed rapidly; he won the Conservatoire's second prize for piano in 1851, and first prize the following year.
Baixo a instrución de Antoine François Marmontel, profesor de piano do conservatorio, as destrezas pianísticas de Bizet desenvolvéronse con rapidez: gañou o segundo premio de piano do conservatorio en 1851 e o primeiro premio ao ano seguinte.