53rd National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition , Warsaw, Poland

 


This National Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition before the International Chopin Competition in October 2025 is always of great interest.

Unfortunately I will only be able to attend and review the Laureates Concert on February 9th and possibly the Finals.

Here is some information about the Competition and the current timetable.

The Polish Chopin Piano Competition was held for the first time in 1968 and is now one of the most important national piano competitions. Organised by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute, it is addressed to Polish music youth - students of the Academies of Music and pupils of second-cycle music schools. It is held annually, except for the years preceding the International Chopin Competition, and can be a kind of ticket to it - 1st and 2nd prize entitles one to participate in the international competition without preliminary selection. 

Laureates of both Competitions include Janusz Olejniczak, Krystian Zimerman, Ewa Pobłocka, Krzysztof Jabłoński, Wojciech Świtała and Rafał Blechacz.

The Jury

The Competition Jury will include outstanding pianists and teachers: 

Prof. Katarzyna Popowa - Zydroń, 
Prof. Ewa Pobłocka, 
Prof. Piotr Paleczny, 
Prof. Wojciech Świtała, 
Prof. Waldemar Wojtal, 
Prof. Paweł Zawadzki  
Paweł Wakarecy PhD.


The Schedule

Stage I and II - February 1 - 5, 2025 
(Chamber Hall, National Philharmonic);

Stage III (FINAL) - February 7 - 8, 2025 
(Concert Hall, National Philharmonic);

Laureates Concert - February 9, 2025 
(Concert Hall, National Philharmonic);

The following pianists qualified for Stage II of the Competition:
1. Michael Basista
2. Maciej Domagała
3. Matthew Dubiel
4. Anthony Kłeczek
5. Kacper Kukli acski
6. Julia Juliaozowska
7. Maria Moliszewska
8. Viet Trung Nguyen
9. Eric Parchanski
10. Yehuda Prokopowicz
11. Simon Rosłonowski
12. Kamila Sakharzewska
13. Zuzanna Sacharzewska
14. Mateusz Tomica
15. Christopher Wierci Krski
The second round of auditions will start on February 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the National Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Warsaw

I have heard two of these candidates before (unfortunately not in this competition) and have high hopes for them. The others I am not yet familiar with.

Viet Trung Nguyen is a highly sensitive and poetic player of Chopin. Mateusz Tomica has a distinct 'voice' in Chopin, a true grasp of the idiom especially in Mazurkas and something significant musically to say.


1.02. (Saturday)
 
10:00 Mikołaj Ólafur Frach
10:40 Joanna Galik
11:20 Jonasz Jochemczyk
 
12:00 INTERMISSION
 
12:15 Antoni Kłeczek
12:55 Bartłomiej Kokot
 
13:35 END OF THE MORNING SESSION
 
17:00 Wojciech Kruczek
17:40 Kacper Kukliński
18:20 Julia Łozowska
 
19:00 INTERMISSION
 
19:15 Dominika Mak
19:55 Maria Moliszewska
 
20:35 END OF THE EVENING SESSION
 
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2.02. (Sunday)
 
10:00 Maria Moliszewska
10:40 Viet Trung Nguyen
11:20 Piotr Orlow
 
12:00 INTERMISSION
 
12:15 Eryk Parchański
12:55 Yehuda Prokopowicz
 
13:35 END OF THE MORNING SESSION
 
17:00 Szymon Rosłonowski
17:40 Kamila Sacharzewska
18:20 Zuzanna Sejbuk
 
19:00 INTERMISSION
 
19:15 Marianna Sereda
19:55 Mateusz Tomica
 
20:35 END OF THE EVENING SESSION
 
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3.02. (Monday)
 
10:00 Krzysztof Wierciński
10:40 Paweł Wojciechowski
11:20 Natalia Zaleska
 
12:00 INTERMISSION
 
12:15 Michał Basista
12:55 Gabriel Bortnowski
 
13:35 END OF THE MORNING SESSION
 
17:00 Aleksandra Czerniecka
17:40 Maciej Domagała
18:20 Mateusz Dubiel
 
19:00 END OF THE EVENING SESSION
 
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Publication date: 2025-01-28

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