Oficjalne rozpoczęcie XIX Międzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. Fryderyka Chopina. W programie uroczysty koncert inauguracyjny w wykonaniu zwycięzców Konkursu z poprzednich lat.

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The Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition is the most important musical event in Poland and one of the most important competitions in the world. In addition to the enormous role it has played for almost 100 years in popularising the music of Fryderyk Chopin, it discovers the greatest pianistic talents, providing young musicians with the most effective start in their international careers. It is the source of the multicultural polarisation that the world observes in the various interpretations of the brilliant composer's music.
The preliminaries for the 19th edition of the Competition took place in Warsaw, from 23 April to 4 May 2025.

The XIX International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition is scheduled to officially begin on 2 October 2025 with an inaugural concert performed by the winners of the Competition from previous years. The auditions in October will last three weeks - on 20 October, the new winner of the Competition will be announced, followed the day after by the award gala and the first of three laureate concerts. Prior to the Competition final, a celebration of the 176th anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin is planned for 17 October.

As always, the Jury of the Competition will be composed of eminent Chopinists: former winners of the Competition, pedagogues, and experts on the life and works of Fryderyk Chopin.

The auditions of the Competition will be held in public, in three stages and a final. In principle, 40 participants will be admitted to Stage II, 20 participants in principle to Stage III and no more than 10 finalists to the final.

The Chopin Competition has always been distinguished from other similar events by, among other things, its monographic character - pianists perform works by only one composer during the Competition. This feature of the Chopin Competition has remained unchanged since its inception. Next year we will hear a traditionally representative part of the Polish composer's oeuvre.